Election Precincts

1. Preparation for and conduct of voting and vote counting shall take place at election precincts, which shall be established by the Central Election Commission or a district election commission in accordance with this Law and shall exist on a permanent or temporary basis. 11 CDL-REF(2016)040

2. An election precinct may be regular, special, or out-of-country. Regular and foreign election district shall be created by the Central Election Commission and shall exist on a permanent basis. A special election precinct may exist on a permanent or temporary basis, as provided for by this Law.

3. Election precincts shall be established with the number of voters from twenty to two thousand five hundred voters. Election precincts shall be divided into: 1) small – with the number of voters below 500 persons; 2) medium – with the number of voters from 500 to 1,500 persons; and 3) large – with the number of voters exceeding 1,500 persons.

4. If the number of voters in a particular territory, establishment, or institution is less than twenty, an election precinct may be established by a decision of the Central Election Commission in the respective territory, establishment, or institution with a number of voters falling short of the limit established by Paragraph 1 of Part 3 of this Article. Foreign election district can be created with more than two thousand five hundred voters.

5. An election precinct shall be the same for the election in both the nationwide election district and single-mandate election districts.

6. Each election precinct shall have its own number, address of premises for voting, and location (address of office) of the precinct election commission. The premises for voting and the office of a precinct election commission may have the same address.

7. Requirements relating to the office of a precinct election commission and the premises for voting shall be set forth by the Central Election Commission taking into account the requirements of Article 83 of this Law.