Voters who cannot vote themselves

1. A voter who, for physical reasons, is unable to perform the voting procedures him/ herself, may request the assistance of a family member or another voter, who is on the voter list for that polling unit. Both voters must be present in the voting centre when this procedure is used.

2. A person may assist only one voter who cannot vote him/herself.

3. Before marking the ballot paper, the person who assists another voter, shall make a statement in the VCC Meeting Record Book that he/she will vote as instructed, will not influence the voter’s decision, will not make the vote public, and that he/she has not voted on behalf of any other voters.

4. The members and secretaries of the election commissions may not help any voters who are unable to vote on their own. 5. The mark on the ballot paper must be necessarily made inside the voting booth.

6. Within the period of revision of voter lists, voters specified under point 1 of this Article shall have the right to request the mayor of the local government unit, who prepares the voter list for the respective voting centre, to register them as voters who cannot vote themselves. The request for registration shall be accompanied by the official documentation that proves the type and category of disability. Registration as a voter who cannot vote him/ herself shall be done with a view to facilitating the voting process for these voters.

7. In any case, when there are voters registered according to point 6 of this Article, who have difficulties accessing the voting centre premises, the voting centres shall be designated and organized in such a manner that they guarantee free access for this category of voters. If this is impossible, the mayors of the local government units shall appoint support personnel or equipment to guarantee free access in compliance with the instructions of the CEC and at CEC expense.

8. In case of blind voters, the mayor of the local government unit shall notify the CEC on the number of blind voters and their voting centres. The CEC, in accordance with the procedures and deadlines for the distribution of the election materials, shall supply the commissions of these voting centres with special voting devices that allow voters to read or understand the ballot paper and vote independently. Blind voters shall be informed by the VCC of the manner of voting with special voting devices and shall be provided with such devices upon their request. Otherwise, the voter shall vote in accordance with points 1 and 3 of this Article.