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Article 169
 

Constituencies, Polling Stations, Electoral Councils and Bureaus


(1) For organising and holding a republican referendum, the Central Electoral Commission shall establish administrative constituencies, which shall correspond to the second-level administrative-territorial units of the Republic of Moldova, and District Electoral Councils pursuant to the provisions of Article 28, to be applied accordingly. In case if a republican referendum is organized on the same day as parliamentary elections, electoral districts and Distract Electoral Commissions are created according to the criteria established by Art. 80 and 81.


(2) The duties of District Electoral Councils shall be those provided in Article 29 of this Code, to be applied accordingly.


(3) Constituencies shall be divided into polling stations, pursuant to Articles 30 and 31 thereof, to be applied accordingly. A Precinct Electoral Bureau shall be established for each polling station and exercise its duties pursuant to Article 30, 31 and 33, to be applied accordingly.


(4) The powers and duties of District Electoral Councils and Precinct Electoral Bureaus shall expire upon the confirmation of republican referendum results by the Constitutional Court.


(5) When the constituency represents only one locality and only one polling station has been created, no precinct electoral bureau shall be established, instead, its responsibilities shall be exercised by the District Electoral Council.