(1) The president of the electoral bureau of the polling station must take the necessary steps for the elections to take place in proper conditions. For this purpose, his/her powers shall extend also outside the premises of the polling station, up to a distance of 500 metres.

(2) Foreign observers and domestic observers, accredited for this purpose, may monitor the progress of the voting operations.

(3) Representatives of nongovernmental organisations whose sole purpose is the safeguarding of human rights and which are lawfully set up may be accredited as domestic observers. The persons appointed by such organisations shall not be members of any political party.

(4) The accreditation of domestic observers may be challenged with the Central Electoral Bureau.

(5) Apart from the members of the electoral bureau of the polling station, the computer operators of the electoral bureau of the polling station, the candidates, the persons accredited according to the law, as well as the Romanian and foreign media representatives, no other person may dwell in the public places inside the voting area or inside the voting premises longer than the necessary time for voting.

(6) In order to preserve order within the premises of the polling station and around it, the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station shall have at his/her disposal the necessary law enforcement means, through the prefects’ efforts.