Polling station, voting room

1. The voting shall be held at a polling station, a hall, a parlour, a room and other premises equipped for such purpose (hereinafter referred to as “the voting room”).

2. A polling station must be as close as possible to the residential buildings and houses located in the electoral precinct. The voting room in a polling station shall be selected in such a way as to ensure smooth voting process. The head of the community shall be responsible for designating the location of a polling station and the voting room, as well as for furnishing the voting room in accordance with the requirements prescribed by Article 57 of this Code. This function shall be considered as a mandatory power of the head of community.

Where in an electoral precinct there are no relevant buildings and structures or other premises belonging to the state or local self-government bodies that may be used gratuitously, the head of community, for the purpose of locating the polling station, shall, by consent of marz governor, rent appropriate premises. This function shall be considered as a delegated power of the head of community.

3. A polling station may not be located within the premises occupied by military educational institutions, military units and health care institutions.

4. During elections of the National Assembly, polling stations shall be formed in penitentiary institutions as well.

5. For ensuring access to the exercise of the right of suffrage by electors with limited physical capacity, local self-government bodies shall undertake necessary measures at polling stations.