(1) For every electoral constituency, the ballot papers shall be printed with letters of the same size, with the same characters and the same ink, in a number equal to that of the voters registered in the Electoral Register, with an extra 10%. For the polling stations organised with the diplomatic missions, consular offices, consular sections and cultural institutes abroad, the number of ballot papers shall be established by the Permanent Electoral Authority, after consulting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(2) The voting stamps shall have the word “VOTED” imprinted in capital letters on them.

(3) The printing of the ballot papers shall be done by the prefects, with the assent of the Permanent Electoral Authority. The printing of the ballot papers for the polling stations abroad shall be done by the prefect of the Municipality of Bucharest. The prefects are responsible for having all the necessary ballot papers printed at least 15 days before the election date. The stamps of the electoral bureaus shall be manufactured through the prefects’ efforts and the stamp of the Central Electoral Bureau and the “VOTED” stamps shall be manufactured by the Ministry of Interior. The “VOTED” stamps shall be distributed to the electoral bureaus by the prefects, respectively by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the polling stations abroad. The “VOTED” stamps shall be manufactured at least ten days before the election date.

(4) Within 48 hours from the expiry of the deadline set in Article 60 (3), the prefect shall send to the Permanent Electoral Authority the model for each type of ballot paper, in the respective electoral constituency, in order to receive a notice of compliance for them. If the model of the ballot paper does not observe the model established according to the law, the Permanent Electoral Authority shall request the prefect to modify it. The notice of compliance shall be issued in 24 hours, at the most, from the date of its request.

(5) The president of the constituency electoral bureau shall display the copy of the model of each type of ballot paper at the premises of the constituency electoral bureau, for 48 hours from their notification by the prefect. If the name of the candidates, the electoral symbol or the name of political parties, political alliances or electoral alliances are incorrectly printed or are not visible, the electoral competitors can request the constituency electoral bureau to modify the model and the correct reprinting of the ballot papers by the prefect. After this deadline, no challenges shall be upheld.

(6) Ballot papers shall be handed over to the president of the constituency electoral bureau, who shall distribute them, through the mayors, to the presidents of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations, at least two days before the election date. Ballot papers shall be distributed and handed over in sealed packs, based on a report.

(7) Two copies of the ballot papers, endorsed and annulled by the president of the constituency electoral bureau, shall be posted at the premises of each polling station, one day before the elections.

(8) Upon the written request of the political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organisation of citizens belonging to the national minority taking part in the elections under this law or of independent candidates, the constituency electoral bureau shall release, to each of them, two ballot papers, endorsed and annulled.