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Article 37
 

(1) (Amended and supplemented, SG No. 39/2016, effective 26.05.2016) Voters with permanent disabilities which prevent them from exercising their franchise at the polling site but who wish to vote by means of a mobile ballot box shall state the desire thereof not later than 14 days in advance of polling day in writing by an application completed in a standard form, signed manually and submitted by an authorised person or dispatched by post, a facsimile message or an electronic application via the Internet site of the authorities referred to in Article 23 (1) herein exercising jurisdiction over the permanent address or over the present address, where a request under Article 36 herein has been submitted.


(2) Voters with permanent disabilities which prevent them from exercising their franchise at the polling site and who wish to vote by means of a mobile ballot box but have not submitted an application within the time limit referred to in Paragraph (1) may vote by means of a mobile ballot box if that state this not later than five days in advance of polling day and subject to the condition that a mobile section election commission has been appointed within the territory of the nucleated settlement.


(3) Any such application shall state the names of the voter, the Standard Public Registry Personal Number (Personal Number) thereof, the permanent address (residence address) or the present address, where a request under Article 36 herein has been submitted, and a copy of a document issued by the Territorial Medical Expert Board (National Medical Expert Board) shall be attached.


(4) The names of the voter who has submitted a request under Paragraph (1) or 2 shall be removed from the electoral roll and shall be entered by the authority under Article 23 (1) herein on a roll for voting by means of a mobile ballot box.