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Article 17
 

Polling station, polling room


1. The voting shall be held at a polling station – in a hall, a parlour, a room and other premises equipped for such purpose (hereinafter referred to as “the polling room”).


2. A polling station must be as close as possible to the residential buildings and houses located in the electoral precinct. The polling room in a polling station shall be selected in such a way as to ensure smooth voting process. The Head of the community shall be responsible for designating the location of a polling station and the polling room, as well as for furnishing the polling room in accordance with the requirements prescribed by Article 57 of this Code. This function shall be considered as a mandatory power of the Head of the community.
Where in an electoral precinct there are no relevant buildings and structures belonging to the state or local self-government bodies or other premises that may be used gratuitously, the Head of the community, for the purpose of locating the polling station, shall, by consent of the marz governor, rent appropriate premises. This function shall be considered as a delegated power of the Head of the community.


3. A polling station may not be located within the premises occupied by military educational institutions, military units and health care institutions.


4. During elections of the National Assembly, polling stations shall be formed in penitentiary institutions as well.


5. For ensuring access to the exercise of the right of suffrage by voters with limited physical capacity, local self-government bodies shall undertake necessary measures at polling stations.