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Article 140
 

Prohibition on holding other events in a polling station


1. No events other than the organisation of an election and a poll may be held in a polling station, passageways (corridors) leading to the polling station, and at the entrance to the building that houses the polling station.


2. An exception may be applied to events within a building, provided that the said building meets all of the following conditions:


1) the premises of the polling station are designed to serve cultural, sports or educational needs;


2) access to events other than the poll is provided through a separate entrance which is not on the same side of the building as the entrance to the polling station;


3) there is no direct access from the polling station to other premises hosting events unrelated to the polling process;


4) the event is organised by other than a campaigner.