Of note, the Bulgarian Ombudsman challenged two of the amendments before the Constitutional Court. Firstly, on 17 October 2016, the Ombudsman complained against the amendment limiting the number of polling stations abroad to 35 per country. On 28 October, another amendment cancelled this limit, but only for European Union (EU) countries. On 14 December, the complaint was withdrawn.12 Secondly, on 23 February 2017, the Constitutional Court ruled that Article 242.a of the Electoral Code that provides a sanction for persons who have not exercised their right to vote in two successive elections of the same type was unconstitutional. Thus, voting remains compulsory, but there is no sanction for not voting.