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Article 203
 

Ballot Papers


(1) The ballot papers shall display the question brought to local referendum, and to the right of the text two quadrilaterals shall be placed horizontally with the words “pro” and “against”, with two circles underneath.


(2) If several questions are brought to a local referendum, each question shall be printed on a different ballot. If several referenda are held at the same time or the referendum is held at the same time with elections, the ballot papers shall differ by colour.


(3) Ballot papers shall be drawn up pursuant to the Law on the use of languages spoken in the Republic of Moldova.


(4) Ballot papers shall be printed in quantities that correspond to the number of voters in the voters’ lists.


(5) Ballot papers addressing the same question shall be printed in the same format, with the same font, on paper of similar colour and density.


(6) The design of ballot papers and protocols of electoral councils and electoral bureaus for holding local referenda shall be approved by the Central Electoral Commission, whereas the text of the ballots shall be approved by the District Electoral Councils.


(7) Ballot papers shall be passed over to Precinct Electoral Bureaus 2 days prior to the date of local referendum.