Voting in Health Care (Except Out-patient), Social Care Institutions

1. Voters who because of their health condition or age are in healthcare (except out-patient) facilities, social care institutions shall be entitled to vote in such institutions.

2. A MEC shall, not later than 15 days before election day and on the recommendation of the heads of institutions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, draw up a list of special post offices and, on the recommendation of the head of the post office, set such working hours of the post offices so as to make sure that election days in them are in compliance with Article 57(1) of this Law.

3. The heads of institutions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall draw up lists of voters voting in special post offices. The following must be indicated in such list of voters voting in a special post office: the voter’s name and surname, personal number, MEC (name and number), whether or not the voter has a Voter card. The head of an institution shall transfer the list of voters voting in a special post office to a MEC, receive Voter cards from it or print them on the basis of the data received electronically and ensure the delivery of Voter cards to voters, allocate premises suitable for voting, and be responsible for voters being notified about the working place and time of the special post office as well as facilitating the access of voters to the special post office.

4. Voters without movement disorders shall vote in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 57(6) and (7) of this Law. Voters with movement disorders shall be visited by at least two PEC members, observers (should they wish so) and employees of special post offices.

5. If because of the physical handicaps, illness or any other reasons voters are unable to vote themselves, they may entrust other people to assist them. These people must mark the ballot in the voter's presence under her/his instructions and preserve the secrecy of voting.

6. PEC members, employees of a special post office and election observers shall be prohibited from carrying out the actions related to voting, as well as from accepting an unsealed covering envelope from the voter.

7. It shall be prohibited to exert influence upon the self-determination of a voter who is in a healthcare (except out-patient), social care institution, or to rush him to vote.