Preliminary actions of the VCC

(point 1 amended and point 3 added by Law No.74/2012, dated 19 July 2012; point 3 repealed by Law No. 118/2020, dated 5 October 2020)

1. The VCC, under the direction of its chair and secretary and in the presence of observers of subjects, one hour prior to the opening of the voting, shall perform the following duties:

a) arrange the tables, chairs, and voting booths in such a manner as to ensure the secrecy of the voting and the free and rapid movement of voters;

b) remove any propaganda material that may be found in the voting centre and within a range of 150 meters around it;

c) post instructions for conducting the voting at a suitable and visible place in the voting centre;

ç) place other materials required by the CEC;

d) inspect all materials received;

dh) show observers the empty ballot boxes and close them in accordance to the procedure determined in letter “e” of this point;

e) seal the ballot boxes with the security codes and record the numbers of the security seals in the Record of Sealing of the ballot boxes and in the VCC Meeting Record Book, which shall be signed by all VCC members. In the event any of the seals with the security codes is damaged during the closing of the box, it shall be replaced by one of the additional seals. The number of the security code of the damaged seal and that of the additional one shall be noted in the VCC Meeting Record Book and the Record of Sealing. The original official record shall be enclosed within the envelope marked “ENVELOPE FOR THE RECORD OF SEALING,” which shall be put into the ballot box for the electoral subjects before the beginning of the voting process. Copies of the Record of Sealing with the stamp of the VCC shall be given to the VCC members and to observers of parliamentary parties;

ë) clearly write the number of the voting centre on one of the lateral sides of the box, as well as place distinguishing signs that make it clear to the voter where to cast each of the ballot papers.

2. In the presence of observers, VCC members shall take a decision on opening the voting and sign it.

3. Repealed.