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Article 47
 

Voters shall give their support by signature on a prescribed form.They shall sign the form in person before the competent body, which keeps records of the voting right, or at the competent local office.


The body referred to in the preceding paragraph shall keep a special list of issued forms.This list of forms shall be an official secret, where only the competent electoral commission or court shall have the right of access to such data.When support has been given in a way referred to in the preceding paragraph, the proposer of the list of candidates shall, prior to submitting the list, provide for the entry of support in the records of issued forms.


Deputies shall give their support by signature on a prescribed form issued by the competent service of the National Assembly.


Persons who during the period set for the submission of lists of candidates are staying in hospitals, homes for the elderly, institutions for the disabled and similar, and persons serving prison sentence, may indicate their support by having their signature verified on the relevant form by an authorised person of the competent body or legal person.  


Persons who during the period of collecting signatures have their permanent or temporary residence abroad, may indicate their support by having their signature verified on the relevant form by an authorised person at a diplomatic or consular representation of the Republic of Slovenia abroad, or by a person in charge of the verification of voters' identity authorised to this end by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   


Persons having permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Slovenia who, on grounds of illness or disability, cannot come in person to a competent authority and who do not live in institutes referred to in the fourth paragraph above, may indicate their support for a candidate or a list of candidates before an authorised person of a competent body, who may visit such person at home at least six days prior to the deadline relating to submission of the lists of candidates.     


Applications for the form referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of this Article and requests for a visit by an authorised person at home may be lodged at least fifteen days prior to the deadline relating to submission of the lists of candidates.