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Article 15
 

(1) The electoral bureaus of the polling stations consist of a president, his/her alternate, who are usually magistrates or legal experts, as well of seven members. The electoral bureaus of the polling stations cannot function with less than fi ve members.


(2) The president of the electoral bureau of the polling station and his/ her alternate are appointed by the Permanent Electoral Authority, in public session,announced 48 hours earlier, by computerized random draw, held at county level or at the level of the Municipality of Bucharest 15 days before the election date, by functions, from among the persons registered to the body of electoral experts, domiciled or residing in the county in question, based on the criterion of the proximity of their domicile or residence to the premises of the polling station, as well as on the criterion of the studies completed.


Priority is given to holders of bachelor’s degrees from universities in the field of legal sciences and then come the holders of bachelor’s degrees from other faculties.


(3) In cases of force majeure, the Permanent Electoral Authority shall replace the presidents of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations or their alternates, by computerized random draw, from among the persons registered to the body of electoral experts, domiciled or residing in the respective county, pursuant to paragraph (2).


(4) The result of the random draw shall be recorded in the minutes signed by the representatives of the Permanent Electoral Authority and the presidents of the constituency electoral bureaus, which are made available to the public by posting on the Website of the Permanent Electoral Authority, respectively at the premises of the constituency electoral bureaus and on their websites, pursuant to Article 16 (14). 


(5) Within two days, at the most, from the expiry of the deadline set in paragraph (2), the political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in the elections shall communicate to the constituency electoral bureau, respectively to the electoral offi ce, in the case of the Municipality of Bucharest, the list of their representatives in the electoral bureaus of the polling stations, in the form of a table including the following: the number of the polling station, the surname, the fi rst name, the personal identifi cation number, the domicile or the residence and the way to contact them, respectively the telephone number, fax or e-mail. A political party, a political alliance, an electoral alliance or an organization of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections cannot have, in the electoral bureau of a polling station, more than three representatives.


(6) The appointment of the representatives of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities completing the electoral bureaus of the polling stations is done by the president of the constituency electoral bureau, respectively by the president of the electoral offi ce, in the case of the Municipality of Bucharest, in the presence of the representatives of the political parties in the constituency electoral bureau or in the respective electoral offi ce, within 48 hours from the expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraph (5), while observing the order of completion provided for in Article 13 (7) and (8). The operations for the appointment of the members completing the electoral bureau of the polling station shall be recorded in the minutes, which represent the establishment document. The electoral bureaus of the polling stations are deemed established on the date on which they are completed with the representatives of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities. 


(7) Upon written request by the delegates of the political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities having designated representatives in the electoral bureaus of the polling stations, the president of the constituency electoral bureau or, where appropriate, of the electoral offi ce, shall provide them with certified copies of the minutes for the completion of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations.


(8) Within two days from the expiry of the deadline for completing the electoral bureaus of the polling stations, the president of the constituency electoral bureau shall inform the mayors, through the prefect’s institutions, about the composition of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations located within the territorial jurisdiction of their localities.