The polling stations shall be organised as follows:

a) in the urban localities having a population of over 1,000 inhabitants, one polling station per 1,000 – 2,000 inhabitants;

b) in the localities having a population of less than 1,000 inhabitants, only one polling station;

c) there may also be organised polling stations in the villages, groups of villages or districts with a population up to 500 inhabitants, situated within a distance of more than 3 km of the closest polling station from the residence of the commune, town or municipality.

(2) The delimitation of the polling stations shall be determined by the mayors of the communes, towns or municipalities or of the administrative-territorial subdivisions of the municipalities with the support of the territorial units of the National Centre for Database Management of the People’s Records within 15 days at the most of the bringing to public knowledge of the reference day.

(3) The numbering of the polling stations within the territorial jurisdiction of a county, or of the Bucharest Municipality shall be set by the prefect within 5 days at the most of the delimitation of the polling stations, starting with the locality which is a county residence, and continuing with the ones in the municipalities, towns and communes, in the alphabetic order thereof; in the municipalities with administrativeterritorial subdivisions, the numbering shall be done with the observance of these subdivisions, as provided for by law.

(4) Within 5 days at the most of the expiry of the time limit stipulated in paragraph (3), the prefects shall communicate the Permanent Electoral Authority the delimitation and numbering of each polling station, as well as other relevant data with reference to the building destined to the voting process, in the format established by it. Any alterations regarding the delimitation and numbering of the polling stations, as well as the places for carrying out the voting process shall be communicated to the Permanent Electoral Authority within 48 hours at the most.

(5) Within 45 days at the latest, prior to the reference date, the prefects shall make public the delimitation and numbering of each polling station by means of publications which indicate even the place for the conduct of voting.

(6) The mayors and the secretaries of the communes, towns or municipalities or of the administrative-territorial subdivisions, as well as the National Centre for Database Management of the People’s Records shall ensure the data, information and necessary support for carrying out the obligations provided for in paragraphs (3)-(5) by the prefects.

(7) Near the diplomatic missions and consular bureaux of Romania there shall be 26 organised one or more polling stations for the voters who are abroad on the reference date.

(8) Apart from the polling stations referred to in paragraph (7), by government agreement in the respective country, there may also be organised polling stations in other localities than those where diplomatic missions and consular bureaux have their seat.

(9) The numbering of the polling stations abroad shall be settled by order by the minister of foreign affairs. Within the time limit stipulated in paragraph (5), the minister of foreign affairs shall make public the numbering of each polling station abroad, as well as the locals for the carrying out of voting. (10) The polling stations referred to in paragraphs (7) and (8) shall be organised and endowed by care of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. To this end, the Ministry of Public Finance shall allot the necessary funds.*

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* Amended by G.E.O. no. 11/2009.