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Article 18(2)
 

(1) After the expiry of the time limit for the filing of candidature applications but before the beginning of the electoral campaign, the mayors are obliged to set by order, special areas for electoral advertising for the display of electoral panels according to the number of political parties, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, political alliances or electoral alliances thereof that take part in the elections, as well as of independent candidates. Within the same interval, the mayor’s order shall be made public by posting it at the town hall’s premises.


(2) The special areas for advertising shall be set in public places convenient to the citizens, so that the participants in the elections may visit them frequently without hindering the traffic on public roads or activities in the respective localities. The mayors are obliged to take care in advance to remove any electoral material of propaganda remained from the former campaigns.


(3) Such special areas for advertising shall be used only by the political parties, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, political alliances or electoral alliances thereof that take part in the elections, as well as by the independent candidates.


(4) The use of the special areas for advertising by a political party, organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities, political alliance or electoral alliance that takes part in the elections, as well as by an independent candidate in order to prevent another political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities, that takes part in the elections, or another independent candidate from using them shall be forbidden.


(5) The electoral advertising shall be permitted in other places than the ones set in compliance with paragraph (2) only by the written agreement of their owners or holders, where appropriate, and only by taking the measures required by the legislation in force to ensure the citizens’ safety.


(6) Each political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities, that takes part in the elections under this law, or independent candidate shall be allowed to post a single electoral poster on an electoral panel. An electoral poster put in the places referred to in paragraph (1) may not exceed 500 mm on one side, and 250 mm on the other side.


(7) There shall be forbidden the electoral posters which mix the colours in a range that reproduce Romania’s or other state’s flag.


(8) There shall be forbidden the advertising on electoral purpose laid on the walls 29 or piers of bridges, tunnels, viaducts, on traffic signs, road maps, as well as on electronic traffic indicators.


(9) The activities of electoral propaganda shall not affect in any way the green areas, natural reserves, and environment protected areas.


(10) There shall be forbidden to involve minors less than 16 years of age in the distribution or placement of electoral material of propaganda.


(11) After the closing of the electoral campaign, there shall be forbidden the broadcasting of electoral messages in audio, video, or mixed format on digital screens placed in public or private areas, or by means of specially equipped vehicles.


(12) The mayor, supported by public order authorities, shall be obliged to ensure the integrity of the panels, posters, and of the other electoral material of propaganda displayed in authorized places.


(13) The local councils may approve the installation of temporary enclosures on the public property by the candidates, political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances aiming to the distribution of electoral material of propaganda if their location does not cause road or pedestrian traffic restrictions.


(14) The electoral campaign may be carried out in a state other than Romania only with the observance of the legislation in force of the respective state.*


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