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Article 255
 

255.1. The polling stations should be located in places that meet the following requirements:


a) Easy and free access for the voters;


b) That ensure the set-up of screens or modular elements which guarantee the secrecy in the casting of the vote;


c) To not be houses inhabited by federal, state or municipal trusted public servants;


d) To not be houses inhabited or owned by leaders of political parties or candidates registered in the election in question;


e) To not be industrial establishments, churches or places of worship, or political party premises, and f) To not be premises used for bars, places of vice or similar.


255.2. For the location of the polling stations the premises used by schools and public offices will be preferred, provided that they meet the requirements set out in subparagraphs a) and b) of the previous paragraph.


255.3. For the location of the directive boards of the polling stations, the district councils should ensure that there are no offices of political party bodies, political associations or campaign houses of the candidates in a perimeter of fifty meters from the suggested location.