Mobile advance polling stations

1 – In Portuguese territory, at least one polling station shall be established in each municipality in mainland Portugal and in the Autonomous Region of the Azores and Madeira.

2 – Where, in relation to any polling station, no voters have been registered to vote in advance, before the legal deadline, the mayor may order that it be exempted from operation.

3 – Where a number of voters significantly higher than 500 is registered at a polling station, the mayor can, within 24 hours of being notified by the electoral administration of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Home Affairs, pursuant to Article 79-C(5), determine the necessary divisions, so that each station does not exceed this number.

4 – The members of the board of officers of polling stations shall be appointed in accordance with Article 47.