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Section J4
 

  1. The municipal executive shall designate a suitable polling station for each electoral committee. Further rules on this may be made by order in council. The mayor shall inform voters of the polling stations’ addresses in a manner to be determined by order in council.


 



  1. The municipal executive shall ensure that at least 25% of the municipality’s polling stations are situated and equipped in such a way that voters with physical disabilities can cast their vote without assistance as far as possible.


 



  1. At the request of the municipal executive, the boards of private schools shall make available suitable rooms, and the furniture they contain, for use as polling stations, if appropriate in return for payment of the expenses incurred.


 



  1. The mayor shall be responsible for equipping the polling station and shall if necessary designate persons to assist the electoral committee.