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Article 33
 

(Prohibition to use cameras and mobile phones in polling booths)



  1. During general elections or referenda, it shall be forbidden to bring into the polling booths mobile phones or other devices able to take pictures or videos, otherwise the vote shall be considered invalid.

  2. The Chairperson of the polling station shall request the voter, when submitting his/her identification document and voting certificate, to drop off any device referred to in paragraph 1 in his/her possession.

  3. Devices dropped off by the voter shall be guarded by the Chairperson of the polling station and returned to the voter after he/she has cast his/her vote.

  4. The violation of the prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall be punished with first-degree imprisonment and third-degree disqualification from political rights.