Polling Board (hereinafter referred to as PB) shall be composed of the president and four members in the permanent composition and one authorised representative of each submitter of candidate lists.

Each political party represented in relevant parliament shall be entitled to the number of presidents of PB commensurate with proportional representation of councillor seats in the parliament, while polling stations where an individual political party would propose the candidate for president of the PB shall be determined by MEC by drawing lots.

Two members of the permanent composition of the PB shall be appointed based on the proposal of the political party or coalition with majority in relevant municipal assembly.

One representative of each of the two opposition political parties in relevant parliament, which won the highest number of mandates or highest number of votes in case of the equal number of mandates, must be appointed in the permanent composition of the PB.

If there is only one opposition political party in the relevant municipal assembly, two representatives of this party shall be appointed in the permanent composition of the PB.

The PB shall be appointed for every polling station, not later than 10 (ten) days prior to the Election Day.

Exceptionally, upon the reasoned request of a political party or group of citizens who has acquired the right to propose representatives in the permanent composition of the PB, the composition of the polling board may be changed after the expiration of the deadline referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article, and not later than 12 hours prior to the opening of the polling stations.

The president and members of the PB, as well as authorised representatives of submitters of candidate lists, in case of their absence or disability to attend, shall be replaced by their deputies in performing activities and tasks related to the PB.