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Article 19
 

Polling Stations

 

1.        Polling stations shall be created for preparation of organization and conduct of voting and vote tabulation.

 

2.    A polling station may be regular, special, or out of country.

 

3.    The number of voters within the jurisdiction of a polling station shall range from 20 to 2500. Polling stations shall be divided into:

 

1)    small — with the number of voters up to 500 individuals;

 

2)    medium — with the number of voters from 500 to 1500 individuals;

 

3)    large — with the number of voters over 1500 individuals.

 

4.    If there are less or more voters than the limits for a polling station on the respective territory, in an institution or organization, and it is impossible to include such voters (or their excessive number) into another polling station or to establish an additional polling station on this territory, in the institution or organization, this polling station shall be established with the number exceeding or less than the limits for the number of voters.

 

5.    Polling stations shall be established no later than 50 days before Election Day.

 

6.    A district election commission by its decision shall establish unique numeration of polling stations in its respective territorial election district.