Electoral Districts and polling stations. District Electoral Councils and Precinct Electoral Bureaus

(1) For the election of local councils and Mayors, each rayon, territorial-administrative unit with special status, town (municipality), village (commune), shall represent a single Electoral District. The first-level electoral districts, which correspond, as a rule, to the boundaries of the first-level administrative-territorial units of the Republic of Moldova, shall be established by the second-level District Electoral Councils at least 45 days before the Elections Day.

(2) The District Electoral Councils of the town (municipality), village (commune), named as first-level District Electoral Councils, shall be established by the second-level District Electoral Councils at least 40 days before the Elections Days. The procedure for the establishment and their duties are regulated by Articles 34 and 37, to be applied accordingly. In new or partial elections, and if the second-level District Electoral Councillors are not established, first-level Electoral Districts and District Electoral Councils shall be established by the Central Electoral Commission.

(3) The first-level Electoral Districts for the elections of local councillors and Mayors shall be divided into polling stations, for which the Precinct Electoral Bureaus shall be established. Precinct Electoral Bureau shall be established and shall perform their duties under the Articles 38 and 41, to be applied accordingly.