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Paragraph 114
 

Article 77(5) of the draft Code stipulates that the facilities designated by the local administration for electoral purposes should comply with accessibility requirements for persons with disabilities, which is also noteworthy in the light of concerns on polling station access consistently raised in the past. It should be underlined that respect for the principle of accessibility of voting premises is effective when it is safeguarded both by law and in practice. This provision requires that local authorities do their best to identify and adjust the voting premises for independent access of persons with disabilities sufficiently in advance of elections. However, to ensure that the situation is improved, the CEC could be obliged by the law to proactively track and report after each election on the progress of identifying suitable polling station premises.