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Article 109
 

1. The voting centre is arranged in such a way to facilitate the voting process and guarantee the secrecy of vote. The voting centres are arranged according to a design specified by a CEC instruction.


2. The use of mobile telephony at the voting centre is prohibited and the voter shall not be allowed to vote with a mobile phone in their hands. If a voter attempts to use the mobile phone or any other recording device in the voting booth, the procedure laid down in point 1 of article 107 shall be applied.


3. When order or orderly voting are endangered at the voting centre, the VCC informs the State Police and the CEAZ, as well as fills in the records for the suspension of the voting for that reason. The time of the notification and of the suspension is noted down in the official records. The VCC also notes in the Meetings Records Book the incident, the time the voting was suspended and the time voting resumed.


4. The Chair or any member of the VCC immediately notifies the CEAZ on the incident. The CEAZ is bound to record the notification and the time it was  in the Meeting Records Book. The CEAZ immediately forwards the request to the State Police.


5. Once order is restored in the voting centre, the VCC requests the State Police to leave the voting centre and takes measures to immediately resume voting. This fact is reflected in the records for resuming the voting.