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Article 48
 

Model of ballot papers



Model and text of the ballot paper for the elections in the Parliament shall be approved by a decision of the Central Elections Commission. The Central Elections Commission shall determine the model of ballot paper for the local elections, while the text is approved by a decision of the respective district electoral council.



[Paragraph 1, article 48 as amended by the Law no.1227-XIV from 21.09.2000]

 



The ballot paper shall be divided in quadrilaterals, according to the number of electoral competitors participating in elections. The surface of the quadrilateral shall be large enough to offer space in order to include name and surname, year of birth, profession, position, working place of the independent candidate, name of the party, social-political organization or electoral bloc which proposed the list of candidates or candidate, electoral sign or symbol of the electoral competitor, if wanted. No identical electoral signs or symbols shall be allowed.



Electoral competitors are included in ballot papers according to the order of registration by the respective electoral authority.



In the quadrilateral, on the left side, there shall be printed the sign or symbol of the electoral competitor which propped the list of candidates or candidate or the electoral sign of the independent candidate, if wanted. Electoral signs and symbols shall be presented to the respective electoral authority no later than the last day of registration of electoral competitors.



In each quadrilateral, on the right side, at a distance equal both from the upper and lower sides, a circle with a diameter of 15 mm shall be printed, place where the voter applies the stamp “Voted” in case he gives his vote to the respective electoral competitor.



[Paragraph 5, article 48 as amended by the Law no.894-XV from 23.03.2000]                    

 



Ballot papers shall be elaborated according to the Law on the functioning of spoken languages on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.



In case different types of elections organized simultaneously, ballot papers shall differ by color.