Delivering election materials from the CEC to the CEAZ

(a sentence added to letter “a”; words added in the last paragraph by Law No. 74/2012, dated 19 July 2012)

1. The CEC shall send the following election materials, divided into separate boxes for each voting centre, to CEAZs headquarters no later than 3 days before the election date:

a) the necessary number of ballot papers, in compliance to the number of voters registered in that voting centre, together with the additional ballot papers. As a rule, ballot papers shall be delivered enwrapped in blocks of 100 ballot papers, together with the document that indicates the respective serial number of the ballot papers block;

b) VCC stamp; 

c) the official records of the voting centre, including the templates of the official records and of the decisions for the sealing of the ballot boxes, the opening of the voting centre, the suspension of voting, requesting police assistance and police departure, as well as the closing of the polls;

ç) the Meeting Record Book of the VCC;

d) an envelope marked “SPOILED BALLOT PAPERS”;

dh) an envelope marked “UNUSED BALLOT PAPERS”; 

e) an envelope marked “ENVELOPE FOR THE SEALING RECORD”, and

ë) the special ink to mark the voter and the equipment for checking it.

2. Apart from the boxes with the election materials, in accordance with 1 of this Article, CEAZs shall also be provided with the following:

a) ballot boxes for each voting centre, in compliance to the requirements of this Code;

b) a sufficient number of security codes, according to the CEC decision;

c) a sufficient number of voting booths;

ç) a sufficient number of copies of the Electoral Code and election manuals;

d) a sufficient number of stamps for the VCC chairs; and

dh) other equipment necessary for the voting process.

3. The CEC shall provide CEAZs with packaged seals, in accordance with Article 100 of this Code, enclosed in security packaging and without identifying the serial number of the seal.

4. Apart from the materials for the VCCs, in accordance with point 1 of this Article, the CEC shall deliver to the CEAZ the Meeting Record Book of the CEAZ, the Tables for VC Results by the counting teams, the Tables of Election Results for the Electoral Administration Zone, the stamp of the CEAZ, as well as other materials it needs for the management of elections.

The equipment and technological materials stipulated in point 4 of Article 94 and in Annex III of this Code shall be sent and installed in accordance with the procedures stipulated by special CEC instruction.