Preparation for a poll

1. Prior to opening a polling station for voters, the polling district electoral committee shall carry out the following steps:

1) enter the number of ballot papers received by this polling district electoral committee from both the constituency electoral committee and the municipal electoral committee on the vote counting record of the polling district;

2) stamp the ballot papers;

3) distribute electoral rolls and stamped ballot papers to the electoral committee members;

4) enter the number of ballot papers delivered to each member of the electoral committee on the vote counting record of the polling district.

2. On polling day, a polling station shall be opened to voters only when at least three-fifths of the members of the polling district electoral committee have convened. Before opening the polling station, the chair of the electoral committee together with the committee members shall check whether the ballot box is empty, affix the seal to it and open the polling station for voters, thus announcing the commencement of the poll.

3. On polling day, prior to the opening of the polling station for voters, only the electoral committee members, observers and the policeman on duty can be present inside.