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Article 261
 

§ 1 The division of constituencies shall be at a uniform standard of representation, calculated by dividing the country's population by 100, taking into account the provisions of Article. 260 and the following rules:


1) if the quotient resulting from dividing the population of the district represented by a uniform standard is equal to or greater than 2 - to reduce the area (to change the border) of the constituency;


2) if the quotient resulting from dividing the population of the district represented by the uniform norm is less than 0.5 - increase the area (to change the borders) of the constituency.


§ 2 In the region (“vovoidship”) senators are elected in the number of not less than the number of total (excluding the fraction), which is the quotient of the number of inhabitants and a uniform standard of representation and not greater than said integer plus one.


§ 3 The boundaries and numbers of the various constituencies as well as the registered office of district election commissions are specified in Annex 2 to the Code.


§ 4 Information about the constituency shall be communicated to the voters of the district in the form provided by the National Electoral Commission no later than 52 days prior to Election Day, subject to § 4a. Printing and posting of notices is provided by the National Election Office.


§ 4a. In the case of conducting the elections referred to in art. 195 § 1, information about the constituency shall be communicated to voters no later than 40 days prior to election day.


§ 5 The provision of Art. 203 shall apply.