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Legal provisions that established a temporary procedure to facilitate voters using wheelchairs to participate in elections, which were in force during the 2020 parliamentary elections and 2021 local elections, would pursuant to the draft amendments become permanent norms applicable to all future elections. Specifically, draft Article 32.1 of the Election Code provides that voters using wheelchairs are entitled to vote at any adapted election precinct in the operation area of the respective DEC, for parliamentary elections, or in the territory of the relevant local majoritarian electoral district, for local elections. Such voters are to apply, in writing or verbally, to the relevant DEC or PEC not later than the 6th day before the polling day to change their polling station.