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Article 53
 

Ballot Papers Design


(1) The Central Electoral Commission shall approve the design and text of ballot papers for parliamentary elections, presidential elections as well as for the organization of the republican referendum, by issuing a decision to this end. In local elections, the Central Electoral Commission shall approve the template of ballot papers, while the respective District Electoral Council shall approve the ballot paper text, having issued a decision in this regard.


(2) The ballot paper shall be divided into quadrilaterals equal to the number of electoral competitors. The size of the quadrilateral must be large enough to include the full name of the candidate, the name of the party, other socio-political organisation, electoral bloc that nominated the list of candidates or the candidate, and, upon request, the candidate electoral symbol or sign. No identical electoral symbols or signs shall be allowed.


(3) Candidates are listed on a ballot paper in the order determined by the results of the lot daily drawn by the appropriate election body.


(4) The electoral sign or symbol of the electoral competitor that nominated the list of candidates or the respective candidate, or, optionally, the independent candidate electoral symbol shall be printed on the left side of each quadrilateral. The candidates’ electoral signs and symbols shall be submitted to the competent election body together with other documents for registration of electoral competitors.


(5) A 15mm-diameter circle shall be printed on the right side of every quadrilateral at an equal distance from the top and bottom margins, in which the voter shall affix the stamp with the inscription “Voted” next to a selected candidate.


(6) Ballot papers shall be prepared in accordance with the Law on the use of languages spoken in the Republic of Moldova.


(7) When several types of elections are being held at the same time, the ballot papers shall differ by colour.