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Article 29
 

Voting premises
(amended as of 23/04/2015)


1. Voting premises shall be provided free of charge to be used by a PEC, governmental agencies and local governments.
2. The voting booths equipped with a lighting system and provided with writing items, monitors, other equipment and ballot boxes shall be placed in the voting premises.
The lighting system should have an alternative source of power, lanterns and candles. In the event that electricity supply gets cut off, voting shall be suspended until renewal of electricity supply (based on the main (central) or alternate power source). In this case, for effective observation of the activities of the PEC, observers, representatives of candidates and political parties shall have the right to be at such a distance from the ballot boxes and voting booths, which provides for full viewing/coverage of the procedures and functions performed by the election commission.
3. The election commission shall equip a stand in the voting premise, on which information materials of all candidates and political parties registered list of candidates shall be placed. Such materials must not have campaigning appeals. Samples of filled out ballots, which must not contain the names of the registered candidates and political parties, shall be placed on the stand.
4. Voting premises must be set up in such a way as to allow members of the election commission, representatives of candidates and political parties and observers to clearly see the place where voting ballot papers are issued, voting booths, monitors, other equipment, and ballot boxes at the same time.
5. Voting premises must be accessible for disabled people. Availability of ramps and handrails is one of the ways to ensure accessibility of voting premises for disabled people.