§ Electoral Code art. 82Invalid ballot papers

Invalid ballot papers
(1) The ballot papers shall be declared invalid:
a) where the constituency identification number and the identification number of the
polling office do not correspond to that of the constituency or voting office concerned;
b) by a pattern other than the one established;
c) where the stamp ‘voted’ was affixed in several rectangles;
d) where the stamp with the inscription ‘voted’ has not been affixed in any circle in any
rectangle;
e) where the stamp with the inscription ‘voted’ for the electoral competitor who withdrew
or was excluded from the electoral race was affixed;
f) where deformed or worn in such a way that the choice of the voter is not clear.
(2) The ballot paper shall not be declared invalid solely because the voter has affixed
the stamp with the inscription ‘voted’ several times in a single rectangle or because the stamp
was affixed outside the circle in the rectangle or on the sign or symbol of the electoral
competitor if the voter’s choice is clear.
(3) The chairperson of the electoral bureau of the polling station shall give all members
of the bureau and persons authorised to attend electoral operations the opportunity to examine
the ballot paper that is to be declared invalid.
(4) If the members of the electoral bureau of the polling station have doubts as to the
validity of the ballot paper, the matter shall be resolved by vote and the result of the vote shall
be recorded in the minutes of the bureau meeting.