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Article 162
 

Ballots


(1) Ballots shall set up the question or the dra" law that is the subject of the republican referendum. To the right of the question or draft law, two rectangles with the words “pro” and “contra” shall be horizontally placed, with two circles underneath.


(2) In the event that several questions are brought to republican referendum, each question shall be printed on a different ballot. In case several referendums are held at the same time, the ballots shall be of different colour.


(3) Ballot papers shall be drawn up in accordance with the Law on languages spoken in the Republic of Moldova.


(4) Ballots shall be printed in a quantity that corresponds to the number of voters in the district.


(5) Ballots setting up the same question shall be printed in the same format, with the same font, on paper of the same colour and density.


(6) The design and text of ballots, and the minutes of electoral councils and bureaus for the republican referendum, shall be approved by the Central Electoral Commission.


(7) Ballots shall be transmitted to district electoral councils three days prior to the republican referendum and to the precinct electoral bureaus one day prior to the referendum.