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Article 98
 

Voting Room.



Voting room shall be allocated to the Precinct Election Commission by the relevant executive body or municipality free of charge.





Ballot boxes, voting compartments, table, stationery and other specific equipment necessary for secret voting shall be placed (assembled) in the voting room. The ballot boxes, voting compartments and other specific equipment shall be located in such way that will not hamper actions of the voters while voting.





Notice boards for displaying information about candidates, rules for completing ballot papers shall be located in the voting room in the order determined by the Central Election Commission. Notice board mentioned above should be placed so that voters can read the materials on it easily. Samples of the ballot paper cannot contain names of registered candidates (political parties and blocks of political parties). Referendum ballot papers cannot be marked. Information on criminal and administration legislations, which impose liability for violation of voters’ rights to elect, should be displayed on the notice board. If a registered candidate has a sentence, which is not served or cancelled, the information should contain name and number of the relevant article of the Criminal Code that was imposed on the candidate. If a candidate has done an action, which imposes criminal liability by the Criminal Code in the other country he/she resides and is sentenced by a court decision, which entered into force, the name of the relevant law of the foreign country should be recorded as well. 





Enlarged samples of protocol on results of voting should be displayed in the voting room from the time the voting commences, for the purposes of demonstrating the results of voting.





The voting room should be located in a place that Precinct Election Commission members and observers can easily observe a place where ballot papers shall be issued, voting compartments, other places for voting and ballot boxes.