Formation of Polling Stations Abroad

(amend. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016; amend. - SG 57/16, in force from 22.07.2016)

(1) The polling stations abroad shall be established in a diplomatic or consular representation, except in the cases of Para 2 and 3.
(2) In the places in the Member States of the European Union, outside the diplomatic or consular representation office is located, shall be established polling stations, if there are not less than 60 voters, who have filed an application under Art. 16, Para 1.
(3) By a decision of the Central Electoral Commission at discretion of the heads of diplomatic and consular representative offices in the places in states which are not European Union Member States, outside the diplomatic or consular representation office, polling stations shall be set up based on minimum 60 voters, who have filed an application under Art. 16, Para 1. The heads of diplomatic and consular representative offices of Republic of Bulgaria, based on the territorial distribution of Bulgarian community, the remoteness of polling stations and the requirement of par. 5, shall send a justified proposal to the Central Electoral Commission not later than within 25 days prior to the elections day.
(4) Para 3 shall not apply to the elections for members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Bulgaria.
(5) (suppl. - SG 85/16, in force from 28.10.2016) The total number of polling station to be set up in one country which is not a member of the EU cannot exceed 35.