This can lead to unnecessary crowds at polling stations which can then impact negatively on voting procedures. It is recommended that, provided the organisational and financial means allow, the maximum number of voters to vote at one polling station does not exceed 1,500. Indeed, smaller polling units, even if located in the same building, may improve both the voting and the counting processes. The Code may provide for exceptions from this rule in areas where it is practically impossible to have a polling station of 1,500 or less voters.
