(1) On the election day, at 6.00 hours, in the presence of the other members, the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station shall check the ballot boxes, the polling booths, (s)he shall verify the existence of the electoral lists, ballot papers and stamps necessary for voting, after which (s)he shall close and seal the polling boxes by affixing the control stamp of the polling station.

(2) As (s)he opens the sealed packs, the president must affix the control stamp on the last page of each ballot paper therein.