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Article 39
 

(1) During the electoral period, in case any opinion polls with electoral contents are presented, these must be accompanied by the following information:


a) the name of the institution carrying out the poll;


b) the date or period in which the poll has been carried out, and the methodology used;


c) the size of the sample and the maximum margin of error;


d) who has requested and who has paid for the poll.


(2) Televoting or the surveys conducted in the street among the voters must not be presented as being representative for the public opinion or for a certain social or ethnic group.


(3) 48 hours prior to the election day, the presentation of any polls, televotes or surveys conducted in the street shall be forbidden.


(4) Upon exit from the voting, polls may be carried out by the polling organizations or the trading companies, or the non-governmental organizations which are entitled to carry out polls and which are accredited in the field, by decision, by the Central Electoral Bureau. Based on the accreditation of the institution they are working for, the poll operators shall have access to the polling station protection area stipulated in Art. 43 paragraph (6), without having access inside the polling station premises.


(5) On election day, the presentation of exit polls before the close of voting shall be forbidden.