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Article I.
 

LAW FOR AMENDING AND COMPLETING CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE ACTS


The Code shall be completed with article 292 with the following wording:


“Article 292. Peculiarities of establishing and operating polling stations for the voters from the localities on the left side of the River Nistru (Transnistria) and of the precinct electoral bureaus for the localities on the left side of the River Nistru (Transnistria) 


(1) In case of parliamentary elections, presidential elections and republican referendum, the Central Election Commission shall organized for the voters from the localities on the left side of the River Nistru (Transnistria) a number of polling stations with the premises on the territory of the Republic of Moldova under the constitutional jurisdiction of the central public authorities. When establishing the respective polling stations, the Central Election Commission shall take into consideration the territorial administrative organization and shall ensure voter’s access to the electoral process and at the respective electoral bodies.


(2) The responsible electoral body shall establish distinct polling stations for the voters from the localities on the left side of the River Nistru (Transnistria), which belong to the respective electoral constituencies established by the Central Election Commission based on the approved regulation. The given
polling stations shall be subordinated to the district electoral council established in line with the provisions of art. 27 and art. 75, para. (3).


(3) When opening polling stations for the voters from the localities on the left side of the River Nistru (Transnistria), the following criteria shall be observed, in particular:


a) the polling stations shall be opened in the territorial administrative units under the constitutional control of the Republic of Moldova authorities both on the left side, as well as right side of the River Nistru;
b) distinct stations shall be opened for the localities from the left side of the River Nistru based on the data of the State Voters’ Register, including based on the prior registration, according to the procedure set by the
regulation approved by the Central Election Commission;
c) when opening the polling stations the following shall be taken into consideration: the number of voters who have participated in the previous elections and the borders of the electoral constituency as related to the
domicile of the voter according to the data from the State Voters’ Register, including according to the registration in advance.
(4) When establishing the precinct electoral bureaus for the voters from the localities on the left side of the River Nistru (Transnistria), the provisions of art. 20 shall be applied accordingly. The local public administration body competent to appoint the members of the respective precinct electoral bureau is the one from the premises of the polling station opened for the voters from the localities on the left side of the River Nistru (Transnistria).


(5) The peculiarities of organizing and operating the precinct electoral bureaus for the voters from the localities on the left side of the River Nistru (Transnistria) shall be regulated by the Central Election Commission, and the expenses related to the organization and operation of these bureaus shall be incurred from the budget allocated for elections/referendum. For the given polling stations, the expenses shall be estimated in advance in the budget allocated for elections/referendum, the financial means being allocated from the Government’s Reserve Fund.”