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Article 2
 

(1) For election purposes the federal territory is partitioned in nine provincial constituencies, whereby each province constitutes a provincial constituency. The provincial constituency bears the name of the province and has a number according to the alphabetical order of the provinces.

(2) Casting the ballot takes place at the local electoral authority. Local electoral authorities comprise the community electoral authorities and the precinct electoral authorities.

(3) Each political district, in the provinces of Lower Austria and Vorarlberg each administrative district, and each city with self-government constitutes a voting district. In the City of Vienna each community district is a voting district.