There was no CEC decision or instruction regarding this issue prior to Election Day, nor did the CEC-approved counting manual address the issue, even though miscast ballots were an issue in previous local elections."
Nije bilo odluke ili direktive CIK u pogledu tog pitanja pre Dana izbora, niti se priručnik brojanja glasova koji je odobrio CIK bavi tim pitanjem, mada su pogrešno ubačeni glasovi bili sporna stvar i na prethodnim lokalnim izborima“.