Printing of Ballot Papers

(1) Ballot papers shall be printed in the printing house of the Bulgarian National Bank, which if needed may use other specialized printing houses. The printing of ballots shall be carried out in compliance with the requirements of the Ordinance on the Conditions and Procedure for Printing and Control of Securities (promulgated in the State Gazette, No 101 of 1994; amended SG, No 38 of 1995, No 73 of 1998, No 8 of 2001, No 54 of 2008 and No 22 of 2011). Printing of ballot papers shall be carried out under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance and the Central Election Commission.

(2) (Amend. and suppl. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) Ballot papers shall be arranged in books containing 100 ballot papers each. For elections of municipal councils and of mayors the number of the ballot papers in a book shall be determined by the Central Election Commission. When a ballot paper is torn off, the same number shall remain on the ballot paper and in the book, and they shall be compared by the election commission after the ballot paper has been completed and before it is deposited in the ballot box.

(3) (Amend. - SG 36/21, in force from 01.05.2021, amend. - SG 104/22) The number of printed paper ballots referred to in Para. 1 shall be equal to the number of voters for the respective type of elections, increased by 10%.