Storage of electoral documents

(1) The electoral documents (materials), with the exception of those referred to in paragraph (2) of this article, shall be stored at the Central Electoral Commission in accordance with the provisions of Law No 880/1992 on the Archival Fund of the Republic of Moldova and the Regulation on the organization and operation of the Central Electoral Commission Archive, approved by the decision of the Central Electoral Commission.

(2) Following the expiration of the 3 months period, after the confirmation of the elections results, the valid ballot papers, invalid ballot papers and cancelled ballot papers, as well as the certificates for the right to vote that were submitted for temporary storage to the territorial police inspectorates, shall be destroyed. The voters’ lists shall be submitted to the Central Electoral Commission within 10 days and shall be kept until the next election of the same type.

^{[Art.87 (2) amended by Law No. 130 of 29 May 2025, in force as of 3 June 2025]}