Formation of Stations in the Country

(1) Voting and counting of votes shall be carried out in the polling stations.
(2) (Amend. –SG 98/14, in force from 28.11.2014) The Municipality Mayor shall for by an order the polling stations on the territory of the Municipality not later than 50 days before the election day and shall confirm their numbering, scope and address. Within the term under sentence one, the Mayor shall submit a copy of the order to the territorial units of Registration and Administrative Services Directorate General at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works in the relevant area.
(3) The Municipality Mayor shall be obliged to provide suitable premises for the polling stations, including for the stations for the movable station election commissions, which shall provide for the normal course of the election day.
(4) (amend. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) The Mayor’s order under Para. 2 shall be announced in public. It may be disputed by the interested parties within 3 day term from its announcement before the regional governor, who shall pronounce within 3 day term with a decision, which shall be announced in public. The decision of the regional governor may be appealed within 3 day term after its announcement before the corresponding administrative court. The court shall consider the appeal in an open hearing within three days from its receipt, to which it shall summon the interested
parties. The appeal shall not suspend the execution. The decision of the court shall be announced immediately and shall not be subject to appeal.
(5) The changes, occurred in the numbering, scope and address of the polling stations shall be expressed in the election lists for voting.
(6) The Municipality Mayors shall notify the regional or municipal election commission about the addresses of the polling stations.
(7) In case of establishing a new municipality, the polling stations shall be formed by the temporary appointed by the Regional Governor Mayor under Art. 4, Para. 2 of the Local Government And Local Administration Act. The order shall be announced in public and may be disputed under Para. 4.
(8) The regional or municipal election commission shall form the single numbers of the polling stations in the region or the municipality according to the single numbers of the stations, determined by a decision of the Central Electoral Commission not later than 35 days before the election day.