Council of Europe - Venice Commission

BULGARIA - Election Code

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Article 29

Electoral Lists in Places of Deprivation of Liberty and Detention

(1) Upon conduct of elections of Members of Parliament, of President and VicePresident of the Republic and of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria, the chiefs of the places of service of custodial sentences and of the detention facilities shall compile and sign electoral lists of the detainees in respect of whom there is no enforceable sentence.
(2) Upon conduct of elections of Municipal councillors and Mayors, the chiefs of the places of service of custodial sentences and of the detention facilities shall compile and sign electoral lists of the detainees in respect of whom there is no enforceable sentence if the relevant place or facility is located in the populated settlement where the said persons have resided at least during the last 6 months, according to Art. 396, Para. 1 or 2.
(3) The chiefs of the places of service of custodial sentences and of the detention facilities shall notify the authorities referred to in Art. 23, Para. 1 not later than 48 hours in advance of election day of the persons entered on the lilts so that the said persons could be removed from the electoral lists according to the permanent address (residence address) thereof before delivery of the electoral lists to the section election commissions.
(4) A voter as referred to in Para. (3) herein, who on the election day is outside of the place for custodial sentence, or of the detention facility, shall be added on the electoral list by the section election commission according to the permanent address (residence address) subject to presentation of an identity document and of a declaration form that he has not voted and will not vote elsewhere.
(5) (new - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) A voter who after the expiration of the term under Para 3 was detained in a detention facility shall be added to the electoral list by the section election commission subject to presentation of an identity document and a declaration form that he has not voted and will not vote elsewhere.