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Article 46
 

Polling Stations

(1) The local authority of the commune shall designate a polling station for each polling district. Wherever possible, the commune shall make polling stations available in its own buildings.

(2) In larger polling districts whose voters' registers are divisible, voting may take place in different buildings, different rooms in the same building or at different tables in the same polling station. An Electoral Board shall be appointed for each polling station or table. If two or more Electoral Boards are on duty at one polling station, the local authority shall desig-nate the Board responsible for maintaining public order at the polling station.