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Article 71
 

Voters serving in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia shall vote at polling stations to be determined by the minister competent for the Armed Forces.


Voters who, as members of the crews of maritime and river merchant ships flying the Croatian flag, are outside of the borders of the Republic of Croatia on election day shall vote at polling stations to be determined by the minister competent for maritime transport.


Voters deprived of freedom shall vote at polling stations for the implementation of polling to be determined by the minister competent for the prison system.


Voters who are in peace operations and missions on election day shall vote at polling stations to be determined by the minister competent for foreign and European affairs.


Voters placed in social welfare institutions shall vote at polling stations to be determined by the minister competent for social welfare.


The competent ministries shall submit their proposals for the appointment of voters' committees at polling stations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article to electoral implementing commissions within eight days of the day a particular polling station was determined.


Once the proposal referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article is received, the competent electoral implementing commissions shall appoint members of the voters' committee at specific polling stations.


Members of the voters' committee at polling stations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 5 of this Article shall be appointed by the commission of the electoral constituency in the area of which such polling stations are located.


Members of the voters' committee at polling stations referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article shall be appointed by the commission of the electoral constituency in the area of which the company owning the ship has its seat, in the area of which the institution in which persons deprived of freedom, and headquarters of the units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia are located."


With Article 31 of the Act on Amendments to the Act on the Elections of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament (Official Gazette 19/15), which entered into force on 25 February 2015, Article 71 was amended.