Polling Station and its Equipment

(1) The title “polling station” and the number of the electoral district shall be placed at the entrance to a polling station. The municipality shall also designate the polling station pursuant to a special regulation in the language of the national minority.

(2) The national flag of the Slovak Republic and the state coat of arms of the Slovak Republic shall be placed on the front wall in the polling station.

(3) There must be the following in the polling station: a ballot box, a portable ballot box, a box for unused or incorrectly modified ballot papers, the electoral roll and blank forms of electoral roll for adding voters, the sufficient number of ballot papers and non-transparent envelopes of equal size, quality and colour with the official seal of the municipality (hereinafter the “envelope”), and the sufficient number of forms of the record of the District Electoral Commission of voting process and results in the electoral district.

(4) Ballot papers designated as “sample” and information for voters on the way of voting must be displayed in the polling station or in front of the entrance to the polling station. In the municipality, the information according to the first sentence shall also be provided pursuant to a special regulation in the language of the national minority; if a referendum is concerned, the proposals, on which the referendum makes decision, shall also be provided in the language of the national minority. The text of proposals in the language of the national minority shall be provided by the Ministry of Interior through District Offices; the Ministry of Interior shall also publish it at its website.

(5) The polling station must be equipped with polling booths and writing utensils for the modification of ballot papers. The number of polling booths shall be determined by the municipality taking into account the number of voters in the electoral district.

(6) The equipment of the polling station shall be provided by the municipality.

(7) There must be the following in the polling station established for the special electoral district: the national flag of the Slovak Republic and the state coat of arms of the Slovak Republic, a ballot box, a special electoral roll and the sufficient number of forms of the record of the District Electoral Commission of results of voting by post. The equipment of the polling station shall be provided by the Ministry of Interior.