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Article 49
 

Preparation of ballot papers



Ballot papers shall be printed following the indications of the electoral authorities. Members of the electoral authorities as well as members and representatives of electoral competitors may assist while manufacturing the pattern of the ballot paper, when printing and when liquidating the pattern.



Ballot papers shall be printed no later than three days before elections in a quantity proportional to the number of voters.



Printed ballot papers shall be kept by the district electoral council in order to be remitted no long before elections to the electoral committee of the polling station, confirming by a document of remittal. The Central Elections Commission shall send to electoral committees of polling stations created outside the Republic of Moldova, ballot papers with at least three days before elections, based on the number of voters included in the updated electoral lists, an additional number of 5 percent is allowed.



Police shall guard premises where ballot papers are kept. Only the chairman of respective the district electoral council or the chairman of the electoral committee of the polling station accompanied at least by two members of the council or committee. 



Representative members of electoral competitors as well as the voters are entitled to take knowledge of the samples of the ballot papers at the electoral committee of the locality.



In parliamentary elections, the Central Elections Commission shall send ballot papers to the district electoral council no later than two days before elections.



[Article 49 as amended by the Law no.796-XV from 25.01.2002]

[Article 49 as amended by the Law no.1439-XIV from 28.12.2000]

[Article 49 as amended by the Law no.1227-XIV from 21.09.2000]