Storage of Electoral Documents

(1) The Central Electoral Commission shall keep the electoral documentation in compliance with the provisions of the Law on State Archive Fund of the Republic of Moldova and consistent with the Regulation on organising and operating the Central Electoral Commission Archive, as approved by the decision of the Central Electoral Commission.

(2) After the end of the electoral period, District Electoral Councils shall handle the election documents and materials as follows:

a) submit to the Central Electoral Commission - lists of candidates, a copy of all Protocols and reports prepared by District Electoral Councils and by Precinct Electoral Bureaus, copy of special counting sheet, stamps of district electoral councils and of precinct electoral bureaus, other electoral materials, financial report and delivery act of financial documentation to district (municipality) council (second-level local public authority). In local elections, the Central Electoral Commission shall be submitted the lists of councillors elected in local councils, lists of alternates and downward ranges for each constituency;

b) valid, invalid and cancelled ballots, voters’ lists and vote certificates, a copy of each Protocol, reports prepared by District Electoral Councils and by Precinct Electoral Bureaus, special counting sheet, all complaints together with decisions adopted on them, and in general local elections – the lists of councillors elected in local councils, lists of alternates and downward ranges for each constituency shall be submitted to the Court under the authority of which the District Electoral Council is located;

c) one copy of each Protocol and report prepared by District Electoral Councils and by Precinct Electoral Bureaus, ballot boxes and other electoral materials shall be submitted by the District Electoral Council to the Mayoralty where it was operated prior to its dissolution.

(3) After the expire of 6 months, the valid ballot papers, invalid and cancelled ballot papers, as well as vote certificates sent back to the Court shall be destroyed, while the voters’ lists shall be sent to the Central Electoral Commission within 10 days from the confirmation of elections legality.

(4) The Central Electoral Commission shall provide access to the documents referred to in this Article as per the Law on access to information and in compliance with the legislation on protection of personal data.