Model and text of ballot papers

(1) Regardless of type of elections, the ballot paper model shall be established by the decision of the Central Electoral Commission. The text of the ballot paper for the Parliamentary Elections, the Presidential Elections and the Republican Referendum shall be approved by the Central Electoral Commission and the text for the Local Elections and the Local Referendum shall be approved by the decision of the corresponding District Electoral Council.

(2) The voters are being registered in ballot papers in the order resulted from the daily draw of lots performed by the concerned electoral body, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the regulation approved by the Central Electoral Commission.

(3) The ballot paper shall be divided into quadrangles, corresponding to the number of electoral competitors participating in the elections. The dimensions of the quadrangle must be sufficient to include the candidate’s last name and first name, the name of the political party, the electoral bloc of parties that submitted the list of candidates or the concerned candidates or the words “independent candidate” and, optional, the electoral symbol of the electoral competitor. Until the beginning of the electoral campaign, the electoral symbol may be changed, at the request of the competitor. Shall not be accepted identical or similar identification elements of the electoral competitors. In the case of independent candidates with the same last name and first name,it shall be indicated the father’s name, as the case – the year of birth.

(4) The electoral symbol of the electoral competitor that submitted the list of candidates or the respective candidate, or the independent candidate, shall be printed on the left side of each quadrangle, at their request. The candidates’ electoral symbols shall be submitted to the competent electoral body together with the documents for registration of electoral competitors. Regardless of the type of elections, political parties and electoral blocs of parties shall present the electoral symbol to the Central Electoral Commission in the requested format. Independent candidates shall submit the electoral symbol, if available, to the electoral body having the power to register them.

(5) The ballot paper for referendums contains the text of the question on which the voters must decide in the referendum, and two squares with the words "YES" and "NO" shall be placed horizontally to the right from the text.

(6) In each quadrangle, on the right, at the same distance from the top and bottom, a circle with the diameter of 15 mm shall be printed, in which the voter shall apply the stamp marked ”voted” if he/she votes for an electoral competitor or to decide on one of the options set out in the referendum.

(7) The ballot papers shall be prepared in Romanian. In order to facilitate the participation in elections of ethnic minorities, the ballot papers shall be also prepared in another language, at the request of the electoral bodies from the concerned district.

(8) Where several types of elections are being organised simultaneously, the ballot papers must be of different colours.