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Article 98
 

98.1. A polling station shall be allocated to the Precinct Election Commission by the relevant executive body or municipality free of charge.


98.2. Ballot boxes, voting booths, table, stationery and other equipment necessary for secret voting shall be placed (assembled) in the polling station. The ballot boxes, voting booths and other specific equipment shall be set up in such way that will not hamper actions of the voters while voting.


98.3. Notice boards for displaying information about candidates and rules for completing ballot papers shall be located in the polling station in the order determined by the Central Election Commission. The notice board mentioned above should be placed so that voters can read the materials on it easily. Samples of the ballot paper may not contain names of registered candidates, political parties, or blocs of political parties. Referendum ballot papers may not be marked. information on criminal and administration legislations, which impose liability for violation of voters’ rights, should be displayed on the notice board. if a registered candidate has a pending sentence which has not been served or cancelled, the information should contain the name and number of the relevant article of the Criminal Code that was imposed on the candidate. if a candidate has committed an action, which imposes criminal liability under the Criminal Code in another country where he/she resides, and the candidate is sentenced by a court decision that has entered into force, the name of the relevant law of the foreign country should be recorded as well.


98.4. Enlarged samples of the protocol on voting results should be displayed in the voting room from the time that voting commences, for the purposes of demonstrating the information on voting results.


98.5. The polling station should be set up in such a way that Precinct Election Commission members and observers may easily observe the place where ballot papers are issued, the voting compartments, and other places relevant to voting.