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Law No. 35 Of 13 March 2008

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 35 din 13 martie 2008

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LEGE no. 35 35 of 13 March 2008 (* updated *) to elect the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate and to amend and supplement Law no. 67/2004 for the election of local public administration authorities, Local public administration law no. 215/2001 and a Law no. 393/2004 on the Statute of local elected officials ((updated until 24 March 2014 *)
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-------------- The Romanian Parliament adopts this law + Title I Election of Chamber of Deputies and Senate Election of Chamber of Deputies and Senate + Chapter I General provisions General provisions + Article 1 This Title establishes the general legal framework for the organization and conduct of the election of the Chamber of Deputies + Article 2 For the purposes of this Title, the following terms and expressions shall have the following meaning: 1. electoral poster-appeal, declaration, photo and other material in printed form, used in electoral campaign by electoral competitors for information purposes and electoral propaganda; ----------- Item 1 of art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 2. voter-any citizen of Romania with the right to vote and who reached the age of 18 until the election day inclusive; ----------- Item 3 of art. 2 2 has been repealed by section 6.6. 2 2 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 4. parliamentary elections-elections to appoint members of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Romanian Parliament 5. general elections-any type of elections that take place in one day, throughout the country; 6. early elections-elections held in case of dissolution of the Parliament; ----------- Item 6 of art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 6 6 ^ 1. parliamentary political parties-political parties and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities who have their own parliamentary group in both Houses of Parliament; ----------- Item 6 ^ 1 of art. 2 2 has been introduced by section 3 3 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 7. electoral alliance-association at national level between political parties and/or political alliances and/or organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities, in order to participate in the elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, registered at the Central Electoral Office; ----------- Item 7 of art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 8. political alliance-association between political parties based on an association protocol registered with the Bucharest Court, according to Law of political parties no. 14/2003 , with subsequent additions; 9. electoral district-administrative-territorial unit-county or city of Bucharest-or electoral district for Romanians with domicile or residence outside the country, in which elections are organized and at the level of which they are assigned mandates, depending on the election results; ----------- Item 9 of art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 10. uninominal college-subunit of an electoral district, in which a single mandate is assigned; 11. electoral office-body that is constituted for the proper organization and conduct of elections at national level, at electoral district level and at polling station level; 12. electoral office-electoral body constituted at the level of the sectors of Bucharest, without having the power to ascertain the results of elections at that level, but having the role of contributing to the proper organization and conduct of elections from the Electoral District of Bucharest, including through the totalisation of the result of elections at sector level; 13. electoral campaign-the period during which electoral competitors carry out propaganda activities in order to get voters to cast their votes in favour of them; 14. candidate-person who participates in elections following proposals submitted by electoral competitors or in his own name to obtain a mandate of deputy or senator, given that his candidacy is declared final by the corresponding electoral body, under this Title; 15. independent candidate-person who participates in elections to obtain a mandate of deputy or senator and who proposes himself for it, being supported by a certain number of voters, given that his candidacy is declared final by the corresponding electoral body, according to this Title; 16. electoral competitors-political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and legally constituted organizations of citizens belonging to a national minority represented in the Council of National Minorities, which submit proposals of candidacy, as well as independent candidates; 17. appeal-remedy by which any interested party-citizens, candidates, electoral competitors-request the competent electoral bureaus or competent courts to comply with the provisions mentioned as such in the present title; 18. designation of candidates-procedure for adoption by political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities of decisions on proposals for applications; 19. domicile-the address to which the individual declares that he has the main dwelling and which is inscribed in the identity document; 20. residence-the address to which the individual declares that he has secondary dwelling, other than that of domicile and which is mentioned in the identity document; 21. electoral list-the list of all voters who exercise their right to vote at a polling station; 22. list of supporters-list of some personal data and signatures of voters who support a certain proposal to apply for its registration in elections; 23. internal observer-representative of a legally constituted non-governmental organization, which has as its main activity the defense of democracy and human rights, accredited to observe the electoral process by the authority competence, according to this title. That representative may not be a member of a political party; 24. international observer-representative of an accredited foreign organization or institution to observe the electoral process by the Permanent Electoral Authority; 25. the electoral period-the time period starting on the date of bringing to the public knowledge of the election day and ending with the publication in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, of the outcome of the vote. The electoral period includes the time between the date of bringing to public knowledge of the election day and the start date of the electoral campaign, the electoral campaign, the actual conduct of voting, the counting and centralization of votes, the establishment the result of voting, the attribution of mandates and the publication of the election result in the Official Gazette of Romania, ----------- Item 25 of art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 26. proposal for a candidacy-an act of enrolment in the electoral competition of the person who wants to compete in elections to win a mandate, given that it is proposed and supported by an electoral competitor or it is proposed and is supported by a number of voters, in accordance with the provisions of this Title; ----------- Item 26 of art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 27. electoral threshold-the minimum percentage of valid votes cast separately for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate or the minimum number of uninominal colleges in which it ranks first in the order of the number of valid votes cast, for a party political, political or electoral alliance, necessary to enter into the process of distribution of mandates; 28. ineligibility-situation, provided in the Romanian Constitution, republished, in which a person cannot be an MP or senator; ----------- Item 28 of art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 29. national minority-that ethnicity which is represented in the Council of National Minorities; 30. electoral fraud-any illegal action that takes place before, during or after the end of voting or during the counting of votes and the conclusion of the minutes and which results in the distortion of the will of the voters and the creation of advantages embodied by extra mandates for an electoral competitor; ----------- Item 30 of art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 31. electoral register-national computer system for the registration and updating of the identification data of Romanian citizens with the right to vote and information on their arondation at polling stations; ----------- Item 31 of art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. 32. identity card-identity card, provisional identity card, identity card; in the case of Romanian citizens residing abroad, simple passport with the mention on establishment of domicile abroad, in case citizens residing abroad, the simple passport or, in the case of the Member States of the European Union, and the identity card, accompanied by any other document issued by the foreign authorities proving the residence abroad; in the case of members diplomatic representations, diplomatic or service passports; in the case of students in military schools, military service card; ----------- Item 32 of art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. 33. encounter-remedy by which any interested party-citizens, candidates, electoral competitors-request a public authority or an electoral office that issued the act attacked compliance with the provisions of this title; 34. partial elections-elections held in case of termination of a mandate of deputy or senator. ----------- Section 34 of the art. 2 2 has been amended by section 1 1 of the single article of LAW no. 323 323 of 20 October 2009 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 708 708 of 21 October 2009, which complements art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008, with point 1 1 ^ 1. + Article 3 (1) The parliamentary elections in Romania shall be conducted in compliance with the universal, equal, direct, secret and freely expressed character of the vote, under the conditions of this title (2) Romanian citizens have the right to vote and to be elected, regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, spoken language, religion, political opinion, wealth or social origin, under the conditions of this title. (3) Romanian citizens residing or residing abroad shall exercise their right to vote under the conditions laid down in this title. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 3 3 has been amended by section 4 4 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (4) Romanian citizens have the right to vote from the age of 18, if this age was fulfilled until the election day inclusive. (5) They do not have the right to vote on debilies or mental alienations, put under prohibition, nor persons convicted of the loss of electoral rights, by final court decision. + Article 4 (1) Each voter shall be entitled to one vote for the election of the Chamber of Deputies and one vote for the election of the Senate. (. Each voter shall cast his personal vote. The exercise of voting on behalf of another voter is prohibited. (3) The vote exercised in the elections is secret. Any control over how a voter votes is prohibited. (4) The participation of citizens in elections is based on their free consent. No one has the right to put pressure on a voter to get him to participate or not participate in the election. + Article 5 (1) Deputies and senators shall be elected to the uninominal colleges constituted according to the provisions of art. 11, by uninominal elections, according to the principle of proportional representation. (2) The rule of representation for the election of the Chamber of Deputies is one MP per 70,000 inhabitants. (3) The norm of representation for the election of the Senate is one senator to 160,000 inhabitants. (4) The number of inhabitants to be taken into account is the one resulting from the last census of the population, published by the National Institute of Statistics, distributed by localities, corresponding to the territorial-administrative structure in force. ----------- Alin. ((4) of art. 5 5 has been amended by section 5 5 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 6 Elections are held in a single day that can only be on Sunday. + Article 7 (1) The public notification of the election date shall be made at least 90 days before the voting day by publishing in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, of the Government's decision on the election date. (2) The electoral campaign begins 30 days before the voting day and ends 24 hours before the start of voting. (3) In the case of holding a partial election, the date of their holding shall be determined at least 45 days before the voting day. In this case, the time limits provided for by this law, except for 24 hours, shall be reduced by half. If the half time reduction operation results in fractions of days equal to or greater than 12 hours, the rounding shall be made in addition; the fractions of less than 12 hours shall not be taken into account. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 7 7 has been introduced by section 6 6 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 8 (1) Voters shall vote only at the polling station where the street or the locality where they are domiciled, according to the delimitation made according to art. 18. (2) Romanian citizens entitled to vote, residing or residing abroad, shall exercise their right to vote at one of the polling stations in that country where they have their domicile or residence, under the conditions of this title. (3) The staff of diplomatic missions and consular offices shall exercise their right to vote at the polling station constituted by the diplomatic mission or consular office at which they operate. It will be entered in the supplementary electoral list by the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station and will be able to vote on the basis of the diplomatic passport or service passport. (3 ^ 1) The Romanian military, police and civilian personnel from the institutions of the defense, public order and national security system sent on mission in theatres of operations abroad exercise their right to vote at any polling station constituted in the country in which they carry out their mission. They will be entered in the supplementary electoral list by the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station and will vote on the basis of the service passport. ----------- Alin. (3 ^ 1) of art. 8 8 has been introduced by section 1 1 of art. unique of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 70 70 of 20 November 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 789 789 of 23 November 2012. (4) Members of electoral bureaus of polling stations, as well as persons charged with maintaining order shall vote at the section at which they operate, after their registration in the supplementary electoral list, if applicable, only if domicile within that uninominal college in which the respective polling station is located and are slated, according to home, in another polling station of the same uninominal college, and candidates can vote at any of the polling stations in the framework of the uninominal college in which he (5) Voters who have been registered in the electoral register with the address of residence shall vote only at the polling station where the street or the locality where they reside, according to the delimitation made according to art. 18, and where they are enrolled in the copy of the permanent electoral list. ----------- Article 8 has been amended by section 6.6. 7 7 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 9 (1) The organizations of citizens belonging to a national minority defined according to 2 2 section 29, legally constituted, which did not obtain in elections at least one mandate of deputy or senator have the right, according to art. 62 62 para. (2) of the Romanian Constitution, republished, to a mandate of MP, if they obtained, throughout the country, a number of votes equal to at least 10% of the average number of valid votes cast per country for the election of a deputy. (2) The organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities represented in Parliament may submit applications. (3) They may submit applications and other organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities defined according to art. 2 2 section 29, legally constituted, which are of public utility and which present to the Central Electoral Office, within 30 days from the date of establishment of the election day, a list of members comprising at least 15% of the total number of citizens which, at the last census, declared themselves as belonging to the respective minority. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 9 9 has been amended by section 8 8 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (4) If the number of members necessary to meet the conditions provided in par. (3) is more than 20,000 persons, the list of members must include at least 20,000 persons domiciled in at least 15 of the counties of the country and in Bucharest, but no less than 300 persons for each of these counties and for Bucharest. (5) The list of members shall be drawn up by localities and by county and shall include: name of organization, name and surname of members, personal numerical code, date of birth, domicile, name, series and number of identity document, signatures to them, as well as the name and surname of the person who prepared it. The person who drew up the list is obliged to submit a declaration on his own responsibility, stating the veracity of the members ' signature, as well as the fact that the list was drawn up in order to participate in the parliamentary elections of the year Respectively. (6) For the purposes of this title, the organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities, provided in (1)-(3), the same legal regime as political parties in the electoral process is applicable to them. (7) Benefit from the provisions of par. (1) and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities who participated in the elections by proposing common candidates with two or more organizations; in this case, if no common candidate has been elected, it is assigned for all organizations that have proposed jointly candidates a mandate of deputy, in compliance with the provisions of par. (1), to the candidate who obtained the highest number of votes. (8) The provisions of par. (1) does not apply to the organization of citizens belonging to national minorities who participated in elections in an electoral alliance. (9) The MP mandate assigned according to par. (1) the total number of deputies resulting from the standard of representation shall be granted. (10) The organizations provided in par. ((1)-(3) may participate in elections and may submit applications only under the name and electoral sign of that organization. (11) By exception to the provisions of art. 29 29 para. (2), the organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities can submit the same candidacy for the Chamber of Deputies in several uninominal colleges. An organization of a national minority can propose the same candidate for several uninominal colleges belonging to different electoral constituencies, only when it proposes a single candidate at national level and only for Choice of Chamber + Article 9 ^ 1 (1) Political parties, political alliances and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities may associate with each other only at national level, on the basis of protocol, constituting an electoral alliance, in order to participate in the election of the Chamber Deputies and the Senate. A political party, a political alliance or an organization of citizens belonging to national minorities can only be part of a single electoral alliance. The electoral alliance that participated in the previous elections under a name can only keep it if it has not changed its original component. That name may also not be used by another alliance. (2) The protocol establishing the electoral alliance shall be submitted to the Central Electoral Office within 48 hours of its establishment. (3) The Central Electoral Bureau shall rule in public sitting on the admission or rejection of the protocol establishing the electoral alliance, within 24 hours of its submission. (4) The decision of the Central Electoral Office for the admission of the protocol establishing the electoral alliance can be challenged by any natural or legal person interested in the High Court of Cassation and Justice, within 24 hours of the ruling. (5) The decision of the Central Electoral Bureau to reject the protocol establishing the electoral alliance can be challenged by the signatories of the protocol to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, within 24 hours of the ruling. (6) The High Court of Cassation and Justice shall rule on the appeals provided in par. ((4) and (5) within 24 hours of the registration of the appeal, by final decision. ---------- Alin. ((6) of art. 9 ^ 1 has been amended by section 4.2 1 1 of art. 68, Title IV of LAW no. 76 76 of 24 May 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 365 365 of 30 May 2012. (7) The other provisions of this law relating to political alliances shall also apply accordingly to electoral alliances. ----------- Article 9 ^ 1 has been introduced by item 1. 9 9 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Chapter II Electoral districts, uninominal colleges and electoral bodies Electoral districts, uninominal colleges and electoral bodies + Article 10 Electoral districts are constituted for the organization of elections at the level of the 41 counties, a constituency in Bucharest and a separate constituency for Romanians residing or residing outside the country. The total number of electoral districts is 43. The name and numbering of electoral districts are set out in the Annex which forms an integral part of this Title. ----------- Article 10 has been amended by section 10. 10 10 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 11 (1) Within each of the 43 electoral constituencies are constituted uninominal colleges on the basis of the norm of representation, as follows: a) the number of uninominal colleges for the Chamber of Deputies, respectively for the Senate is determined by reporting the number of inhabitants of each electoral district to the norms of representation provided in art. 5 5 para. (2) and (3), plus a college of deputy, respectively of senator for what exceeds the half of the norm of representation, without the number of deputy colleges in an electoral district to be less than 4, and that of senator, lower of 2; b) the number of inhabitants considered in the calculation of the number of uninominal colleges that are delimited within each county is the one provided for in art. 5 5 para. ((4). ((2) The elimination of uninominal colleges shall be made taking into account the following rules: a) an electoral district can be composed only of entire uninominal colleges; b) the territory of an uninominal college must be located on the territory of one and the same county or of the city of Bucharest; c) on the territory of a locality can be delimited, as a rule, only entire uninominal colleges; d) an uninominal college may include, as a rule, one or more entire localities; e) in Bucharest, the uninominal colleges must not exceed the administrative-territorial limits between the 6 sectors. In each of the sectors, the uninominal colleges will be delimited for the election of the Chamber of Deputies and for the election of the Senate ((1) lit. a), the provisions of g) to be applied for the uninominal colleges delimited within each sector; ------------- Lit. e) a par. ((2) of art. 11 11 has been amended by art. III of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 66 66 of 28 May 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 409 409 of 30 May 2008. f) in the special electoral district for Romanian citizens with domicile outside the borders of Romania will form 4 uninominal colleges for the election of the Chamber of Deputies and two uninominal colleges for the election of the Senate. The geographical arondation of the 4 uninominal colleges for the Chamber of Deputies and the two uninominal colleges for the Senate will be determined by Government decision, according to the decision of a special parliamentary committee constituted on the basis of the proportionality of the parliamentary representation, within a maximum of 90 days after the entry into force of this Title; g) within an electoral district, the delimitation of uninominal colleges for the election of the Chamber of Deputies and for the election of the Senate is made so that their size, calculated in number of inhabitants, is such that the most Large uninominal college to be, as a rule, no more than 30% higher than the smallest uninominal college, given that the provisions of lit. a)-e). ------------- Lit. g) a par. ((2) of art. 11 11 has been amended by art. III of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 66 66 of 28 May 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 409 409 of 30 May 2008. h) always an uninominal college for the election of the Senate consists of a whole number of uninominal colleges for the election of the Chamber of Deputies, whole and joined, within the same electoral district. + Article 12 (1) The first delimitation and numbering of the uninominal colleges will be made by Government decision, according to the decision of a special parliamentary committee established on the basis of the proportionality of the parliamentary representation, within a maximum of 90 days from the entry into force of this Title. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 12 12 has been amended by section 11 11 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) Delimitation and numbering of uninominal colleges shall be updated by the Permanent Electoral Authority. The delimitation operation shall be updated annually where changes have occurred in the structure, name or rank of administrative-territorial units, as well as after each population census, at least 12 months before the elections. parliamentary term, by issuing a decision of the Permanent Electoral Authority, which is published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 12 12 has been amended by section 11 11 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ((3) The modification of uninominal colleges may be made only if a positive or negative variation of at least 10% of the population of the respective uninominal college has occurred compared to the previous delimitation. + Article 13 (1) For the organization of the electoral process the Permanent Electoral Authority, which issues decisions, decisions and instructions, operates permanently. During the elections, the Central Electoral Bureau, district electoral offices at county level, Bucharest municipality, district electoral offices, in the case of Bucharest municipality, and an electoral office of constituency for Romanian citizens residing or residing outside the country, as well as electoral bureaus of polling stations. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 13 13 has been amended by section 12 12 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) The electoral bureaus shall be composed only of citizens entitled to vote. Candidates in the elections, their spouse, relatives and afinii to the second degree including may not be members of the electoral bureaus. (3) In carrying out their duties, the members of the electoral bureaus shall exercise a function involving the state authority. The correct and impartial exercise of the office of member of the electoral office is mandatory. Failure to comply with this obligation entails legal, civil or criminal liability, as appropriate. + Article 13 ^ 1 (1) The offices and electoral offices shall work in the presence of the majority of their members and shall take decisions with the vote of the majority The Central Electoral Office works in the presence of the majority of its members and adopts decisions and decisions with the majority vote (2) In the event of equal votes, the vote of the President shall be decisive. ----------- Article 13 ^ 1 was introduced by item 1. 13 13 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 13 ^ 2 ((1) Representatives of political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances, as well as of citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities in electoral offices and offices cannot receive and cannot exercise other tasks in the outside those provided for by this law. ((2) Representatives of political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances, as well as of citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities in electoral offices and offices can be replaced, at the request of those who proposed them, with the approval of the superior hierarchical electoral office, until the presence of voting, and in case of death, illness or accidents, even on election day. (3) Members of electoral bureaus and offices that do not represent political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances or, as the case may be, organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities may be replaced, in the event of death, illness or accidents, by those who have designated them, in compliance, as the case may be, of the conditions provided by art. 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19. ----------- Article 13 ^ 2 was introduced by the section 13 13 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 13 ^ 3 The membership of an office or electoral office shall cease from law if the prosecution was ordered for the commission of a crime provided for in art. 385-391 of the Criminal Code. The finding of the case of termination of the membership of an office or electoral office shall be made, within 48 hours after the intervention of the case, by the chairman of the superior hierarchical electoral office, and in the case of the Electoral Office Central, by the president of the High Court of Cassation and Justice. Art. 13 13 ^ 12 shall apply accordingly. ----------- Article 13 ^ 1 has been amended by section 1. 1 1 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 14 (1) At national level, a Central Electoral Office is established, consisting of 5 judges of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the President and vice-presidents of the Permanent Electoral Authority and of no more than 12 representatives of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances participating in elections, according to the law, as well as a representative appointed by the parliamentary group of national minorities in the Chamber of Deputies. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 14 14 has been amended by section 14 14 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) The appointment of the 5 judges shall be made by the President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, in the public sitting, on the third day after the date of the elections, by drawing lots of the acting judges of the High Court of Cassation and Justice. The date, time and place of the public drawing meeting shall be announced in writing, by the President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, one day before the day of the holding, parliamentary political parties and shall be made public by the press written and audiovisual. A representative, designated as such, of parliamentary political parties, is entitled to participate in the organization and conduct of the draw. The result of the draw is recorded in a minutes, signed by the president and the first-magistrate-assistant of the High Court of Cassation and Justice. The minutes constitute the act of investiture. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 14 14 has been amended by section 14 14 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3) Within 24 hours after the inauguration, the appointed judges shall choose from among them, by secret ballot, the chairman of the Central Electoral Office and its deputy. Within 24 hours of the election of the President of the Central Electoral Bureau, the office shall complete with the chairman and vice-presidents of the Permanent Electoral Authority, with one representative of the parliamentary political parties and organizations citizens belonging to national minorities with their own parliamentary group in both Houses of Parliament, as well as with the representative appointed by the parliamentary group of national minorities in the Chamber of Deputies, communicated in writing by These. The completion of the Central Electoral Office is recorded in a report that constitutes the act of investiture. In this organization the Central Electoral Office performs all its duties according to this title. (4) Within two days from the final stay of applications, political parties that are not represented in Parliament, political alliances and their electoral alliances participating in elections shall communicate, in writing, to the Electoral Bureau. Central, name and surname of representatives. Communications submitted after that period shall no longer be taken into account. (5) The appointment of representatives of non-parliamentary political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances between them in the Central Electoral Office shall be made in descending order of the number of applications remaining final from colleges uninominal. (6) If at the appointment of representatives of non-parliamentary political parties, political alliances or electoral alliances between them the last place to be distributed lies with parties or alliances that have submitted the same number of applications, the appointment of their representatives shall be made, by lot, by the President of the Central Electoral Bureau, in the presence of persons delegated by political parties, political alliances or electoral alliances concerned. (7) The completion of the Central Electoral Office with representatives of non-parliamentary political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances shall be made, within 24 hours from the expiry of the term provided in par. (4), by the President of the Central Electoral Office, in the presence of members of the office and persons delegated by political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances that communicated the representatives. The minutes drawn up by the president on how to establish the representatives constitute the act of attestation of their quality of members in the Central Electoral Bureau. (8) Electoral competitors who appoint representatives in the Central Electoral Office according to the provisions of par. ((3) and (4) may also designate a place of their own. The lessor may replace, with the same rights and obligations, the respective holder only when he/she cannot attend the meetings of the Central Electoral Office. (9) In the composition provided in par. (1) The Central Electoral Office shall adopt, within two days from the establishment, a regulation of organization and functioning, which shall be published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, and shall be mandatory for all electoral bureaus. (10) The auxiliary technical apparatus of the Central Electoral Office is provided by the Permanent Electoral Authority together with the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, and the necessary statisticians, by the National Institute of Statistics. + Article 15 (1) The Central Electoral Office has the following main tasks: a) pursues the unitary application of the legal provisions regarding the elections and ensures the unitary interpretation of their provisions; ----------- Letter a) a par. ((1) of art. 15 15 has been amended by section 4.2 15 15 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. b) ensure the publication in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, of the list including the names and electoral signs of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities legally constituted, which have the right to participate in elections, and communicate the list of all constituency electoral bureaus, immediately after their constitution; c) resolve the meetings regarding his/her own activity and appeals regarding the activity of the constituency electoral bureaus; appeals are resolved by decisions that are binding on the electoral office concerned, as well as for the public authorities and institutions to which it relates, under the sanctions provided for in this Title; ----------- Letter c) a par. ((1) of art. 15 15 has been amended by section 4.2 15 15 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. d) make the publications and displays provided for by this Title on applications; e) centralize, based on the communications received from the constituency electoral offices, the number of final applications from the uninominal colleges submitted by political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations citizens belonging to national minorities; communicates the centralized situation, within 24 hours of preparation, to the special committee of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for the assignment of antenna times, as well as to the Romanian Television Society and the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Society; f) establishes, on the basis of minutes transmitted by constituency electoral offices, the list of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities that met the threshold electoral, as well as the list of those who did not meet the electoral threshold and communicate to the constituency electoral offices and release, within 24 hours from the finding, these lists; ----------- Letter f) a par. ((1) of art. 15 15 has been amended by section 4.2 15 15 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. g) annuls the elections from a polling station if it finds that the voting or establishment of the election result took place through electoral fraud; h) may order the recount of votes in a polling station or the restoration of the centralization of votes and the result of elections from an uninominal college if it finds, based on the evidence administered, that errors were committed or were recorded inconsistencies between data recorded in verbale; i) totals the national result, based on the minutes received from the electoral bureaus constituted at lower levels; j) transmit to the Permanent Electoral Authority, after the publication of the results of the elections in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, the materials necessary to draft the White Paper of Elections; k) establishes, at national level, the number of mandates returning to each electoral district to each political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to a national minority, independent candidate who participate in elections under this Title; l) attest to the attribution of a mandate of deputy to the organization of citizens belonging to national minorities who met the conditions 9 9 para. ((1) and issue the proof certificate to the MP designated on this basis; m) send for publication the final results of the elections to the Autonomous Regia "Monitorul Oficial"; n) organizes and implements a system of data collection and regular information of public opinion on the presence of the voting population, based on a representative sample at county and national level; o) perform any other duties incumbent on them under this title. (2) If in order to resolve an appeal, checks are required in fact, they shall be carried out in the presence of a judge of the Central Electoral Office. Such checks cannot be done on Election Day. (3) The request for annulment of elections from an uninominal college for electoral fraud can be made only by electoral competitors who participated in elections in the respective college. no more than 24 hours after the end of the vote, under penalty of decay. The application must be thoroughly motivated and accompanied by the evidence on which it is based. Lack of evidence attracts rejection of demand The application may be granted only if the applicant is not involved in the production of the fraud and only if it is established that it has been such as to amend the attribution of the mandates. The resolution of the request for annulment of elections by the Central Electoral Office may be made only until the date of publication of the election result in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I. Cancellation of elections is held a new election in polling stations where electoral fraud was found. The electoral district office together with the local public authorities will ensure the smooth running of the new elections, with the proper application of the provisions of this title. Until the new results are obtained, the electoral operations on vote counting and the finding of results are suspended. (4) In the exercise of their duties under the provisions of this Title, the Central Electoral Bureau shall adopt decisions and decisions. Decisions of the Central Electoral Bureau are given for the unitary interpretation of the law and are generally mandatory. The decisions of the Central Electoral Bureau shall be made in application of the provisions of this law, as well as in the resolution of the meetings and appeals that it is competent to solve. Decisions of the Central Electoral Bureau are mandatory for all authorities, public institutions, electoral offices, as well as for all bodies with powers in electoral matters, from the date of bringing to the public meeting. Decisions shall be brought to the public meeting and by any means of advertising, and the decisions shall be published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I. ----------- Alin. ((4) of art. 15 15 has been amended by section 16 16 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ----------- Alin. ((5) of art. 15 15 has been repealed by section 6.6. 17 17 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (6) The Central Electoral Office shall cease its activity after 48 hours from the publication in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, of the election result, according to the provisions of this title. + Article 16 (1) At the level of each of the 43 electoral districts, a constituency electoral office consists of 3 judges, a representative of the Permanent Electoral Authority and of no more than 9 representatives of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections, according to this title, in the respective electoral district. The constituency electoral office for citizens with domicile or residence outside the country is based in Bucharest. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 16 16 has been amended by section 18 18 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) The appointment of the 3 judges is made in public session, within 21 days from the beginning of the electoral period, by the president of the tribunal, by drawing lots of the acting judges of the county court, respectively Bucharest Court for Electoral Constituency Bucharest and for electoral district for Romanians residing or residing outside the country. The date of the meeting is brought to public attention, through the press, by the president of the tribunal, at least 48 hours before. The result of the draw is recorded in a minutes, signed by the president, which constitutes the act of investiture. Within 24 hours of the designation, the judges, by secret ballot, elect the president of the constituency electoral office and its deputy. From that moment the office thus constituted performs all its duties according to this title, to be completed with the representative of the Permanent Electoral Authority, representatives of political parties, political alliances, alliances electoral and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections, according to this title. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 16 16 has been amended by section 18 18 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ((3) Within 24 hours from the date of final stay of applications, political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections under this title will communicate, in writing, to the respective constituency electoral office, the name and surname of their representatives in the electoral office. Communications submitted after that period shall no longer be taken into account. (4) The representatives of the Permanent Electoral Authority shall be appointed by this decision within 24 hours after the appointment of the judges. (5) Within 24 hours after the expiry of the term provided in par. (3), the constituency electoral office shall be filled with a representative of parliamentary political parties or political/electoral alliances between parliamentary parties, which participate in elections in that constituency. Within 24 hours from the completion of the office with representatives of parliamentary political parties, the constituency electoral office shall also be completed with representatives of non-parliamentary political parties, of citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities and political or electoral alliances between them, which participate in elections in that constituency, within the limit of the number of representatives provided in par. ((1). The appointment of representatives of non-parliamentary political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances among them is made in descending order of the number of applications remaining final from the uninominal colleges of constituency, and in case of equality, by drawing lots. ----------- Alin. ((5) of art. 16 16 has been amended by section 18 18 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (6) The electoral offices shall be organized at the level of the sectors of the city of Bucharest and shall be composed of a president, a deputy, a representative of the Permanent Electoral Authority and of no more than 7 members, representatives of the political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities participating in elections in Bucharest. The appointment of these representatives is made by the appropriate application of the provisions ((5). ----------- Alin. ((6) of art. 16 16 has been amended by section 18 18 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (7) The President and his deputy are magistrates appointed by the President of the Bucharest Tribunal 20 days before the election date, by drawing lots on positions, among the acting judges of the district court. ----------- Alin. ((7) of art. 16 16 has been amended by section 18 18 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (8) Within 24 hours of the appointment of magistrates, political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities participating in the elections will communicate in writing the names of their representatives in the electoral office. (9) Within 24 hours after the appointment of magistrates, the Permanent Electoral Authority shall communicate the names of its representatives, appointed by decision, in each electoral office. (10) The electoral offices will be completed by the appropriate application of the provisions of par. (5), in 24 and 48 hours respectively from the communications made by electoral competitors. ----------- Alin. ((10) of art. 16 16 has been amended by section 18 18 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (11) In the electoral districts where partial elections are held, constituency electoral bureaus consisting of 2 judges, a representative of the Permanent Electoral Authority and a representative of political parties parliamentary. Provisions of para. ((2)-(4) shall apply accordingly. ----------- Alin. (11) of art. 16 16 has been introduced by section 19 19 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (12) For the organization and conduct of the partial elections, the Central Electoral Office consists of the President and Vice-Presidents of the Permanent Electoral Authority. The Central Electoral Office thus constituted shall perform all its duties under this Title. The auxiliary technical apparatus is provided by the specialized personnel of the Permanent Electoral Authority. ----------- Alin. ((12) of art. 16 16 has been introduced by section 19 19 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 17 (1) The constituency electoral bureaus shall have the following tasks: a) ensure the timely organization of polling stations, monitor and ensure uniform application and compliance with the legal provisions regarding elections by all authorities, institutions and bodies with electoral responsibilities within the constituency; b) register the applications submitted at the level of the constituency and find their final stay; c) communicate, within 24 hours from the final stay of applications, to the Central Electoral Bureau, political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities with representation in Parliament by own parliamentary group in both Houses of Parliament, the other political parties, political alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities who have submitted candidates at the level of uninominal colleges within the constituency and the number of applications submitted by them; d) make the publications and displays provided for by this Title on applications; e) resolve the meetings regarding their own activity and appeals regarding the operations of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations or, as the case may be, the electoral offices within the electoral district in which they operate; the appeals shall be resolved by decisions which are binding on the electoral bureau concerned, as well as for the public authorities and institutions to which it relates, under the sanctions provided for in this Title; ----------- Letter e) a par. ((1) of art. 17 17 has been amended by section 4.2 20 20 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. f) distributes the electoral bureaus of polling stations, through mayors, on the basis of minutes of delivery-reception, ballots, stamp of control and stamps with the mention "VOTED", forms for the conclusion the minutes, as well as the other materials necessary for the electoral process. The Electoral Constituency Office of the Municipality of Bucharest distributes these materials to the electoral offices; ----------- Letter f) a par. ((1) of art. 17 17 has been amended by section 4.2 20 20 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. g) establish the mandates of each political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to a national minority, independent candidate participating in elections under the conditions this title, in accordance with art. 48 48; h) issue to the declared candidates the chosen certificate of choice; i) submit to the Central Electoral Office the minutes containing the result of the elections in the uninominal colleges that compose the electoral district in which the election result in the electoral district works, as well as the meetings, appeals and minutes received from the county electoral offices; j) perform any other duties incumbent on them under this title; k) bring to public knowledge, within 48 hours after the establishment, the number of voters registered in the permanent electoral lists of each uninominal college. (2) The decisions of the constituency electoral office shall be brought to the public meeting. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 17 17 has been amended by section 21 21 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3) The sector electoral offices shall have the following tasks: a) follow the application of legal provisions regarding elections in sectors at which they operate and watch the early organization of polling stations; b) resolve the encounterments regarding their own activity and appeals regarding the operations of the electoral bureaus of polling stations within the territory of the sector at which they operate; c) distribute to electoral bureaus of polling stations, through mayors, ballots, stamp of control and stamps with the mention "VOTED", forms for the conclusion of minutes, as well as other necessary materials electoral process; ----------- Letter c) a par. ((3) of art. 17 17 has been amended by section 4.2 22 22 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. d) totals the outcome of the elections, according to the minutes received from the electoral bureaus of the subordinate polling stations for each uninominal college for the election of deputies and for each uninominal college for the election senators from the territory of the sector at the level of which they operate and transmit the results to the Electoral Constituency Office of the Bucharest Municipality to which they are subordinated; e) submit to the constituency electoral office to which the minutes comprising the election result are subordinated, within the respective sector, as well as the meetings, appeals and minutes received from the electoral bureaus of polling stations; ----------- Letter f) a par. ((3) of art. 17 17 has been repealed by section 6.6. 23 23 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (4) The decisions of the sector electoral office shall be brought to the public meeting. ----------- Alin. ((4) of art. 17 17 has been amended by section 24 24 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Chapter III Polling stations and electoral bureaus of polling stations Polling stations and electoral bureaus of polling stations + Article 18 (1) The Permanent Electoral Authority administers the Register of polling stations in the country representing a centralized database on delimitation, numbering, premises and equipping of polling stations. The polling station register is public. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 18 18 has been amended by section 2 2 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (2) Delimitation of polling stations in the country and establishment of their premises shall be updated annually until March 1, by mayors, by provision, without them being able to exceed the territorial limits of the uninominal colleges to elect the Chamber of Deputies The changes until the reference date shall be communicated to the Permanent Electoral Authority, in the format established by it, no later than 48 hours after the issuance of the mayor's provision. After March 1 of each year, the changes can only be made with the compliance notice of the Permanent Electoral Authority. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 18 18 has been amended by section 2 2 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (3) The appointment of polling stations shall be updated by the Permanent Electoral Authority at the level of each county, respectively of the city of Bucharest, starting with the county seat and continuing with those from municipalities, cities and communes, in their alphabetical order; in the municipalities with administrative-territorial subdivisions the numbering is done in compliance with the order of these subdivisions, provided by law. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 18 18 has been amended by section 2 2 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (4) By 30 days at the latest before the date of voting, the mayors shall bring to public knowledge, with the help of the prefects, the delimitation and numbering of each polling station, as well as the places of voting, under the conditions established by Permanent Electoral Authority, by decision. ----------- Alin. ((4) of art. 18 18 has been amended by section 2 2 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (5) The voting stations remain fixed, except for changes requiring the update. Changes of any nature, including those intervened in the structure of administrative-territorial units or in the urban plan of localities, shall be communicated by the prefects immediately to the Permanent Electoral Authority. ----------- Alin. ((5) of art. 18 18 has been amended by section 25 25 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (5 ^ 1) The methodology for the approval of the delimitation of polling stations and the establishment of their premises, from the point of view of fulfilling the conditions provided by this law, shall be established by decision of the Permanent Electoral Authority. ----------- Alin. (5 ^ 1) of art. 18 18 has been introduced by section 3 3 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (6) The voting stations shall be organized as follows: a) in localities with a population of over 1,500 inhabitants, one polling station per 1,000-2,000 inhabitants; b) in localities with a population of less than 1,500 inhabitants, one polling station; c) polling stations can be organized in villages or groups of villages with a population of up to 1,000 inhabitants, located at a distance of more than 3 km from the polling station headquarters in the commune, city or municipality. ----------- Alin. ((6) of art. 18 18 has been amended by section 25 25 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (7) Mayors and secretaries of communes, cities or municipalities, as well as the National Center for the Administration of Database on the Records of Persons will provide all data, information and support necessary for the fulfillment by the prefects of the obligations provided in par. ((5). (8) In addition to the diplomatic missions and consular offices of Romania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organizes one or more polling stations for voters who have their domicile or residence outside the country. Outside these polling stations can be organized, with the consent of the government in that country, polling stations and in localities other than those where diplomatic missions or consular offices are based. Voters who have their domicile or residence in a state other than Romania exercise their right to vote at one of the polling stations in that country where they have their domicile or residence, constituted under the conditions of this title. Residence abroad proves with any document issued by foreign authorities. ----------- Alin. ((8) of art. 18 18 has been amended by section 25 25 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (9) Localities in which polling stations are organized abroad shall be established on the basis of the records of diplomatic missions and consular offices of Romania. ----------- Alin. ((9) of art. 18 18 has been introduced by section 26 26 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (10) Romanian citizens residing or residing in a state where there are no diplomatic missions or consular offices of Romania and it is not possible to organize a polling station can express their right to vote in any of the organized voting in the states that are part of the same uninominal college. ----------- Alin. ((10) of art. 18 18 has been introduced by section 26 26 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 19 (1) The electoral bureaus of the polling stations shall be composed of a president, a deputy of the latter, who are usually magistrates or jurists, as well as of 7 members. Electoral bureaus of polling stations cannot operate with fewer than 5 members. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 19 19 has been amended by section 27 27 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) The appointment of the chairpersons of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations and their deputies shall be made 15 days before the voting day, by the president of the tribunal, in the public sitting announced 48 hours before, by lot, on positions, between magistrates or other jurists existing in the county or in Bucharest. The lists of magistrates who will participate in the draw are drawn up by the president of the tribunal, and those of other jurists, by the prefect, together with the president of the tribunal. The lists will include a number of people higher than at least 10% than necessary, which are reserved at the disposal of the president of the tribunal, for the replacement, in special cases, of the holders. The group in the lists for the draw will be made considering the need for the dwellings of the persons concerned to be in the locality where the electoral office of the polling station is based or as close as possible to it. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 19 19 has been amended by section 27 27 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3) In the list provided in par. (2) only jurists who are not part of any political party and of any organization of citizens belonging to national minorities who participate in the elections and are not relatives up to the fourth degree with any of the candidates will be passed. (4) If the number of jurists is insufficient, the list will be completed, on the proposal of the prefect with the opinion of the Permanent Electoral Authority, with other persons with a good reputation in the locality, who are not part of any political party and of no organization of citizens belonging to national minorities who participate in elections and who are not relatives up to the fourth degree with any of the candidates. (5) The list proposed by the prefect will include a number of persons more than 10% more than necessary, which is available to the president of the tribunal. The list will contain: the names, surnames, addresses, phones and acceptance signatures of the proposed persons. The list will be accompanied by self-declarations of the proposed persons, regarding the fulfilment of the conditions provided in par. ((4). (6) The grouping in the list of persons, in order to draw lots, shall be made in view of the need for the dwellings of these persons to be located near the headquarters of the electoral bureau of the polling station. The result of the draw is recorded in a report signed by the president of the county court. The minutes constitute the investiture act. Both the list drawn up by the president of the tribunal and the list drawn up by the prefect will be endorsed by the Permanent Electoral Authority based on the analysis of previous experience as presidents and deputies of section electoral office presidents. of voting reemerged from the analysis of the minutes signed and handed over by them to the constituency electoral bureaus or to the electoral offices, as the case may be. (7) Within 48 hours of the draw, the President of the Tribunal shall transmit to the constituency electoral office the list of persons designated as chairpersons of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations and their deputies. ----------- Alin. ((7) of art. 19 19 has been amended by section 27 27 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (8) Not later than two days after the expiry of the term provided in par. (7), political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections are obliged to communicate to the constituency electoral office, respectively to the electoral office, in the case of the city of Bucharest, the list of their representatives in the electoral bureaus of the polling stations, in the form of a table containing the following: the method of contact, the telephone number, the fax or the address of email. A political party, a political alliance, an electoral alliance or an organization of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections cannot have in an electoral office of a polling station more than 3 representatives. ----------- Alin. ((8) of art. 19 19 has been amended by section 27 27 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (9) The appointment of representatives of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities with which to complete the electoral bureaus of polling stations is done by the president of the constituency electoral office, respectively the president of the electoral office, in the case of Bucharest, in the presence of representatives of political parties in the constituency electoral office or in the respective electoral office, within 24 hours after the expiry of the period provided for in paragraph (8), in compliance with the order of completion provided in art. 16 16 para. ((5). The operations of nominating the members with which the electoral office of the polling station is completed shall be recorded in a report that constitutes the investiture act. Electoral bureaus of polling stations shall be considered as constituted on the date of their completion with representatives of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities. ----------- Alin. ((9) of art. 19 19 has been amended by section 27 27 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (10) At the written request of the delegates of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities who have appointed representatives in the electoral bureaus of polling stations, the president of the constituency electoral office or, as the case may be, of the electoral office shall provide them with certified copies of the minutes of completion of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations. ----------- Alin. ((10) of art. 19 19 has been amended by section 27 27 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (11) Within two days from the expiry of the deadline for completing the electoral bureaus of polling stations, the president of the constituency electoral office shall communicate to mayors, through the prefect's institutions, the composition of electoral bureaus of the polling stations located in the territorial area of their localities. ----------- Alin. (11) of art. 19 19 has been amended by section 27 27 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 19 ^ 1 The electoral bureaus of polling stations abroad shall be constituted by a president, appointed by the head of the diplomatic mission, and no more than 7 members established by the president of the constituency electoral office for Romanians with his domicile residence outside the country, by drawing lots, from a list drawn up by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the proposal of parliamentary political parties. If the number of persons proposed by parliamentary political parties is insufficient, the list is completed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with other persons with a good reputation and without political affiliation. ----------- Article 19 ^ 1 has been introduced by item 28 28 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 20 Electoral bureaus of polling stations shall have the following tasks: a) receive from mayors, on the basis of minutes, a copy of the children on the permanent electoral lists, in the presence of voting; ----------- Lit. a) of art. 20 20 has been amended by section 4.2 4 4 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. b) receive, on the basis of minutes, from the mayors the ballots, the control stamp and the stamps with the mention "VOTED", the forms for the conclusion of the minutes and other materials necessary to carry out the electoral process, as well as two cancelled ballots, one for the election of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, by the president of the constituency electoral office, which they will display in a visible place, on the day before the elections; the electoral offices of the polling stations of the diplomatic missions and consular offices receive these materials through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; ----------- Letter b) of art. 20 20 has been amended by section 4.2 29 29 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. c) conduct the voting operations, take all the order measures at the polling station and around it; d) count the votes and record the voting results; e) resolve the encounterments regarding their own activity; f) submit to the constituency electoral bureaus or to the sector electoral office the minutes comprising the voting results, the null and contested ballots, together with the filed appeals and the materials to which they refer, as well as the electoral lists used in the polling station, bent on types of lists; the electoral bureaus of polling stations besides diplomatic missions and consular offices teach these materials, through the Ministry Foreign Affairs, constituency electoral office for Romanians with domicile outside the country; ----------- Letter f) of art. 20 20 has been amended by section 4.2 29 29 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. g) I teach, with minutes, the judge in whose territorial area the ballots are based and unchallenged, as well as those cancelled, stamps and other materials used in the conduct of voting; the polling stations of the diplomatic missions and consular offices hand over these materials, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to the Bucharest Tribunal; ----------- Letter g) of art. 20 20 has been amended by section 4.2 29 29 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. h) issue to each representative of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities from the office component one copy after each minutes, certified by the chairman of the polling station; i) issue, at the request of the observers of non-governmental organizations, as well as of the representatives of the press accredited to the respective polling stations, through the president of the polling station, one copy of each minutes that records the outcome of the elections in the j) provides, on election day, data on the presence of the voting population, according to a program established by the Central Electoral Bureau. ----------- Letter j) of art. 20 20 has been amended by section 4.2 29 29 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 21 (1) Political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities participating in elections under this title, as well as independent candidates may contest the training and the composition of the electoral bureaus, no later than 48 hours after the expiration of the term of establishment or, as the case may be, of completing these offices ((2) Appeals shall be submitted to and settled by the electoral body constituted at the level immediately superior to the one to which the office referred to by the appeal or by the High Court of Cassation and Justice operates, if the the appeal refers to the Central Electoral Office, no later than two days after registration. The decision of the electoral body or, where appropriate, the judgment given by the High Court of Cassation and Justice is final ---------- Alin. ((2) of art. 21 21 has been amended by section 2 2 of art. 68, Title IV of LAW no. 76 76 of 24 May 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 365 365 of 30 May 2012. + Chapter IV Electoral register, electoral lists and voter cards Electoral register, electoral lists and voter cards + Section 1 Electoral Register Electoral Register + Article 22 (1) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall ensure the administration and technical support necessary for the functioning of the Electoral Register, the coordination and methodological guidance of persons authorized to operate in the Electoral Register, as well as the the relevant legal provisions. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 22 22 has been amended by section 5 5 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (2) The electoral register for Romanian citizens residing in Romania is structured by counties, municipalities, cities, communes, and for those residing abroad, by countries and localities. (3) The registration and updating of the identification data of Romanian citizens with the right to vote registered in the Electoral Register shall be carried out, on a permanent basis, by persons authorized by mayors, with the support of branches and offices Permanent Electoral Authority. Persons authorized by mayors, by disposition, operate directly in the Electoral Register, based on official documents presented by the person interested or communicated by the authorities, according to their duties according to the law. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 22 22 has been amended by section 5 5 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (4) The National Center for the Administration of the Database on the Records of Persons, as well as the General Directorate of Passports within the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform shall provide the Permanent Electoral Authority with the data and the information necessary to draw up and update the Electoral Register. (5) The data that are entered in the Electoral Register for each voter residing in Romania are as follows: a) the name and surname, as well as the name before the marriage or the administrative change of the name; b) date of birth; c) the personal numerical code; d) the country in which it is resident, where applicable; e) home address; f) the address of residence and its period of validity; g) the series and number of the voter card; h) series and number of identity documents; i) the date of issuing the identity document; j) expiry date of the identity document. ----------- Alin. ((5) of art. 22 22 has been amended by section 5 5 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (5 ^ 1) The data to be entered in the Electoral Register for each voter who has established his domicile abroad are those provided in par. ((5) lit. a), b), c), d), as well as the passport number and the date of its release. ----------- Alin. (5 ^ 1) of art. 22 22 has been introduced by section 6 6 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (6) Once registered in the Electoral Register with the home address, the voter may apply to the Permanent Electoral Authority a request for his registration with the address of residence. (7) Romanian citizens residing or residing abroad, as well as Romanian citizens residing in the country temporarily abroad, at their request, shall register in the Electoral Register with the data corresponding to the last home address or of residence. + Article 23 (1) The radiation from the Electoral Register of a person shall be made in the event of death, loss of Romanian citizenship, prohibition of the exercise of electoral rights or of placing under prohibition. (2) The updating of the identification data of the Romanian citizens with the right to vote registered in the Electoral Register or their deletion from the Electoral Register shall be carried out no later than 24 hours after the date of the taking to the attention of the mayors of the cases which require updating or deregistration, as appropriate. (3) The Permanent Electoral Authority updates the Electoral Register with the data and information provided according to art. 22 22 para. (4), no later than 10 working days from the date of their receipt. (4) For cases in which the arondation of voters at polling stations cannot be carried out on the basis of mentions of domicile or residence in the identity document, their arondation will be carried out alphabetically or at the first polling station of localities/administrative-territorial subdivision where they have their domicile or residence, as the case may be. ----------- Article 23 has been amended by section 6.6. 7 7 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. + Article 24 (1) The data and information contained in the Electoral Register are intended exclusively for electoral processes. (2) Any person entered in the Electoral Register may request information only on personal data that is contained therein. (3) The meetings against omissions, wrong entries and any errors in the Electoral Register shall be made at the county territorial office of the competent Permanent Electoral Authority, which is obliged to rule, by provision, in the 3 days after registration. ((4) Appeals against the given provisions shall be settled, no later than 3 days after registration, by the judge in whose territorial area the voter resides. + Section 2 Electoral lists Electoral lists + Article 25 Electoral lists include citizens with the right to vote registered in the Electoral Register. They are permanent or additional. + Article 26 (1) The permanent electoral lists shall be drawn up and printed by the mayors, on the basis of the data and information contained in the Electoral Register. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 26 26 has been amended by section 8 8 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (2) The permanent electoral lists shall be established by localities and shall include all citizens with the right to vote who reside in the locality for which they were drawn up. (3) The permanent electoral lists shall be drawn up in communes, on villages and, as the case may be, streets, and in cities, municipalities and administrative-territorial subdivisions of the municipalities, on the streets and, as the case may be, blocks. (4) The permanent electoral lists shall include, in the order of the number of buildings in which the voters live, their name and surname, their domicile, the personal numerical code, the series and the number of identity documents, the series and the number of the voter the number of electoral districts for each type of election, or, where applicable, the uninominal college and the polling station number. (5) The permanent electoral lists shall be drawn up in an official copy, signed by the mayor and the secretary of the administrative-territorial unit and shall be kept in a special register with detachable tabs by the secretary of the administrative-territorial unit. ----------- Alin. ((5) of art. 26 26 has been amended by section 8 8 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (6) The electoral lists shall be drawn up and made available to the voters for consultation no later than 45 days before the election day. ----------- Alin. ((6) of art. 26 26 has been amended by section 32 32 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (6 ^ 1) Within 10 days from the printing of permanent electoral lists, the mayor is obliged to provide the electoral competitors, at the request and at their expense, copies of the permanent electoral lists. ----------- Alin. (6 ^ 1) of art. 26 26 has been introduced by section 9 9 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (7) Voters have the right to check the registration in the electoral lists The meetings against omissions, wrong entries and any errors in the lists are made at the mayor of the locality, which is obliged to rule, by disposition, no later than 3 days after registration. ----------- Alin. ((7) of art. 26 26 has been amended by section 32 32 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ((8) Appeals against the given provisions shall be submitted within 5 days of communication and shall be settled, no later than 3 days after registration, by the judge in whose territorial area the voter resides. ----------- Alin. ((8) of art. 26 26 has been amended by section 32 32 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (9) The mayor is obliged to communicate to the Permanent Electoral Authority any changes in the electoral lists. ----------- Alin. ((9) of art. 26 26 has been amended by section 10 10 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. ((10) Abrogat. ----------- Alin. ((10) of art. 26 26 has been repealed by section 6.6. 33 33 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ((10) The children on the permanent electoral lists shall be drawn up by the mayors in two copies and shall include: the name and surname of the voter, the personal numerical code, the domicile, the series and the number of the identity document, the electoral district number, the number of the uninominal college for the election of the Chamber of Deputies, the number of uninominal college for the election of the Senate, the number of the polling station, as well Copies of the permanent electoral lists shall be signed by the mayor and the secretary of the administrative-territorial unit. A copy shall be kept by the secretary of the administrative-territorial unit, and a copy shall be handed over to the electoral bureaus of polling stations ----------- Alin. ((10) of art. 26 26 has been introduced by section 12 12 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. (11) Changes after the surrender of children on the permanent electoral lists according to the provisions of par. (10) shall be communicated to the Permanent Electoral Authority and to the electoral bureau of the polling station within 24 hours. ----------- Alin. (11) of art. 26 26 has been amended by section 12 12 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. + Article 26 ^ 1 The Permanent Electoral Authority shall communicate to the district electoral bureaus, within 48 hours from the date of their establishment, the minimum number of signatures required to support independent applications in each uninominal college. ----------- Article 26 ^ 1 has been amended by section 1. 13 13 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. + Article 27 (1) The supplementary electoral lists shall be drawn up in the cases provided for by this title and shall include the elements provided for in art. 26 26 para. ((4). The lists shall be signed by the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station where they were (2) In the supplementary electoral lists used in the polling stations in the country will be passed by the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station, the persons who cast their ballots and prove that they reside within the polling station respectively, they were omitted from the copy on the permanent electoral list, as well as the persons who vote according to the provisions of art. 8 8 para. ((4). Those persons may vote only on the basis of the identity document and the voter card. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 27 27 has been amended by section 2 2 of art. unique of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 70 70 of 20 November 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 789 789 of 23 November 2012. (2 ^ 1) In the supplementary electoral lists used in the polling stations abroad will be passed, by the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station, the Romanian citizens abroad who prove with the passport with the mention on establishment of domicile abroad as domiciled in the territory of the state in which the polling station operates or, as the case may be, in a country of the respective uninominal college, Romanian citizens who show that they reside on the territory of the state where operates the polling station or, as the case may be, in a country in the respective uninominal college, by presenting the simple passport or, in the case of the Member States of the European Union, and the identity card, accompanied by the document issued by the foreign authorities proving the residence abroad, the persons voting according to provisions of Article 8 8 para. ((3) and (3 ^ 1), as well as persons who vote according to the provisions of art. 8 8 para. ((4), based on the identity document and the voter card. ----------- Alin. (2 ^ 1) of art. 27 27 has been introduced by section 3 3 of art. unique of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 70 70 of 20 November 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 789 789 of 23 November 2012. (3) The complaints made regarding the supplementary lists shall be settled by the electoral bureau of the polling station by decision. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 27 27 has been amended by section 35 35 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Section 3 Voter cards Voter cards + Article 28 (1) The exercise of the right to vote in elections shall be made only on the basis of the identity document and the voter card, issued under the conditions of this title. Romanian citizens residing or residing abroad can also vote without a voter card. (2) The model of the voter card shall be determined by Government decision within 30 days from the entry into force of this title. (. The voter's book shall be drawn up by the Community public records services. (4) The release of the voter card shall be made on the basis of the identity document, only to the holder and under his signature, by the community public services of record of persons. (5) The Community public services of record of persons will fulfill their obligations under par. (3) and (4), in collaboration with the Permanent Electoral Authority, and for Romanian citizens residing or residing abroad. (6) The release of the unidled voter card may be carried out only to the holder and under his signature and by the electoral bureau of the polling station, on the day of voting, to voters who, until that day, have not picked up their voter card from public community service of record of persons, on the basis of identity document. (7) The domicile proves only with the identity document. (8) A voter can only receive one voter card. (9) Intampinations and appeals regarding the preparation or issuance of voter cards shall be made to the Community public service of record of persons who will settle them within 3 days. (10) The voter cards shall be permanent and valid for all types of elections, according to the number of elections provided for in their contents, and shall be issued to voters registered in the Electoral Register. (11) The voter card shall be kept and shall be used only by the holder. (12) In case of loss or destruction of the voter card, for whatever reason, a duplicate may be issued by the Community public service of record of persons. (13) The release of the duplicate shall be made at the holder's request and on its responsibility. The original declared lost or destroyed is null and void. (14) The voter's book of the person who is removed from the Electoral Register is void of law. The Permanent Electoral Authority will ensure the information of community public services of record of persons, mayors, diplomatic missions and electoral bureaus of polling stations on the names of citizens whose books of Voter become null and void. + Chapter V Applications Applications + Article 29 (1) In each uninominal college, each electoral competitor may have only one proposal for a candidacy. (2) A candidate may represent a single electoral competitor in a single uninominal college. (3) Proposition of candidates shall be submitted to the constituency electoral offices operating at the level to which the respective candidates are elected, no later than 40 days before the election date. (4) The proposal for a candidacy made by the organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities, under the 9 9 para. (11) shall be submitted to the Central Electoral Office. (5) When submitting applications, each political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to national minorities, independent candidate must prove the establishment of a deposit, on behalf of the Authority Permanent Electoral, with a value of 5 gross minimum wages per country for each candidate. (6) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall open accounts for the establishment of deposits of candidates for the position of deputy or senator. ----------- Alin. ((6) of art. 29 29 has been amended by section 36 36 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (7) The deposit shall be returned within 14 working days from the date of final stay of the results of the elections held in the electoral district, only to political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities, which obtain a number of votes equal to at least 2% of the valid votes cast at national level. The deposit is also returned to the organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities, other than those who reach the electoral threshold, who obtain a mandate of deputy from these organizations under the conditions of this title. The deposit is also returned to independent candidates who obtain at least 20% of the valid votes cast in the uninominal college in which they ran. The amounts that are not refunded are made income to the state budget. ((7 ^ 1) Within 30 days from the date of the election date, the Permanent Electoral Authority shall establish, by decision, rules on the constitution and restitution of deposits. ----------- Alin. (7 ^ 1) of art. 29 29 has been introduced by section 37 37 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (8) Proposition of candidates shall be made in writing, in 4 copies, by political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections under this title, under the signature of their management or of the persons appointed to sign them, and in the case of independent candidates, on the basis of the (9) In the case of political alliances and electoral alliances, the candidates ' proposals will be signed by the leaders of each party in the alliance. (10) The application proposals must include the electoral district and the uninominal college in which they run, the name, surname, personal numerical code, domicile, place and date of birth, occupation, profession, and in the case of political alliances or electoral, the party that proposed them. Political parties, political or electoral alliances cannot propose independent candidacies. ----------- Alin. ((10) of art. 29 29 has been amended by section 1 1 of art. unique of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 12 12 of 19 March 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 206 206 of 24 March 2014. (11) The candidates ' proposals will be accompanied by the declarations of acceptance of the candidacy, signed and dated by the candidates, as well as by the declaration of wealth and the declaration of interests of each candidate. (12) The declaration of acceptance of the candidacy will include the electoral district and the uninominal college in which they run, the name, surname, personal numerical code, political party or alliance that proposed it, profession, occupation and belonging the candidate's policy, his express consent to run for the respective office, as well as the stipulation that he meets the conditions provided by law to run. (13) All candidates born before January 1, 1976 will give a declaration on their own responsibility, according to the criminal law, on belonging or non-belonging to security as political police. (14) A person can only accept the application for a single electoral district, and within it, for a single uninominal college. The exception is the persons running being proposed by the citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities in accordance with 9 9 para. ((11). (15) The persons who, at the time of submission of the application, do not meet the conditions provided by art. 37 of the Romanian Constitution, republished, to be elected. (16) The senior civil servants may apply for the elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate only if at the time of submission of the candidacy they have ceased their service relations, under the law. ----------- Alin. ((16) art. 29 29 has been amended by section 2 2 of the single article of LAW no. 323 323 of 20 October 2009 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 708 708 of 21 October 2009, amending section 36 36 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 29 ^ 1 In order to register applications, each political party, political alliance, electoral alliance or organization of citizens belonging to national minorities shall submit to the constituency electoral office 4 files, each containing the following: a) the list of candidates for that constituency containing the data provided in art. 29 29 para. ((8), (9) and (10), with an indication of the uninominal college and the position for which it is being run; b) copies of the identity documents of the candidates; c) evidence of deposits, provided in art. 29 29 para. (5), for each candidate; d) statements of acceptance of the candidacy, provided in art. 29 29 para. ((11); e) declarations of assets and interests of candidates, according to the models set out in the Annex to Law no. 115/1996 for the declaration and control of the wealth of dignitaries, magistrates, persons with management and control positions and civil servants, with subsequent amendments and completions; f) statements of candidates born before January 1, 1976 of belonging or non-belonging to security as political police, which will be drawn according to the model set out in the annex to Government Emergency Ordinance no. 24/2008 on access to your own file and the disclosure of Security. ----------- Article 29 ^ 1 has been introduced by item 38 38 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 30 (1) Independent candidates must be supported by a minimum of 4% of the total number of voters registered in the permanent electoral lists in the uninominal college in which they are running, but no fewer than 2,000 voters for the Chamber of Deputies and 4.000 voters for the Senate. ((1 ^ 1) Independent candidates for electoral district of Romanian citizens residing or residing outside the country must be supported by a minimum of 4% of voters residing in one of the states belonging to the college uninominal for which he is running, but no fewer than 2,000 voters for the Chamber of Deputies and 4,000 voters for the Senate. ----------- Alin. ((1 ^ 1) of art. 30 30 has been introduced by section 39 39 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) The list of supporters must include the date of elections, the name and surname of the candidate, the uninominal college in which he is running, the name and surname of the supporter, personal numerical code, date of birth of the supporter, the name, series and identity document number of the supporter, as well as its signature. The list will also mention the name, surname and personal numerical code of the person who prepared it. The person who has drawn up the list is obliged to file a declaration on his own responsibility stating the veracity of the signatures of the supporters. (3) The list of supporters constitutes a public act, with all the consequences provided by law. (4) Supporters may be only citizens with voting rights and domicile in the uninominal college where the independent candidate wishes to run. A supporter can support one candidate for each of the positions for which elections are held. ----------- Alin. ((4) of art. 30 30 has been amended by section 40 40 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (5) The actions of the supporters shall be given on their own responsibility. ----------- Alin. ((6) of art. 30 30 has been repealed by section 6.6. 41 41 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 30 ^ 1 In order to register the candidacy proposal, each independent candidate shall submit personally to the constituency electoral office 4 files, each containing the following: a) application for registration of the candidacy under its own signature, including the data provided by art. 29 29 para. ((10), indicating the function for which they are applying; b) the documents provided in art. 29 29 ^ 1 lit. b)-f); c) original copy of the list of supporters. ----------- Article 30 ^ 1 was introduced by item 1. 42 42 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 31 (1) The constituency electoral office examines compliance with legal conditions for a person to be able to run, respect for substantive and form conditions of the list of supporters, registering applications that meet these conditions or rejecting the registration of those who do not meet legal conditions. (2) Two copies of the application proposal shall be kept at the constituency electoral office, and the other two, certified by the constituency electoral office by signature of its chairman, with the mention of the date and time, of the number of registration and by application of the stamp, shall be returned to the depositor; one of the copies returned to the depositor shall be registered by him, within 48 hours of the refund, at the courthouse in whose territorial area lies electoral district. For the electoral district for Romanians with domicile or residence outside the country the registration is made at the Bucharest Court. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 31 31 has been amended by section 43 43 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3) Within 24 hours from the registration of each application, one of the copies of the proposal for candidacy shall be displayed by the constituency electoral office at its headquarters in a visible place. ((4) Candidates may waive their application until the date of final application. To this end, the person concerned will give a self-declaration, which he will file with the constituency electoral office. ----------- Alin. ((4) of art. 31 31 has been amended by section 43 43 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (5) Electoral competitors may withdraw the proposal for applications and submit another such proposal by the deadline for submission of applications. The withdrawal of applications shall be made by a request signed by the same persons signing the proposal for a candidacy. ----------- Alin. ((5) of art. 31 31 has been introduced by section 44 44 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (6) In case of a waiver of candidacy after the deadline for submission of applications, electoral competitors will not have the possibility to replace the candidate. In the event of the death of a candidate after the deadline for submitting applications, electoral competitors will not be able to replace it. ----------- Alin. ((6) of art. 31 31 has been introduced by section 44 44 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (7) If the death occurred before the date of printing of the ballots, the candidate will no longer be registered on the ballot. If the death occurred after the date of printing of the ballots, the voting will be made on the ballots thus printed, following that, if the deceased candidate was assigned a mandate, partial elections will be held. ----------- Alin. ((7) of art. 31 31 has been introduced by section 44 44 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 32 (1) The acceptance by the constituency electoral office of a candidacy shall be made, within 24 hours from the submission, by decision and may be challenged by the citizens with the right to vote, political parties, political alliances, alliances electoral and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities, no later than 48 hours after the acceptance decision was displayed. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 32 32 has been amended by section 45 45 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) The rejection by the constituency electoral office of a candidacy shall be made, within 24 hours from the submission, by decision and may be challenged by the candidate or by the electoral competitors who proposed the candidacy. that is, within 48 hours of the rejection of the rejection decision. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 32 32 has been amended by section 45 45 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2 ^ 1) The district electoral offices shall draw up the minutes from which the date and time of the admission decision shall be displayed or, as the case may be, to reject the application. ----------- Alin. (2 ^ 1) of art. 32 32 has been introduced by section 46 46 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2 ^ 2) Candidates in several uninominal colleges or both for the position of deputy and for the senator, except for those provided in art. 9 9 para. (11), are null and void. Nullity is found by decision of the Central Electoral Bureau. ----------- Alin. (2 ^ 2) of art. 32 32 has been introduced by section 46 46 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3) Appeals shall include the name and surname, address and quality of the objector, the name and surname of the person whose candidacy was admitted or rejected, the exposure of the grounds of appeal, the date and signature of the objector and the indication, if is the case, of the person designated to represent him. (4) The appeal and the request for appeal shall be submitted to the competent court, under penalty of nullity. ---------- Alin. ((4) of art. 32 32 has been amended by section 3 3 of art. 68, Title IV of LAW no. 76 76 of 24 May 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 365 365 of 30 May 2012. ((5) Appeals regarding admission or rejection of applications shall be settled within 48 hours after registration, by the tribunal in whose territorial area the electoral district is located. The appeals registered for the candidates for the electoral district for Romanians residing outside Romania shall be settled by the Bucharest Court. The given decision shall be displayed, visibly, at the seat of the court which issued it. (6) Against the judgment given in the appeal can be appealed within 24 hours of the ruling, to the higher hierarchical court. The call shall be resolved within 24 hours of registration. ---------- Alin. ((6) of art. 32 32 has been amended by section 3 3 of art. 68, Title IV of LAW no. 76 76 of 24 May 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 365 365 of 30 May 2012. (7) The judgment in appeal is final. ---------- Alin. ((7) of art. 32 32 has been amended by section 3 3 of art. 68, Title IV of LAW no. 76 76 of 24 May 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 365 365 of 30 May 2012. + Article 33 After the expiry of the deadline for submission of applications, plus the deadlines provided for in art. 32 32 para. (1), (2), (5) and (6), the constituency electoral offices conclude a report by which they find the final stay of the applications, have the printing of the ballots, display at their headquarters, as well as at the headquarters of the polling stations, after setting up their electoral bureaus, final applications, specifying the name and surname, domicile, political affiliation, profession and occupation of the candidate. Final applications can be made public by the press and by any means of mass information, the expenses being borne by those interested. + Chapter VI Ballots and voting stamps Ballots and voting stamps + Article 34 (1) The model, dimensions and printing conditions of the ballots shall be established by Government decision, within 7 days from the date of elections, at the proposal of the Permanent Electoral Authority and the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 34 34 has been amended by section 47 47 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) The order in which the names of candidates on the ballot are printed shall be established by the constituency electoral office, by successive draws: first for parliamentary political parties and citizens ' organizations belonging to the national minorities with their own parliamentary group in both Houses of Parliament and political or electoral alliances comprising at least one parliamentary political party, then for non-parliamentary political parties and political alliances, or electoral, then for the citizens ' organizations belonging to minorities national. Independent candidates will register on the ballot, in the final part of it, in order to register applications. (3) The draw shall be made by the chairman of the constituency electoral office, within 3 days from the date of final stay of the applications, in the presence of a representative of all electoral competitors from that Constituency. The date, place and time of the draw will be displayed at the constituency electoral office, 24 hours before. The absence of a representative of an electoral competitor does not determine the nullity of the draw Appeals regarding the outcome of the draw for the establishment of order on the ballots shall be formulated and submitted on the spot and shall be settled immediately by the constituency electoral office. The decision is final. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 34 34 has been amended by section 47 47 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (4) On the pages of the ballot paper will be printed patrollers, in sufficient number to include all applications, apart from the last page, on which the control stamp is applied. The pages are numbered. (5) In the angle on the upper left side of the quadrilateral will be printed the full name of the political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to the national minority or, as the case may be, the phrase " candidate independent ", and in the angle on the top right the electoral sign is printed, as the case may be. The candidate's name will be printed in the middle of patrol. (6) The voting bulletins shall be captured. + Article 35 (1) Electoral signs shall be established by each political party, political alliance, electoral alliance or organization of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections under the conditions of this title, at least 60 days before Election Day. (2) The electoral signs must be communicated to the Central Electoral Office for registration and must be clearly distinguished from the previously recorded ones, being forbidden to use the same graphic symbols, whatever the geometric figure in which are framed. Parties and political alliances can use, as an electoral sign, the permanent sign with which they entered the Bucharest Court. (3) Electoral signs cannot reproduce or combine the national symbols of the Romanian state, other states, international bodies or religious cults. Except for political parties that are members of international political organizations, they can use the sign of the respective organization as such or in a specific combination. (4) The electoral sign used by a political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to a national minority, legally registered since 1990, belongs to him by right if he used it first, respectively the first, and cannot be appropriated or used by another political party, political alliance, electoral alliance or organization of citizens belonging to a national minority subsequently registered, except with the consent of those to whom it belonged, respectively of parties that made up the political alliance or the original electoral alliance. (5) If the same electoral sign is requested by several political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections under the conditions of this title, the award will be made for the benefit of the political party, the political alliance, the electoral alliance or the organization of citizens belonging to the national minority who registered the first and the first, (6) Appeals regarding the registration of electoral signs shall be submitted within 24 hours from the expiry of the term provided in par. ((1) and shall be settled by the Bucharest Court no later than two days after the registration of the appeal. The decision of the Bucharest Tribunal is final and is communicated within 24 hours to the parties and the Central Electoral Office. ---------- Alin. ((6) of art. 35 35 has been amended by section 4 4 of art. 68, Title IV of LAW no. 76 76 of 24 May 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 365 365 of 30 May 2012. (7) Electoral signs may not be contrary to the rule of law. (8) The Central Electoral Office shall ensure the public knowledge of the electoral signs the day after the expiry of the term provided in par. ((1) or, as the case may be, the term provided in par. (6) the final sentence, by publishing on its own website and in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I. ----------- Alin. ((8) of art. 35 35 has been amended by section 48 48 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (8 ^ 1) Until the date of final stay of applications, the Central Electoral Bureau will communicate to the prefects the electoral signs, in order to print them on the ballots. ----------- Alin. (8 ^ 1) of art. 35 35 has been introduced by section 49 49 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (9) Independent candidates cannot use electoral signs. (10) The political alliance or electoral alliance that participated in the previous elections under a name can only keep it if it has not changed its original composition or if none of the political parties that have left the alliance submit to the Bureau Electoral Central an address stating that it does not agree that the respective name should be kept by that alliance in its new form. Also, that name cannot be used by another political alliance or electoral alliance. + Article 36 (1) For each uninominal college, the ballots will be printed in letters of the same size and the same characters and with the same ink in so many copies as many voters are registered in the permanent electoral lists, with a supplement of 10%. (2) The voting stamps shall be marked "VOTED", written in capital letters. (3) The printing of ballot papers shall be provided by district electoral bureaus, through prefects. The printing of ballots for polling stations abroad is carried out through the prefect of Bucharest. The prefects respond that all necessary ballots should be printed at least 10 days before the election date. The construction of the electoral bureaus stamps is carried out through the care of the prefects, and the stamp of the Central Electoral Office and the stamps with the mention "VOTED" are made by the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform. The stamps with the mention "VOTED" are distributed to the electoral bureaus through the prefects, respectively of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for polling stations abroad. Stamps with the words "VOTED" shall be made at least 10 days before the election date. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 36 36 has been amended by section 50 50 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3 ^ 1) At least 15 days before the elections, the prefects present the template for each type of ballot, from each uninominal college, to the members of the constituency electoral office. If the names of the candidates, the electoral sign or the name of political parties, political alliances or electoral alliances are incorrectly printed or not visible, the constituency electoral office must ask the prefect to modify the layout and the correct printing of the ballots. ----------- Alin. (3 ^ 1) of art. 36 36 has been introduced by section 51 51 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3 ^ 2) The president of the constituency electoral office displays the copy of the layout of each type of ballot at the headquarters of the constituency electoral office for consultation, for 48 hours. After this deadline, no appeal will be upheld. ----------- Alin. (3 ^ 2) of art. 36 36 has been introduced by section 51 51 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (4) The voting bulletins shall be handed over to the chairman of the constituency electoral office, who will distribute them, through mayors, to the chairmen of the electoral bureaus of polling stations, at least two days before the election date. The handing over and distribution of the bulletins are made, in sealed packages of 100 pieces or multiple of 100 pieces, based on minutes. ----------- Alin. ((4) of art. 36 36 has been amended by section 50 50 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (5) As many as two copies of the ballots, targeted and cancelled by the president of the constituency electoral office, will be displayed, one day before the elections, at the headquarters of the courts, as well as at the headquarters of each polling station. (6) At the request of the political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to the national minority participating in elections under this title or independent candidates, the constituency electoral office shall release, for each, two ballots, targeted and cancelled. + Chapter VII Electoral campaign Electoral campaign + Article 37 (1) In the electoral campaign, candidates, political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities, and citizens with the right to vote have the right to express their opinions freely and without no discrimination, through rallies, gatherings, the use of television, radio, written media, electronic means and other media. (2) The means used in the electoral campaign cannot contravene the law order. (3) It is forbidden to organize electoral campaign actions in military units. + Article 38 (1) Political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities participating in elections under this title and independent candidates have free access to public radio services and television in proportion to the number of applications proposed and remaining final. Each public radio and television company shall take into account the number of applications proposed by each electoral competitor in the geographical area covered by that radio or television station. (2) Political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities participating in elections under this title, as well as independent candidates are required to request, within 48 hours from the date of establishment of the voting day, the management of public radio and television services, the granting of antenna times. Requests beyond this deadline shall not be taken into account. (3) Private radio and television stations will practice the same rate on the issue and time unit for all electoral competitors participating in the elections, according to this title, and the antenna times offered to electoral competitors must be proportionate to those practised by public posts. (4) It is forbidden to introduce electoral advertising spots in broadcasts other than electoral ones. + Article 38 ^ 1 (1) During the electoral period, in the case of presentation of opinion polls with electoral content, they must be accompanied by the following information: a) the name of the institution that carried out b) the date or time period during which the survey was conducted and the methodology used; c) sample size and maximum margin of error; d) who requested and who paid the survey. (2) The television or surveys taken on the street among the electorate shall not be presented as representative for public opinion or for a particular social or ethnic group. (3) 48 hours before the day of voting is prohibited the presentation of opinion polls, televots or inquiries made on the street. ----------- Art. 38 ^ 1 was introduced by item 52 52 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 38 ^ 2 (1) The polling institutes or the non-governmental organizations that have the opinion polls and which are accredited by the public authorities may conduct opinion polls at the exit from the polls. The Central Electoral Office, by decision, in this regard. Their survey operators have access, based on the accreditation of the institution for which they work, in the area of protection of the polling station provided for in art. 41 41 para. ((10), without having access inside the polling station. (2) On the day of voting, it is forbidden to present surveys conducted at the exit from the polls, before the voting is closed. ----------- Art. 38 ^ 2 was introduced by item 52 52 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 39 (1) Mayors are obliged after the deadline for submission of applications, but until the beginning of the electoral campaign to establish and provide special places for the electoral display, taking into account the number of competitors electoral candidates who participate in elections. The mayor's disposition is made public by display at the town hall. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 39 39 has been amended by section 53 53 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) Special places for display must be established in public places frequented by citizens, so that electoral competitors can use them without embarrassing traffic on public roads and other activities in the localities That. In advance, the mayors are obliged to ensure the removal from the public space of any electoral propaganda materials left over from the previous electoral campaigns. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 39 39 has been amended by section 53 53 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3) The use of special places for electoral display is allowed only for political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities, independent candidates participating in elections under the present title. (4) It is forbidden to use by political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections according to this title or independent candidate of special places for electoral display so as to prevent their use by another political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to national minorities participating in elections or other independent candidate. (5) In places other than those established according to par. (2), the electoral display is allowed only with the consent of the owners or, as the case may be, the holders (6) On an electoral panel each political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to a national minority participating in elections according to this title or independent candidate may apply a single poster electoral. An electoral poster located in the places provided in par. ((1) may not exceed the dimensions of 500 mm one side and 300 mm the other side, and the one by which an electoral meeting is convened, 400 mm one side and 250 mm the other side. (7) Electoral posters combining colors in a succession reproducing the flag of Romania or another state are prohibited. ----------- Alin. ((7) of art. 39 39 has been amended by section 53 53 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (8) The police, including the community police, are obliged to ensure the integrity of the panels and electoral posters. + Article 40 (1) Constituency electoral bureaus shall ensure the correct conduct of the electoral campaign in the electoral district in which they operate, addressing complaints addressed to them regarding the prevention of a political party, an alliance political, electoral alliance or an organization of citizens belonging to a national minority participating in elections according to this title or an independent candidate to conduct their electoral campaign under the conditions provided by this title and in compliance with electoral deontology. (2) If the constituency electoral office considers, on the occasion of the resolution of the complaint, that administrative measures or the application of contravention or criminal sanctions are necessary, the competent authorities shall notify the competent authorities. (3) Against the decision of the constituency electoral office can be appealed to the Central Electoral Office, no later than 48 hours after its display. The decision given on the appeal is final. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 40 40 has been amended by section 54 54 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (4) The resolution of complaints and appeals shall be made within 3 days from their registration, and the decisions given shall be displayed, visibly, at the headquarters of the electoral office that issued them. + Chapter VIII Voting Voting + Article 41 (1) Each polling station shall have a sufficient number of boxes labelled accordingly for the election of the Chamber of Deputies, respectively of the Senate, special ballot box, booths, stamps with the mention "VOTED", considering the number of voters registered in the permanent electoral lists and observance of the duration of the voting provided The ballot entered in the box other than the one corresponding to the type of election shall be taken into account if the vote is valid. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 41 41 has been amended by section 55 55 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) The cabins and the boxes must be placed in the same room where the office of the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station is located. The cabins, urns, stamps and other materials necessary for the electoral bureau of the polling station shall be provided by the mayors of the communes, towns, municipalities and administrative-territorial subdivisions of the municipalities, together with the prefects. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 41 41 has been repealed by section 6.6. 56 56 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (4) The materials necessary for electoral bureaus of polling stations shall be delivered, on the basis of minutes, by mayors, chairpersons of electoral bureaus of polling stations at least two days before the election date. After taking over the ballots and stamps, the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station ensures their preservation in complete safety. (5) The forms and other printed forms necessary for voting shall be submitted to the electoral bureau of the polling station on the basis of delivery-receipt borderou, including the number of copies of each printed matter. (6) The chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station, together with its members, must be present at the polling station, on the eve of the election day, at 18.00, being obliged to order the necessary measures to ensure order and correctness of voting operations. The president of the electoral bureau of the polling station has the removal of electoral propaganda materials of any type from and from the building of the polling station headquarters. (7) The President will order the fixing of the guard posts around the voting place. (8) On election day, the activity of the electoral bureau of the polling station begins at 6.00. The chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station, in the presence of the other members and, as the case may be, of accredited persons, shall check the ballot boxes, electoral lists, ballots and stamps, recording, in the minutes provided for in art. 45, the number of persons registered in the copies of permanent electoral lists, the number of ballots separately for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, as well as the number of stamps with the mention "VOTED". After the end of this operation closes and seals the boxes, applying the control stamp of the polling station. ----------- Alin. ((8) of art. 41 41 has been amended by section 55 55 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (9) The President shall be obliged to ensure the application of the control stamp and on the last page of each ballot. (10) The president of the electoral bureau of the polling station is obliged to take the necessary measures for the elections to proceed in good conditions. His duties, in this regard, also extend outside the polling place, in his yard, in the entrances to the yard, around the voting place, as well as on the streets and in public squares up to a distance of 500 m. (11) In order to maintain order, the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station will have the necessary means of order, provided by the mayor and the prefect, together with the representatives of the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform. (12) Apart from members of the electoral bureau of the polling station, candidates and accredited delegates and observers, no other person can be stationed in public places in the polling area or in the voting place more than the time required. for voting. (13) During voting, members of electoral bureaus and persons accredited to wear badges, badges or other means of electoral propaganda shall be prohibited. + Article 42 (1) Voting begins at 7.00 and takes place until 21.00, when the polling station closes. The polling station door will display the hours between which the voting process is conducted. (2) If the voter, for good reasons, found by the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station, cannot sign in the electoral list, the mention will be made in the list, with confirmation, on the basis of signature, of a member of the electoral bureau. (3) The access of voters to the voting hall takes place in series corresponding to the number of offices Each voter presents the voter card and the identity document to the electoral bureau of the polling station. The electoral bureau of the polling station shall verify that the voter is registered in the copy of the permanent electoral list, after which the voter signs in the list at his/her position. Based on the signature in the copy of the permanent electoral list, the president or a member of the electoral bureau of the polling station entrusts the voter with the ballot and stamp with the mention "VOTED" that he will apply on the ballot to vote. If a voter presents himself with the duplicate of the voter card, the electoral bureau of the polling station makes a mention of this fact in the copy of the permanent electoral list. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 42 42 has been amended by section 57 57 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (4) The voters who pick up the voter's card from the polling station will sign the receipt in the minutes drawn up at the handover by the community public service of record of persons of unidylated voter cards. (5) Voters who prove with the identity document that they reside in the area aronded to the respective polling station and were omitted from the copy on the permanent electoral list can vote at that polling station only on the basis of the voter card and the act of identity, being registered in the supplementary electoral list. ----------- Alin. ((5) of art. 42 42 has been amended by section 57 57 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ((6) Voters will vote separately in closed cabins, applying the stamp bearing the mention "VOTED" inside the quadrilateral that includes the name and surname of the candidate they vote for. (7) The stamp with the words "VOTED" shall be so dimensioned as to be smaller than the quadrangle. (8) After voting, voters will bend the ballots, so that the unprinted page bearing the stamp of control will remain outside, and will enter them into the urn, taking care not to open. (9) The misrepresentation of the bulletin does not entail its nullity. (10) At the request of the voter, if he misapplied the stamp with the mention "VOTED", but did not enter the ballot in the box, the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station may issue, only once, a new bulletin, withholding and cancelling the initial ballot and making the appropriate mention in the minutes of the voting operations. (11) The stamp entrusted for voting shall be returned to the President or to those members of the electoral bureau of the polling station appointed by him, after which the President or that member will apply it on the voter card in the place corresponding to the number Voting. (12) The President may take measures that the stationing of a voter in the polling booth should not be unduly extended. ----------- Alin. ((13) of art. 42 42 has been repealed by section 6.6. 58 58 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ((14) Candidates and any voter have the right to challenge the identity of the person who is voting. In this case, the identity shall be established by the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station by any legal means (15) If the appeal is based, the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station will stop the contested voter from voting, will record the fact in a report and will refer this situation to the competent authorities. (16) The president of the electoral bureau of the polling station may suspend voting for thorough reasons. (17) The total duration of the suspensions may not exceed one hour. The suspension is announced by display at the door of the polling station venue as soon as the event that triggered the suspension occurred. ----------- Alin. ((17) of art. 42 42 has been amended by section 57 57 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (18) During the suspension, ballot boxes, stamps, ballots and other documents and materials of the electoral bureau of the polling station will remain under permanent guard. During the suspension they cannot leave the polling room more than half of the members of the electoral bureau of the polling station at the same time. (19) The candidates and accredited persons who attend the voting under this title may not be obliged to leave the voting hall during this time. (20) The presence of any person in the voting booths, outside the voting booth, shall be prohibited. (21) The voter who, for thorough reasons, found by the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station, cannot vote alone has the right to call in the polling booth an attendant chosen by him, in order to help him. It cannot be among the observers or members of the electoral bureau of the polling station. (22) The chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station or, failing that, the deputy is obliged to receive and register any written complaint regarding irregularities produced during the voting process, submitted by members of the bureau electoral of the polling station, candidates, accredited observers, accredited representatives of the written press, radio and television, Romanians and foreigners, or voters present in the polling station for the exercise of the right to vote. If the complaint is submitted in duplicate, the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station, respectively the deputy of the polling station, shall mention on the copy that remains with the person submitting the notification that he has become aware of the respective referral and the number under which it is registered. ----------- Alin. ((22) of art. 42 42 has been amended by section 57 57 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (22 ^ 1) For non-transportable voters due to illness or disability, the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station may approve, at their written request, accompanied by copies of medical acts or other official acts from which he results that those persons are untransportable, that a team of at least 2 members of the electoral bureau should travel with a special ballot box and the material required to vote the stamp with the mention "VOTED" and ballots-at the place where is the voter, in order to conduct the voting. Only one special ballot box shall be used within a polling station. The special ballot box can be transported only by members of the electoral bureau of the polling station. The special ballot box can only be moved within the territorial radius of the polling station. ----------- Alin. (22 ^ 1) of art. 42 42 has been introduced by section 59 59 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (22 ^ 2) In the cases provided in par. (22 ^ 1) voting shall be made only on the basis of an extract, drawn up personally by the chairman of the electoral bureau, from the copy of the permanent electoral list or from the supplementary electoral list existing at the respective section, signed and stamped with the stamp of control of the polling station by the president. The persons contained in these extracts must be removed from the other existing lists at the station. ----------- Alin. (22 ^ 2) of art. 42 42 has been introduced by section 59 59 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (22 ^ 3) In the manner provided in par. (22 ^ 1) and (22 ^ 2) may vote only on persons residing in the territorial area of the respective polling station and only if the secret of the vote is ensured. ----------- Alin. (22 ^ 3) of art. 42 42 has been introduced by section 59 59 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (23) At 21.00 the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station declares the voting concluded and orders the closing of the polling station. (24) Persons who at 21.00 are in the hall where they are voted are allowed to exercise their right to vote. ----------- Alin. ((24) of art. 42 42 has been amended by section 57 57 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (25) In the situation referred to in par. (24), the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station has the obligation to inform the office or the electoral office operating at the immediately higher level on the decision to extend the duration of voting, as soon as he adopts such a decision, as well as on the closure of the ward when the extension period ends, as soon as this occurs. (26) Offices and electoral offices that receive briefings in accordance with the provisions of par. (25) have the obligation to transmit the respective information to the electoral bodies operating at the immediately higher levels until all the information is centralized at the Central Electoral Office. + Article 42 ^ 1 For polling stations abroad, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply, where appropriate, to taking into account the specific conditions for the organisation of polling stations abroad. ----------- Art. 42 ^ 1 was introduced by item 60 60 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Chapter IX Election observation Election observation + Article 43 (1) Outside the members of electoral bureaus and candidates, at all operations in polling stations, and at all operations carried out by electoral bureaus at all levels may assist: a) accredited internal observers; b) accredited representatives of foreign organizations; c) accredited representatives of the written press, radio and television, Romanians and foreigners. (2) There may be accredited, as internal observers, representatives of non-governmental organizations who have as their main activity the defense of democracy and human rights, which are legally constituted at least 6 months before the date the conduct of elections and whose governing bodies are not members of any political party or organisation of citizens belonging to a national minority. Persons designated by these organizations as observers may not be members of any political party or of any organization of citizens belonging to a national minority participating in elections under this Title. (3) The accreditation of the representatives of the written press, radio and television in Romania is made by the Permanent Electoral Authority. The appeal regarding the accreditation or rejection of the accreditation request shall be solved by the Bucharest Court of Appeal within two days of registration. The judgment given is final. ---------- Alin. ((3) of art. 43 43 has been amended by section 5 5 of art. 68, Title IV of LAW no. 76 76 of 24 May 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 365 365 of 30 May 2012. (4) It may be accredited, as internal observers, only persons proposed by those non-governmental organizations in respect of which the Permanent Electoral Authority determines that they meet the provisions of par. ((2). The accreditation of internal observers is done by the constituency electoral offices. ((5) Accreditation of representatives of foreign media, radio and television stations, as well as representatives of international organizations with activity in the field of democracy and human rights that request it shall be done by Permanent Electoral Authority, at the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (6) The violation of accreditation conditions shall entail the termination of accreditation. (7) Accredited persons may assist in electoral operations on the day of voting, starting at 6.00 p.m. and ending with the time of conclusion and signing, by members of the electoral bureau of the polling station, of the minutes of finding the results of voting in that section, only if they present the act of accreditation They cannot intervene in any way in the organization and conduct of elections, having only the right to notify the president of the electoral office in writing in case of finding an irregularity. Any act of propaganda for or against a political party, political alliance, electoral alliance or organization of citizens belonging to a national minority participating in elections according to this title or independent candidate or trying to influence the voter's option, as well as violating in any way the accreditation act attract the application of legal sanctions, suspension of accreditation by the electoral office that found the deviation, and on the day of voting, removal immediately of the respective person in the polling station. + Chapter X Counting of votes and finding of results Counting of votes and finding of results + Article 44 The members of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations participate in all the operations related to the counting of votes and can assist the candidates and persons accredited under the conditions of this title. + Article 45 (1) After the end of the voting, the President, in the presence of the members of the electoral bureau of the polling station, shall cancel the remaining ballots. (2) It shall be recorded distinctly, in the minutes for each type of election, the number of ballots cancelled. (3) All voters in the permanent and supplementary electoral lists who participated in the vote shall be counted and their number shall be recorded in the corresponding entries in the minutes. Supplementary electoral lists shall be filed in the order of their establishment. (4) For each type of election, the ballots used as resulting from voter rolls with unused and cancelled ballots shall be collected. Their amount, which must correspond to the number of ballots received at the polling station, shall be recorded in the minutes. If their amount is different than the number of ballots received, it is stated in the minutes the reason for the error, taking into account the meetings and appeals addressed to the electoral bureau of the polling station. (5) If the amount is not verified, members of the electoral bureau of the polling station may have separate opinions. They shall be recorded in the minutes. (6) After these operations, the opening of the polls shall be made. The following box opens only after the counting of the ballots is carried out and the results are recorded in the minutes from the previous box. (7) The President shall read, aloud, at the opening of each bulletin, the name and surname of the candidate voted and shall show the ballot to those present. (8) On the typified form developed by the Permanent Electoral Authority, one of the members of the electoral bureau assisted by at least one more member of the electoral bureau shall record the option resulting from the reading of each ballot. (9) Each ballot read and recorded in the form shall be placed by the President, assisted by the other members of the electoral bureau, in a separate package for each political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to national minorities and independent candidate. (10) For the null ballots, white votes, as well as for the contested ones, separate packages are made. (11) There are void ballots that do not carry the stamp of control of the electoral bureau of the polling station, the ballots having a model other than the approved legal one or at which the stamp is applied on several quadrangles or outside them. These ballots do not enter into the calculation of the valid votes cast. (12) If there are ballots for which there are different opinions on the validity of the vote, it will be assigned to a candidate or will be considered void according to the opinion of the majority of the members of the electoral bureau of the polling station. (13) There are white ballots that did not apply the "VOTED" stamp. These ballots do not enter into the calculation of valid votes cast (14) The result is recorded in a separate table and ends in two original copies, one minutes. (15) The minutes include: a) the total number of voters provided in the electoral lists existing in the polling station, in compliance with the formula: Section a = section a (1) + point a (2) a (1) the total number of voters according to the copy of the permanent electoral list, in compliance with the formula: Section a (1) ≥ 1 b (1); a (2) the total number of voters according to the supplementary electoral list, respecting the formula: Section a (2) ≥ 1 b (2); b) the total number of voters who went to the polls, registered in the electoral lists existing in the polling station, in compliance with the formula: Section b = section b (1) + point b (2) b (1) the total number of voters who went to the polls, registered in the copy of the permanent electoral list; b (2) the total number of voters who went to the polls, registered in the supplementary electoral list; c) the number of ballots received, in compliance with the formula: Section c = section d + section e + section f + point g; d) number of ballots not used and cancelled; e) the total number of valid votes cast, in compliance with the formula: Section e ≤ [point b-(section f + point g)); Section e = the amount of valid votes cast in item h; f) number of null votes; g) number of white votes; h) the number of valid votes cast obtained by each candidate; i) number of contested votes; j) the brief exposure of the meetings, appeals and the manner of their resolution, as well as of the appeals submitted to the constituency electoral office; k) the state of the seals on the ballot at the end of voting. ----------- Alin. ((15) of art. 45 45 has been amended by section 61 61 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ((16) The minutes shall be signed by the President, his or her deputy, as well as by the members of the electoral bureau of the polling station and shall bear the stamp of its control. ----------- Alin. ((16) of art. 45 45 has been amended by section 61 61 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (17) The lack of signatures of some members of the electoral bureau of the polling station does not influence the validity of the minutes. The president will mention the reasons that prevented the signing. (18) Each member of the electoral bureau of the polling station shall have the right to obtain a copy of the minutes, signed by the chairman of the polling station, or by his deputy, as the case may be, and by the other members of the bureau. (19) During the voting and opening operations of the polls, appeals may be made against these operations. They shall be settled on the spot by the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station. (20) Appeals shall be presented to the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station. They are formulated in writing in two copies, of which one, signed and stamped by the president, remains at the objector. (21) The chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station shall immediately decide on appeals whose resolution does not suffer delay. (22) Separately for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate shall be drawn up a file containing: the minutes, in two original copies, the appeals regarding the electoral operations of the electoral bureau of the polling station, the ballots null and contested, the typified forms that were used to calculate the results, as well as the electoral lists used in the polling station, bent on types of lists. The files, sealed and stamped, accompanied by the electoral lists used at the respective polling station shall be submitted to the constituency electoral office, respectively to the electoral office, no later than 24 hours after the end of the voting, by the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station, with military security and accompanied, on request, by representatives of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities in the office electoral section of the polling station, candidates or persons accredited according to the present Title. ----------- Alin. ((22) of art. 45 45 has been amended by section 61 61 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (23) The chairmen of the electoral bureaus of the polling stations shall hand over the files drawn up according to ((22) to: a) the headquarters of electoral districts, in the case of polling stations organized on the territory of the counties; b) the headquarters of the sector electoral office within which they carried out their activity, in the case of polling stations organized in Bucharest; c) the headquarters of the diplomatic missions and the Romanian consulates in the country where they were organized. ----------- Alin. ((23) of art. 45 45 has been introduced by section 62 62 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (24) The minutes drawn up by the electoral bureaus of polling stations organized abroad, accompanied by appeals, will be transmitted by electronic means to the electoral office of the electoral district for Romanian citizens with residence or residence outside the country, through the care of diplomatic missions and consulates, no later than 24 hours after their receipt. The accuracy of the data in these minutes will be confirmed by telephone by the president or deputy of the constituency electoral office, who will countersign and stamp the documents received. The countersigned minutes will enter the centralization of voting results. Documents drawn up, according to para. (22), the electoral bureaus of polling stations organized abroad will be transmitted to the country and handed over, through the care of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to the electoral office of the electoral district for Romanian citizens residing or residence outside the country, and if it has ceased its activity, the Bucharest Tribunal. ----------- Alin. ((24) of art. 45 45 has been introduced by section 62 62 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 46 (1) The constituency electoral office shall centralize the information on votes cast throughout the electoral district, for each type of election. (2) The district electoral bureaus at the county level and the electoral office of the electoral district for Romanian citizens residing or residing outside the country, respectively the electoral offices in Bucharest municipality shall draw up, as the case may be, the following minutes for each type of choice: a) one minutes for each uninominal college established within the electoral district, respectively of the sector electoral office; b) a report on the centralization of votes and the finding of the election result, on electoral competitors, at the level of the electoral district, respectively of the sector electoral office. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 46 46 has been amended by section 63 63 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2 ^ 1) The Electoral Office of the Municipality of Bucharest draws up a centralizing report, on electoral competitors, by summing up the minutes prepared by the sector electoral offices. ----------- Alin. (2 ^ 1) of art. 46 46 has been introduced by section 64 64 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3) The minutes drawn up by the constituency electoral office, respectively by the sector electoral office for each uninominal college must include the following data and information: a) the total number of voters provided in the electoral lists in the uninominal college, in compliance with the formula: Section a = section a (1) + point a (2) a (1) the total number of voters according to the children on the permanent electoral lists, in compliance with the formula: Section a (1) ≥ 1 b (1); a (2) the total number of voters according to supplementary electoral lists, in compliance with the formula: Section a (2) ≥ 1 b (2); b) the total number of voters who went to the polls, registered in the electoral lists in the uninominal college, in compliance with the formula: Section b = section b (1) + point b (2) b (1) the total number of voters who went to the polls, registered in the copies of the permanent electoral lists; b (2) the total number of voters who went to the polls, registered in the supplementary electoral lists; c) the number of ballots received, in compliance with the formula: Section c ≥ 1 d + section e + section f + point g; d) number of ballots not used and cancelled; e) the total number of valid votes cast, in compliance with the formula: Section e ≤ [point b-(section f + point g)); Section e = the amount of valid votes cast in item i; f) number of null votes; g) number of white votes; h) the minimum required number (majority) of votes cast for the receipt of a mandate, in compliance with the formula: [[(section e: 2) + 1); i) the total number of valid votes cast by each candidate. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 46 46 has been amended by section 65 65 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3 ^ 1) For the establishment of the electoral threshold, each constituency electoral office shall draw up a report containing the following data and information: a) the total number of voters provided in electoral lists in the electoral district, in compliance with the formula: Section a = section a (1) + point a (2) a (1) the total number of voters according to the children on the permanent electoral lists, in compliance with the formula: Section a (1) ≥ 1 b (1); a (2) the total number of voters according to supplementary electoral lists, in compliance with the formula: Section a (2) ≥ 1 b (2); b) the total number of voters who went to the polls, registered in the electoral lists in the electoral district, in compliance with the formula: Section b = section b (1) + point b (2) b (1) the total number of voters who went to the polls, registered in the copies of the permanent electoral lists; b (2) the total number of voters who went to the polls, registered in the supplementary electoral lists; c) the number of ballots received, in compliance with the formula: Section c ≥ 1 d + section e + section f + point g; d) number of ballots not used and cancelled; e) the total number of valid votes cast, in compliance with the formula: Section e ≤ [point b-(section f + point g)); Section e = the amount of valid votes cast in item h; f) number of null votes; g) number of white votes; h) the number of valid votes cast obtained by each candidate; i) how to resolve appeals and welcome received. ----------- Alin. (3 ^ 1) of art. 46 46 has been introduced by section 66 66 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ((4) The minutes shall be drawn up in two copies in original, shall be signed by the President and the other members of the constituency electoral office and shall bear his stamp. (5) How many two copies of the two types of minutes concluded on the constituency, together with the meetings and appeals, forming a file, sealed and signed by the members of the constituency electoral office, shall be transmitted to the Office Electoral Central, with military guard, in no more than 48 hours, in order to establish the electoral threshold. ----------- Alin. ((5) of art. 46 46 has been amended by section 65 65 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (6) A copy of the minutes remaining at the electoral office of the electoral district can be made available to interested persons on request. ----------- Alin. ((6) of art. 46 46 has been amended by section 65 65 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Chapter XI Finding of election results Finding of election results + Article 47 ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 47 47 has been repealed by section 6.6. 67 67 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) After receiving the minutes concluded by the electoral bureaus of the electoral districts, according to art. 46, the Central Electoral Bureau establishes political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities that meet the electoral threshold, separately for the Chamber of Deputies and for the Senate. The electoral threshold represents the minimum required number of valid votes cast for parliamentary representation or uninominal colleges in which candidates of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances or organizations citizens belonging to national minorities have obtained the highest number of valid votes cast, calculated as follows: a) for the Chamber of Deputies, 5% of the total valid votes cast in all electoral districts, for all political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities; b) for the Senate, 5% of the total valid votes cast in all electoral districts, for all political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities; c) for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, by cumulatively fulfilling the condition of obtaining 6 uninominal colleges for the Chamber of Deputies and 3 uninominal colleges for the Senate, in which the candidates of political parties, political or electoral alliances and of the citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities ranks first, in the order of the number of valid votes cast, even if they did not meet the conditions provided in lett. a) or b); d) in the case of political alliances and electoral alliances, at the threshold of 5% provided in lett. a) and b) add, for the second member of the alliance, 3% of the valid votes cast in all electoral districts and, for each member of the alliance, starting with the third, one percent of the valid votes cast in all electoral districts, without being able to exceed 10% of these votes. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 47 47 has been amended by section 68 68 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3) For organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities who have not fulfilled the conditions provided in par. (2) and which have the right according to the law to representation in the Chamber of Deputies shall establish a national electoral coefficient representing the average number of valid votes cast necessary for the election of a deputy, in order to determine those organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities who can have representatives in the Chamber of Deputies (4) The national electoral coefficient is established by dividing the total number of valid votes cast for the election of the Chamber of Deputies from all electoral districts, obtained by political parties, citizens ' organizations belonging to national minorities, political alliances, electoral alliances, to the total number of uninominal colleges constituted for the election of the Chamber of Deputies. It is entitled to represent the organization of citizens belonging to the national minority who obtained at least 10% of the electoral coefficient. The representative of the citizens ' organization belonging to the national minority who obtained the highest number of votes is elected. ----------- Alin. ((4) of art. 47 47 has been amended by section 68 68 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (5) The result of the operations referred to in (2)-(4), calculated as a whole unturned part, shall be transmitted by the Central Electoral Office, on the basis of minutes, to each of the constituency electoral offices. ----------- Alin. ((5) of art. 47 47 has been amended by section 68 68 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 48 (1) After receiving from the Central Electoral Office the finding on political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities who meet and who do not meet the electoral threshold under art. 47 47 para. (2), the constituency electoral bureaus shall proceed to the first stage of distribution on the electoral competitor of the mandates of deputy, respectively of senator, at the electoral district level. (2) In the works carried out by the constituency electoral office have the right to assist candidates and accredited persons. (3) The constituency electoral office shall determine, separately for the Chamber of Deputies and for the Senate, the electoral coefficient of the electoral district, determined as the whole unturned part resulting by dividing the number of valid votes expressed for all electoral competitors who meet the condition provided in art. 47 47 para. (2), including valid votes cast for independent candidates who obtained the majority of valid votes cast in the uninominal college where they ran, to the number of deputies, respectively to senators to be elected in that electoral district. ----------- Alin. ((3) of art. 48 48 has been amended by section 69 69 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (4) For each electoral competitor shall be divided the total number of valid votes cast obtained by summing up the valid votes cast in favour of all its candidates from the uninominal colleges within the electoral district to the electoral coefficient, retaining the whole, unturned part of the mule. The result is the number of seats allocated by the constituency electoral office to the electoral competitor at the electoral district level in the first stage of distribution of mandates. Independent candidates are assigned a mandate by the constituency electoral office if they have obtained the majority of valid votes cast in the uninominal college in which they ran. (5) The remaining votes, i.e. those not used or inferior to the electoral coefficient, obtained by electoral competitors that meet the condition provided in art. 47 47 para. (2), as well as the mandates that could not be distributed by the constituency electoral office shall be communicated by him to the Central Electoral Office, in order to be distributed centrally in the second stage, at national level. (6) The Central Electoral Bureau sums up, throughout the country, separately for the Chamber of Deputies and for the Senate, the unused votes and those lower than the electoral coefficient of the electoral district in all electoral districts, for each political party, political alliance or electoral alliance that meets the condition provided in art. 47 47 para. (2); the number of votes thus obtained by each political party, the political alliance and the electoral alliance shall be divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., making so many division operations as many mandates could not be distributed at the level of the constituencies electoral; the resulting from division, calculated by 8 decimal places, regardless of the electoral competitor from which they come, is classified in descending order, up to the competition of the number of undistributed mandates; constitutes the electoral coefficient per country for the deputies and, separately, for the senators; each electoral competitor that has met the condition laid down in art. 47 47 para. (2) shall be assigned so many mandates of deputies or, as the case may be, senators, whenever the electoral coefficient per country is included in the total number of valid votes cast for the political party, political alliance or electoral alliance This result from the summation of unused votes per country and of those lower than the electoral coefficient of the electoral district (unturned part). ----------- Alin. ((6) of art. 48 48 has been amended by section 69 69 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (7) The conduct of mandates assigned to electoral constituencies shall be made by the Central Electoral Office, as follows: a) for each political party, political alliance or electoral alliance that meets the condition provided in art. 47 47 para. (2), divide the number of unused votes and those below the electoral coefficient of the electoral district, from each electoral district, to the total number of these valid votes cast for that political party, that political alliance or electoral alliance, left unused at national level. The result obtained for each electoral district is multiplied by the number of seats due to the political party, political alliance or electoral alliance. The data obtained, calculated by 8 decimal places, are ordered descending at the level of the country and separately decreasing within each electoral district. At two equal values the split is also made according to the total number of valid votes cast and the total number of unused votes or lower the electoral coefficient at the electoral district level. For each electoral district, the first political parties, political alliances or electoral alliances are taken into account, within the limits of the mandates that remain to be distributed in the respective electoral district. The last number of this operation represents the allocator of that electoral district. Next, the distribution of mandates on electoral districts in the order of political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances, as well as electoral districts in the country's ordered list, as follows: the first number of the list ordered by the country is divided by the repartee of the electoral district from which it comes, resulting in the number of seats returning to it in the respective electoral district. Next, proceed identically with the following numbers from the ordered list per country. In the event that the number of mandates due to a political party, a political alliance or an electoral alliance or from an electoral district has been exhausted, the operation continues without them. If the number in the ordered list per country is lower than the electoral district allocator, a mandate shall be given; b) if it is not possible to grant mandates in the order resulting from the application of the provisions of lett. a), the Central Electoral Bureau envisages the electoral district in which the political party, political alliance or electoral alliance has the highest number of candidates, and if and thus have remained undistributed mandates on electoral districts, the electoral district in which the political party, political alliance or electoral alliance has the most unused votes or the most votes below the constituency electoral coefficient; c) if after the application of the provisions a) and b) there are still outstanding mandates on electoral constituencies, the Central Electoral Bureau establishes them on the basis of the agreement of political parties, political alliances or electoral alliances to which these mandates are due, according to para. ((4), and in the absence of an agreement, by drawing lots, within 24 hours after the end of the previous operations. ----------- Alin. ((7) of art. 48 48 has been amended by section 69 69 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (8) The allocation on uninominal colleges and the attribution of mandates to candidates shall be made by the constituency electoral office, taking into account only the electoral competitors who met the electoral threshold provided for in art. 47 47 para. (2), distinctly for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. (9) In each uninominal college for the Chamber of Deputies, respectively the Senate, a single mandate of deputy and senator is assigned. (10) The assignment of MP and senator mandates is done in two stages, at the level of uninominal colleges and at the level of each electoral district. (11) In the first stage, at the level of uninominal colleges, a mandate is assigned to candidates belonging to an electoral competitor that met the electoral threshold according to art. 47 47 para. ((2) and which obtained the majority of valid votes cast in the uninominal college in which they ran. (12) In the second stage, of allocation to colleges and mandates of mandates to electoral competitors who met the electoral threshold, the constituency electoral office will draw up, separately for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, an ordered list of all candidates who were not assigned seats in the first stage, willing in descending order of the relations between the valid votes cast obtained in the uninominal colleges in which they ran and the electoral coefficient of the electoral district respective, calculated up to and including the eighth decimal place. ((12 ^ 1) Departure between 2 or more candidates who have obtained identical results following the operations carried out according to par. ((12) shall be made on the basis of valid votes cast or, in the event of equality, depending on the positions registered at the level of polling stations. ----------- Alin. ((12 ^ 1) of art. 48 48 has been introduced by section 70 70 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (13) If for an electoral competitor the number of seats awarded according to the provisions of para. (11) is greater than or equal to the number of seats allocated to the respective electoral competitor in that electoral district, calculated according to the provisions of par. (3)-(7), he shall no longer be allocated any mandate in the second stage provided for in par. (12), which shall retain the mandates assigned according to the provisions of par. ((11). (14) For each electoral competitor that met the electoral threshold according to the provisions of art. 47 47 para. (2), of the number of seats allocated in that electoral district, calculated according to the provisions of par. (3)-(7), the number of mandates assigned at the level of uninominal colleges according to par. (11), the result representing the number of mandates to be awarded to each electoral competitor at the level of the electoral district in the second stage of award and allocation of mandates. The number of mandates resulting for each electoral competitor shall be allocated for their candidates in descending order according to the ranking in the list provided in par. ((12). If the following candidate is to be assigned a mandate from the ordered list provided for in par. (12) belongs to an electoral competitor who has exhausted the number of mandates to which he is entitled in that electoral district or if in the uninominal college in which he has already been awarded a mandate, the transition to the next candidate from the ordered list, until the award of all mandates. (15) If, following the award of mandates in the two stages according to the provisions of par. (11)-(14), to one or more electoral competitors who met the electoral threshold according to the provisions of art. 47 47 para. (2) were not assigned the number of mandates to which they are entitled in that electoral district, calculated according to the provisions of par. (3)-(7), they will be assigned so many mandates up to competition with this number. The mandates shall be allocated additionally to the candidates of the respective electoral competitors best placed in the ordered list provided in par. (12) to whom they were not allocated a mandate, in the uninominal college in which they ran, by corresponding increase in the number of seats in the respective electoral district and by exception to the provisions of par. ((9). (16) In case of termination of the mandate of a deputy or senator, partial elections shall be held at the level of the uninominal college in which the respective deputy or senator was elected, only if he did not take place with May months before the deadline set for the parliamentary elections. The elections shall be organized with the proper application of the provisions of this title, no later than 3 months after the publication in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, of the decision of the Chamber of Deputies or the Senate, as the case may be, an end to the term of a Member ----------- Alin. ((16) of art. 48 48 has been amended by section 71 71 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (17) The partial elections are held in a single round, with the highest ranked candidate to be declared the winner. In case of runoff, a new round of elections will be held two weeks after the first round, in which only the candidates who are in this situation will participate. Alin. ((17) of art. 48 48 has been amended by section 2 2 of art. unique of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 12 12 of 19 March 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 206 206 of 24 March 2014. + Chapter XII Publishing election results Publishing election results + Article 49 (1) In each electoral district, the constituency electoral office shall bring to public knowledge the preliminary results of the elections at least once every 24 hours, before obtaining the minutes and voting results from all electoral bureaus operating at levels below its level. (2) After obtaining the voting results from all electoral bureaus of polling stations, the constituency electoral office shall make public the results of the elections. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 49 49 has been amended by section 72 72 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2 ^ 1) Within 48 hours of receiving the final results from all constituency electoral bureaus, the Central Electoral Office shall conclude a separate record for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, respectively, comprising the Country: 1. number of voters registered in the electoral lists; 2. the number of voters who went to the polls-total; 3. degree of participation in voting-%; Section 3 3 = (pt. 2 2: point 1 1) x 100 4. number of valid votes cast-total; 5. number of votes null-total; 6. number of white votes-total; 7. number of assigned mandates-total; 8. grouping of mandates and valid votes cast attributed to political parties, organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities, political alliances, electoral alliances, including independent candidates; 9. the distribution by country of mandates with their conduct on electoral districts and electoral colleges; 10. the organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities who, although they participated in the elections, did not obtain any mandate of MP or senator, who are due a mandate of MP according to art. 9; the name and surname of the candidate who received the highest number of votes. ----------- Alin. (2 ^ 1) of art. 49 49 has been introduced by section 73 73 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2 ^ 2) The minutes shall be signed by the President, his lessor and the other members of the Central Electoral Office in the presence of which the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate shall be submitted in order to validate the mandates, together with the with the files drawn up by the constituency electoral bureaus. The lack of signature of some members of the office has no influence on the validity of the minutes and the elections. The president mentioned the reasons for the signing. ----------- Alin. (2 ^ 2) of art. 49 49 has been introduced by section 73 73 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (3) The Central Electoral Office publishes the results of the elections in the press and in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, in a timely + Chapter XIII Contraventions ------------ Head title. XIII has been amended by section 2 2 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 50 Constitute contraventions, if they do not constitute crimes, the following facts: a) the registration, with good science, of a voter in several electoral lists of the locality of domicile, the registration in the electoral lists of fictitious persons or who do not have the right to vote, electoral, in violation of the legislation in force ----------- Lit. a) of art. 50 50 has been amended by section 4.2 14 14 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. a ^ 1) keeping registers with permanent electoral lists in improper conditions; ----------- Letter a ^ 1) of art. 50 50 was introduced by section 4.2. 74 74 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. a ^ 2) non-performance of records or radiation in the Electoral Register or in permanent electoral lists within the deadlines established according to this law; ----------- Lit. a ^ 2) of art. 50 50 has been amended by section 4.2 14 14 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. a ^ 3) carrying out operations in the Electoral Register or in permanent electoral lists by unauthorized persons; ----------- Lit. a ^ 3) of art. 50 50 has been amended by section 4.2 14 14 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. a ^ 4) the non-communication to the Permanent Electoral Authority of the changes made in the permanent electoral list; ----------- Lit. a ^ 4) of art. 50 50 has been amended by section 4.2 14 14 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. b) signing of the list of supporters in violation of the law c) violation of the provisions regarding the display of proposals for applications or the use of electoral signs; d) unjustified refusal of release, at the written request of the interested one, of the voter card or the non-preparation of the voter card within the established deadlines; e) failure, by the organizers, of the measures necessary for the normal conduct of electoral assemblies, as well as the distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages during these meetings; f) destruction, damage, soiling, covering by writing or in any way the electoral lists, platforms-program displayed or any other posters or advertisements of printed electoral propaganda; g) non-compliance with 39 39; ----------- Letter g) of art. 50 50 has been amended by section 4.2 75 75 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. h) acceptance by a citizen of the candidacy in several uninominal colleges or both for the Chamber of Deputies and for the Senate, except for the applications proposed by the organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities; ----------- Letter h) of art. 50 50 has been amended by section 4.2 75 75 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. h ^ 1) non-compliance with decisions and decisions of offices and electoral offices; non-compliance with decisions of the Permanent Electoral Authority; ----------- Lit. h ^ 1) of art. 50 50 has been amended by section 4.2 14 14 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. h ^ 2) non-compliance with 18 18; ----------- Letter h ^ 2) of art. 50 50 was introduced by section 4.2. 76 76 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. h ^ 3) non-compliance with 37 37 para. ((3) and art. 38 38 para. ((1), (3) and (4); ----------- Letter h ^ 3) of art. 50 50 was introduced by section 4.2. 76 76 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. h ^ 4) non-compliance with 38 38 ^ 1; ----------- Letter h ^ 4) of art. 50 50 was introduced by section 4.2. 76 76 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. i) printing, without right, of ballots for their use on election day; ------------ Lit. i) of art. 50 50 has been amended by section 4.2 3 3 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. j) refusal to allow access to the polling station of candidates or accredited persons to assist in the conduct of electoral operations; k) refusal to receive and register a written complaint submitted in accordance with the provisions of this title; l) refusal to comply with the provisions of the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station on ensuring order in the voting place and in the surroundings; m) the delivery of the ballot to a voter who does not present the voter card and the identity document or who refuses to sign in the electoral list in which he is registered for the receipt of the ballot and the voting stamp; ---------- Lit. m) of art. 50 50 has been amended by section 4.2 3 3 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. m ^ 1) non-application on the voter card or, as the case may be, on the identity document of the stamp with the mention "VOTED" or the sticker stamp, as well as the retention of the voter card, without valid reasons, by the members of the electoral bureau of the voting; ----------- Letter m ^ 1) of art. 50 50 was introduced by section 4.2. 77 77 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. m ^ 2) the retention of a voter card by an unauthorized person, as well as the entrustment by the holder of the voter card to another person in order to vote; ----------- Letter m ^ 2) of art. 50 50 was introduced by section 4.2. 77 77 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. n) preparation, by electoral bureaus of polling stations, of minutes in violation of the provisions of this title; o) continuation of electoral propaganda after its conclusion, as well as advising, on the day of voting, of voters at the headquarters of polling stations to vote or not to vote for a certain political party, political alliance, electoral alliance, organization of citizens belonging to a national minority or an independent candidate; p) the wearing, during the voting, by the members of the polling stations offices or by accredited persons, by badges, badges or other means of electoral propaganda; q) violation, by members of electoral bureaus, of the obligation to participate in the activity of these offices. r) refusal of the chairman of the electoral bureau or its deputy to issue a certified copy of the minutes to persons entitled according to the provisions of this law. ----------- Letter r) of art. 50 50 was introduced by section 4.2. 78 78 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 51 (1) Contraventions provided in art. 50 lit. a ^ 1), a ^ 2), a ^ 3), a ^ 4), c), f), g), h), h ^ 1), h ^ 2), h ^ 3), k), o), q) and r) are sanctioned with a fine of 1,000 to 2,500 lei, those of lit. b), l) and p), with a fine of 1,500 to 4,500 lei, those from lit. a), d), e), h ^ 4), i), j), m), m ^ 1), m ^ 2) and n), with a fine from 4,500 lei to 10,000 lei. ----------- Alin. ((1) of art. 51 51 has been amended by section 79 79 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. (2) Finding the contraventions provided in art. 50 and application of sanctions provided in par. ((1) shall be made by: a) policemen, for the facts provided in art. 50 lit. e), f), g), i), j), l), m ^ 2) and o); ----------- Letter a) a par. ((2) of art. 51 51 has been amended by section 4.2 80 80 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. b) the president of the constituency electoral office, for the facts provided in art. 50 lit. a), f), h), n), o), p) and q); c) President of the Central Electoral Office, for the facts provided in art 50 lit. b), c) and h); d) the chairman of the electoral bureau, in case of committing the contraventions by its members, or the president of the superior hierarchical electoral office, in case of committing the contraventions by the presidents of the or by their deputies, for the facts provided in art. 50 lit. i), k), o), m ^ 1), p), q) and r); ----------- Letter d) a par. ((2) of art. 51 51 has been amended by section 4.2 80 80 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. e) the powers of the President of the Permanent Electoral Authority, for the facts provided in art. 50 lit. a), a ^ 1), a ^ 2), a ^ 3), a ^ 4), b), d) and h ^ 2); ----------- Letter e) a par. ((2) of art. 51 51 has been amended by section 4.2 80 80 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. f) the powers of the President of the Permanent Electoral Authority, if the act provided for in art. 50 lit. h ^ 1) is committed by central or local public administration authorities and if the act provided for in art. 50 lit. h ^ 4) is committed by someone other than broadcasters; the president of the electoral office, if the act provided in art. 50 lit. h ^ 1) is committed by the members of the electoral office, or the president of the superior hierarchical electoral office, in case of committing the act provided in 50 lit. h ^ 1) by the presidents of the lower hierarchical electoral offices; policemen, if the act provided in art. 50 lit. h ^ 1) is committed by natural or legal persons other than those provided above; ----------- Letter f) a par. ((2) of art. 51 51 was introduced by section 4.2. 81 81 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. g) The National Audiovisual Council, which is self-reported or can be notified by those interested for the act provided for in art. 50 lit. h ^ 3) or the act provided for in art. 50 lit. h ^ 4), if it is committed by broadcasters. ----------- Letter g) a par. ((2) of art. 51 51 was introduced by section 4.2. 81 81 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ((3) The offender may pay, on the spot or within no more than 48 hours from the date of conclusion of the minutes, or, as the case may be, from the date of its communication, half of the minimum fine provided in par. (1), the finding agent making mention of this possibility in the minutes. (4) The provisions of this Article shall be supplemented by provisions Government Ordinance no. 2/2001 on the legal regime of contraventions, approved with amendments and additions by Law no. 180/2002 , with subsequent amendments and completions. + Article 52 Repealed. ----------- Article 52 has been repealed by point (a) 4 4 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 53 Repealed. ----------- Article 53 was repealed by point (a). 4 4 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 54 Repealed. ----------- Article 54 has been repealed by point (a) 4 4 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 55 Repealed. ---------- Article 55 was repealed by point (a). 4 4 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 56 Repealed. ---------- Article 56 was repealed by point (a). 4 4 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 57 Repealed. ---------- Article 57 was repealed by point (a). 4 4 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 58 Repealed. ---------- Article 58 was repealed by point (a). 4 4 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 59 Repealed. ---------- Article 59 has been repealed by point (a) 4 4 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 60 Repealed. ---------- Article 60 has been repealed by point (a) 4 4 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Article 61 Repealed. ---------- Article 61 has been repealed by point (a). 4 4 of art. 201 of LAW no. 187 187 of 24 October 2012 published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 757 757 of 12 November 2012. + Chapter XIV Permanent Electoral Authority Permanent Electoral Authority + Article 62 In order to ensure the logistical conditions necessary for the application of the legal provisions regarding the exercise of the right to vote, as well as the corresponding conditions for the proper conduct of electoral operations, Permanent Election. + Article 63 (1) The Permanent Electoral Authority is an autonomous administrative institution with legal personality and general competence, which ensures the unitary application, in the interval between two electoral periods, of the legal provisions on the organization and conduct of elections or other consultations of a national or local nature. The Permanent Electoral Authority aims and supports the endowment of polling stations with the necessary logistics, as well as the realization of specific operations in the interval between two electoral periods. (2) Within the meaning of this title, the electoral period is the time period starting at the date of bringing to the public knowledge of the election day and ending with the official communication of the result of the vote. The electoral period includes the time between the date of bringing to public knowledge of the election day and the start date of the electoral campaign, the electoral campaign, the actual conduct of voting, the counting and centralization of votes, the establishment the result of voting, the assignment of mandates and the publication of the election result in the Official Gazette of Romania (3) The Permanent Electoral Authority is headed by a president, with the rank of minister, aided by 2 vice presidents with the rank of secretary of state. (4) The President shall be appointed by decision adopted at the joint sitting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, at the proposal of the parliamentary groups, among the personalities with training and experience in the legal or administrative field. the candidate who meets the majority of votes of deputies and senators. (5) The president is helped by 2 vice presidents with the rank of secretary of state, one appointed by the President of Romania, and the other by the Prime Minister. (6) The President and Vice-Presidents may not be members of a political party. (7) The mandate of the President and the mandates of the Vice-Presidents of the Permanent Electoral Authority shall be 8 years and may be renewed once. ((. The mandate of the President or Vice-Presidents shall cease in the following circumstances: a) expiration of the mandate b) resignation; c) revocation; d) death. (9) The President and the Vice-Presidents may be removed from office, for thorough reasons, by the authorities who appointed them. (10) The Permanent Electoral Authority, with the opinion of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, approves its own draft budget, before the debate on the state budget, and submits it to the Government in order to include it in the state budget. The inclusion of capital expenditures in its own budget is done with the Government's (11) The chairman of the Permanent Electoral Authority is the principal authorising officer. In carrying out his duties, the President shall issue orders. (12) The Permanent Electoral Authority has a general secretary appointed by the Prime Minister on the basis of competition, under the law. (13) In the absence of the President, his duties are fulfilled by one of the Vice-Presidents established by order + Article 64 (1) The Permanent Electoral Authority has its own specialized apparatus. (2) The organization and functioning of the personal apparatus of the Permanent Electoral Authority, the number of posts, the staff status, its attributions and the organizational structure shall be established by the organization and functioning regulations, approved by decision of the permanent offices of the two Houses of Parliament, at the proposal of the Permanent Electoral Authority. The staff of the Permanent Electoral Authority has the same status as the staff of the two Houses of Parliament. The organization and functioning of the appliance do not apply the art. XVI of Title III of Book II of Law no. 161/2003 on certain measures to ensure transparency in the exercise of public dignity, public functions and in the business environment, prevention and sanctioning of corruption, with subsequent amendments and completions. (3) The Permanent Electoral Authority may have regional branches in each of the development regions. The establishment of regional branches, the number of posts, their duties and relations with the Permanent Electoral Authority shall be established by the regulation on its organization and functioning. (4) The salary of the staff in the specialized apparatus of the Permanent Electoral Authority is made at the level provided by law for the staff of the two Houses of Parliament. + Article 65 (1) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall exercise the following main tasks in the interval between two electoral periods: a) elaborates proposals on ensuring the necessary logistics for the conduct of elections, which it conveys to the Government and local public administration authorities, and pursues the implementation of the proposals; b) pursues the establishment of the polling stations and the offices of the electoral bureaus; c) pursues and ensures the timely realization of the equipment specific to the polling stations: boxes and typified cabins, stamps, tusiere, containers for the transport of ballots and the like; controls the way of keeping them between electoral periods; d) pursues the way of ensuring the funds necessary to achieve staggered, in advance, the logistics necessary to conduct the electoral process; e) develop systems for the protection of polling stations, ballot papers and other documents and materials specific to the electoral period; f) monitors and controls the preparation and updating of permanent electoral lists and the keeping of registers including permanent electoral lists, as well as the way of carrying out the communications provided by law and operating On time, in the electoral lists; g) pursues the preparation and release of the voter cards, in accordance with the permanent electoral lists; h) pursues and controls the way of ensuring the consistency between the content of the existing permanent electoral lists at the mayors and the copy of the judges; i) ensure, within the limits of its competences, the uniform application of the legal provisions regarding the organization of elections; j) develop studies and proposals aimed at improving the electoral system, which it releases and presents to public authorities, political parties, as well as non-governmental organizations concerned; k) presents to the Parliament, within 3 months from the end of the elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, the President of Romania and the local public administration authorities or a national referendum, a report on the organization and to conduct the elections, namely the referendum, including references to the participation in the elections, its conduct, the deviations and shortcomings, including the legislative order, found and the result of the consultation. The report is released in the form of a White Paper; l) develop materials and programs of information and training of voters on the Romanian electoral system and on the observance of electoral deontology and ensure their popularization; m) organizes specific programs of training and training in electoral matters for the staff of the authorities and institutions, with powers in the organization and conduct of elections, as well as for persons who can become members of the offices electoral; ----------- Lit. m) a par. ((1) of art. 65 65 has been amended by section 4.2 15 15 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. n) develop programs and establish uniform rules on the exercise of voting by non-book or disabled persons and ensure their popularization; o) elaborates the draft own budget, which is approved by the state budget law; p) prepares the list of specialized personnel certified by the National Institute of Statistics, which participate in the centralization, processing of data and the finding of election results; q) supports the establishment of the material base specific to the information system at national level, necessary to establish r) organizes tenders for the selection of computer programs to be used by the Central Electoral Office for the centralization of voting results; s) elaborates and submits to the Government for approval, together with the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, the calendar of actions during the electoral period; s) elaborates and submits to the Government for approval, together with the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, draft decisions specific to the proper organization and conduct of elections; t) elaborates draft normative acts to improve and improve the Romanian electoral system, which it submits to the Government for the analysis and exercise of the right of legislative initiative; t) presents to the Government for approval, together with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, the draft Government decision on approving the necessary expenses for the organization and elections; the decision is approved no later than 5 days after the election day is brought to public attention; u) certifies for unchanged, 10 days before the date of elections, the computer programs selected following the tender organized according to the legal provisions in force and provides them with the parties registered in the electoral competition, at their application; v) keep records of communes, cities, municipalities and sectors of Bucharest municipality where the posts of mayor are vacant or in which the local councils have been dissolved and make proposals to the Government to establish the date of organization and conduct of the new elections; x) supports the organization and conduct of partial elections (2) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall submit to the Parliament annually a report on its activity. (3) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall perform any other duties provided by law. (4) In the performance of his duties, the Permanent Electoral Authority shall adopt decisions, decisions and instructions, which shall be signed by the President and shall be countersigned by the Vice-Presidents. The decisions of the Permanent Electoral Authority shall be published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, and shall be binding on all bodies and authorities with electoral powers. + Chapter XV Transitional and final provisions Transitional and final provisions + Article 67 (1) The expenses for carrying out electoral operations shall be borne by the state budget. (2) The headquarters and endowment of the Central Electoral Office and of the electoral office of the electoral district for Romanians residing or residing outside the country shall be provided by the Government, the district electoral bureaus, by the prefects and by the the presidents of the county councils, respectively the general mayor of Bucharest, and the electoral offices, as well as the electoral bureaus of the polling stations, by the mayor, together with the prefects. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 67 67 has been amended by section 83 83 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. ((3) Acts drawn up in the exercise of the electoral rights provided for in this Title shall be exempt from stamp duty. + Article 68 (1) The Government shall ensure, in order to support the activity of electoral bureaus, the necessary statisticians, the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, together with the Permanent Electoral Authority the necessary auxiliary technical staff, The Foreign Affairs, together with the Permanent Electoral Authority, provide the auxiliary staff at the electoral office of the constituency for Romanians with their domicile or residence outside the country. (2) During the period of time the offices and electoral offices operate, their members, statisticians and auxiliary technical staff shall be considered seconded and receive an allowance established by Government decision. The chairmen of the electoral bureaus, their deputies and the members receive the allowance from the date of conclusion of the investment minutes. (3) For the allowances provided in par. (2) is retained, is due and only income tax is transferred, according to the law. ----------- Article 68 has been amended by section 6.6. 84 84 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 69 (1) Within 7 days from the date of elections, the Government shall establish, on the proposal of the Permanent Electoral Authority and the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, the calendar of actions during the electoral period, the measures necessary for the proper organization of elections, the model of the copy on the permanent electoral lists, the model of the supplementary electoral list, the extract from the copy of the permanent electoral list or from the supplementary electoral list, of the supporters, the list of members of citizens ' organisations national, of the stamp of electoral bureaus and of stamp with the mention "VOTED", of the list of candidates, of the declaration of acceptance of the candidacy, of the declaration of waiver of candidacy, as well as of the proof certificate of election Deputies and Senators. In the same term, the Government approves, by decision, on the proposal of the Permanent Electoral Authority, the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the budget necessary to organize elections and expenses necessary for their preparation, organisation and deployment. The Government also establishes, at least 20 days before the election date, at the proposal of the National Institute of Statistics, the model of minutes for recording the voting result. (2) Within 60 days from the date of the election date, the Government shall approve, by decision, the duration and conditions for keeping the ballots used, those challenged, as well as those not used, the stamps and the other materials used in the electoral process. (3) Within 30 days from the date of the election date, the Permanent Electoral Authority shall develop a set of minimum conditions that the locations in which the polling stations will be organized, as well as the endowment of the minimal of them. ----------- Article 69 has been amended by section 6.6. 85 85 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 70 (1) The judgment by the courts of the meetings, appeals or any other requests regarding the electoral process shall be made according to the rules established by law for the injunction, with the mandatory participation of the prosecutor. (2) Against final judgments, rendered by the courts under this title, there is no remedy. (3) The final decisions of the courts, rendered as a result of the meeting, of appeals or of any other requests regarding the electoral process, shall be communicated immediately to the electoral bureaus concerned. ---------- Alin. ((3) of art. 70 70 has been amended by section 6 6 of art. 68, Title IV of LAW no. 76 76 of 24 May 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 365 365 of 30 May 2012. + Article 71 (. The terms per day, as provided for in this Title, shall be calculated from the day when they start to run, which shall be taken into account, including on the day when they are fulfilled, even if they are not working days, until 24.00 of that day. (2) During the entire period of the elections, the electoral bureaus shall work according to the working hours established by the Central Electoral Bureau, by The courts must ensure the permanence of the activity in order to exercise by citizens the electoral rights. On Election Day, the courts ensure the work is permanent. ----------- Alin. ((2) of art. 71 71 has been amended by section 87 87 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 71 ^ 1 (1) Persons sentenced by final judicial decision to the loss of electoral rights shall not participate in the vote and shall not be considered in determining the total number of voters. (2) For persons held on the basis of a preventive arrest warrant or for persons who are in the execution of a conviction, but have not lost their electoral rights, the provisions of art. 42 42 para. ((22 ^ 1) on the special ballot box, provided that the person deprived of liberty resides in the administrative-territorial unit within the radius of which the place of detention is located. The request for the sending of the special ballot box shall be written personally by the applicant and shall be submitted through its caregivers to the polling station where the person deprived of liberty is aronded according to the domicile. ----------- Art. 71 ^ 1 was introduced by item 1. 88 88 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 97 97 of 27 August 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 630 630 of 29 August 2008. + Article 72 (1) The provisions of this title relating to the use of voter cards shall apply from the parliamentary elections of 2016. (2) In the parliamentary elections of 2012 the right to vote shall be exercised on the basis of the identity document, as defined in art. 2 2 section 32, on which the stamp with the mention "VOTED" and the date of the vote or, as the case may be, a sticker stamp with the mention "VOTED" and the date of the vote. The model of the sticker stamp, the conditions of printing, its management and its use in the parliamentary elections of 2012 shall be established by the Government, by decision, on the proposal of the Permanent Electoral Authority and of the Ministry Administration and Interior, within 7 days of the election date. ----------- Article 72 has been amended by section 4.2. 1 1 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 46 46 of 1 September 2012 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 634 634 of 5 September 2012. + Article 73 The provisions of this title on polling stations, electoral register and permanent electoral lists shall apply accordingly to the elections for the President of Romania, elections for local public administration authorities, elections for the European Parliament, as well as national and local referendums. ----------- Article 73 has been amended by section 6.6. 16 16 of art. I of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 4 4 of 5 February 2014 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 111 111 of 13 February 2014. + Article 74 This Title shall enter into force 30 days after its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I. + Article 75 (1) The Government shall provide the Permanent Electoral Authority with the headquarters and material and financial means necessary for proper functioning. In this regard, it will provide in the draft state budget the amounts necessary for the activity of the Permanent Electoral Authority. (2) The Government shall approve within 5 days from the date of elections the budget of the electoral period. + Article 76 The date of entry into force of this Title shall be repealed Law no. 373/2004 to elect the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 887 of September 29, 2004, with subsequent amendments and completions. + Title II Modification and completion Law no. 67/2004 for the choice of local government authorities + Article 77 Law no. 67/2004 *) for the election of local public administration authorities, republished in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 333 of 17 May 2007, shall be amended and supplemented as follows: 1. In Article 1, paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 1. -(1) This law regulates the election regime for local public administration authorities-local councils, county councils, mayors and presidents of county councils. (2) Local councils and county councils, mayors and chairmen of county councils shall be elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and freely expressed vote. ........................................................... (4) The mayors of the communes, cities, municipalities, sectors of Bucharest and the general mayor of Bucharest, as well as the presidents of the county councils shall be elected on electoral districts, by uninominal elections. (5) The vice-presidents of the county councils, as well as the deputy mayors shall be elected by indirect vote by the county councils, respectively the local councils 2. In Article 3, paragraph 2 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "(2) For the election of the local council, the county council, the mayor, as well as the president of the county council each voter has the right to one vote." 3. In Article 4, paragraph 1 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 4. -(1) They have the right to be elected councillors, mayors or presidents of county councils citizens with the right to vote who have reached, until the day of elections inclusive, the age of at least 23 years, if they are not prohibited political, according to art. 40 40 para. (3) of the Romanian Constitution, republished. " 4. In Article 6, paragraphs 1, 5 and 6 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 6. -(1) Candidates for local councils and county councils, as well as those for mayors and chairpersons of county councils, shall be proposed by political parties or political alliances constituted according to Law of political parties no. 14/2003 . Applications may also be submitted by electoral alliances constituted under the conditions of this law, by the organizations of citizens belonging to the national minorities provided in art. 7, as well as independent candidacies. The lists of candidates for the election of local councils and county councils must be drawn up so as to ensure the representation of both ................................................................ (5) A person may apply for a single local council and a single county council and only for a single office of mayor or county council president. (6) A person may apply at the same time for the position of local councillor or county councillor, mayor or chairman of the county council. " 5. In Article 10, paragraph 2 shall be amended and shall read as follows: " (2) For the election of the county councils, the president of the county council and the General Council of Bucharest, each county, respectively the city of Bucharest, constitutes an electoral district. The numbering of the county electoral districts and the city of Bucharest is made by Government decision. " 6. In Article 14, paragraph 1 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 14. -(1) At the same polling station voters shall vote for the local council, the county council, the mayor and the president of the county council. " 7. Article 24 (14) shall be amended and shall read as follows: " (14) The completion of the constituency electoral bureaus with representatives of political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances shall be made, within 24 hours from the final stay of the candidates, by the President of the electoral, in the presence of persons delegated by political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances that have communicated representatives, in descending order of the number of candidates proposed by each political party, political alliance or the electoral alliance for the local council concerned, plus, where appropriate, the candidate for mayor, as well as the candidate for the position of president of the county council. In the case of the county district electoral office, respectively of the city of Bucharest, the number of all applications submitted by each political party, political alliance or electoral alliance for the county council or for its president, respectively for the General Council of Bucharest, as well as for local and primary councils, registered in the county, respectively in Bucharest. If the total number of representatives communicated according to par. (13) is lower than that of the members of the electoral bureau, the operation to appoint representatives shall be repeated until all places are filled. Only political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances that have proposed several representatives for the same electoral office participate in this phase. A political party, a political alliance or an electoral alliance cannot have more than 3 representatives in the electoral office of the same constituency. " 8. In Article 25 (1), the letter j) shall be amended and shall read as follows: " j) the electoral office of county district, respectively of the city of Bucharest, totals the votes cast for the county council, for the president of the county council, respectively for the General Council of Bucharest and for the general mayor of Bucharest, and establishes the result of the elections; issues to the councillors, respectively to the president of the county council and the general mayor of Bucharest, the proof certificate of the choice, transmit to the county council and the General Council Bucharest Municipality, minutes and other documents on the outcome of the elections for councillors, provided in art. 99 99 para. ((5), in order to validate the mandates; ". 9. In Article 29, point d) is amended and shall read as follows: " d) count the votes and record the result of voting for the electoral districts for which it was voted at the respective section, distinctly for the local council, for the mayor, respectively the general mayor of Bucharest, for the county council and the president of the county council, respectively for the General Council of Bucharest; ". 10. In Article 32, paragraph 2 shall be amended and shall read as follows: " (2) Provisions of art. 24 shall also apply if elections are held for the county council and/or for the president of the county council, respectively for the General Council of Bucharest Municipality and/or for the general mayor of Bucharest. " 11. In Article 37 (1), point g) shall be amended and shall read as follows: " g) receives the minutes drawn up by the electoral bureaus of the county district and of the city of Bucharest, together with the minutes containing the result of the elections, drawn up by the electoral bureaus of communal constituency, city, municipal and sector of the city of Bucharest; it totals the results at national level, on political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and independent candidates, separately for local councils, county councils, mayors, as well as for the chairmen of the county councils in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, and in the press; ". 12. Article 44 is amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 44. -The proposals for candidates for local councillors, county councillors, mayors and county council chairmen shall be made on electoral constituencies and shall be submitted to constituency electoral offices no later than 30 days. before the election date. " 13. Article 47 is amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 47. -Political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances can propose a list of candidates in each electoral district for the local council, for the county council, a candidate for mayor and a candidate for the office of the county council. " 14. In Article 48, paragraph 2 shall be amended and shall read as follows: " (2) For the office of mayor, independent candidates must submit a list of supporters, which must include a minimum of 2% of the total number of voters registered in the permanent electoral lists in the constituency for which they are running, but not less than 200 in the case of communes, 300 in the case of cities, 1,000 in the case of municipalities and sectors of Bucharest and 5,000 in the case of Bucharest. Independent candidates for the position of county council president must submit a list of supporters, comprising at least 2% of the total number of voters registered in the permanent electoral lists in the constituency for who are running, but not less than 3,000. " 15. Article 54 is amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 54. -The models of the ballots are established by Government decision and are different for local councils, for county councils, respectively the General Council of Bucharest, and for mayors, respectively for the general mayor of Bucharest. Bucharest, as well as for the presidents of the county councils 16. In Article 55, paragraphs 5, 8, 9 and 10 shall be amended and shall read as follows: " (5) For the election of the mayor and the president of the county council shall be printed in the patrols of the ballot paper, outside the elements provided in par. ((3), name and surname of the candidate. ................................................... (8) In order to establish the number of orders on the ballots that include lists of candidates or independent candidates for councillors, for mayors, as well as for the chairmen of the county councils shall be done as follows: a) in the first stage, the lists submitted by the parliamentary political parties, the political alliances and their electoral alliances shall be included in the patrols of the ballot in the order resulting from the draw made by the president of the office electoral district constituency, respectively of the city of Bucharest, in the presence of the majority of its members; b) in the second stage, the lists submitted by the non-parliamentary political parties, the political alliances and their electoral alliances shall be printed in the following quadrangles of the ballot, in the order resulting from the draw made by the president of the electoral office of communal, city, municipal and sector constituency of Bucharest, respectively by the president of the county district electoral office and the city of Bucharest. ((9) The order established according to par. ((8) lit. a) is valid for all electoral districts in the county, respectively in Bucharest, including for the county electoral district, respectively of the city of Bucharest. The order established according to para. ((8) lit. a) and b) is also valid in the case of the ballot for the election of the mayor and the president of the county council (10) For each independent candidate, including the independent candidates for mayor and the county council president, a distinct quadrilateral shall be printed in the final part of the ballot, in which they are enrolled in the the order of registration. " 17. In Article 89, paragraphs 4 and 5 shall be amended and shall read as follows: " (4) The voting result shall be recorded in separate tables for the local council, for the county council, for the mayor, respectively for the president of the county council The tables shall be drawn up by a member of the electoral bureau of the polling station, appointed by the president. If the results are present and candidates are present, they have the right to draw up a table. For the city of Bucharest, a separate table is also drawn up for the General Council of Bucharest and one for the general mayor of Bucharest. (5) In the tables provided in par. (4) the total number of voters, the total number of null votes, the lists of candidates or, as the case may be, the names and surnames of independent candidates and those for mayor, president of the county council, as well as the number valid votes cast for each. ' 18. in Article 90, paragraph 1 and letter f) of paragraph 3 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 90. -(1) After counting the votes, the chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station concludes, separately for the local council, for the county council, for the mayor, as well as for the president of the county council one minutes, in two Exemplary. .................................................... f) the number of valid votes cast, obtained by each candidate for mayor and, as the case may be, as president of the county council; ". 19. In Article 92, paragraph 1 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 92. -(1) For the local council, for the county council, for the mayor, respectively for the president of the county council, a file containing: the minutes and the appeals made, as well as the null and those ballots Challenged. The files are sealed, stamped, transported with military guard and handed over to the constituency electoral office by the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station, no later than 24 hours after the end of the voting. The chairman of the electoral bureau of the polling station must be accompanied by at least 2 members of the office, established by lot by the president. " 20. Article 95 is amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 95. -Elections for councillors, for mayors and for the chairmen of county councils are valid, regardless of the number of voters who participated in the vote. " 21. After Article 97, a new article shall be inserted, Article 97 ^ 1, with the following contents: "" Art. 97 ^ 1-(1) For the position of president of the county council, the centralization of votes is made by the electoral district electoral office. (2) The candidate who received the highest number of valid votes cast in the first round of elections is declared elected president of the county council. (3) In the event of a runoff, a new ballot will be held two weeks after the first round, in which only the candidates who are in this situation will participate. " 22. in Article 99, paragraph 1, points f) and h) of paragraph 2 and paragraph 5 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 99. -(1) The electoral office of communal, city, municipal, district, district of Bucharest and county district, respectively of the city of Bucharest, concludes separately one minutes for the local council and for the mayor, respectively for the county council and for the president of the county council, as well as for the General Council of Bucharest Municipality and for the general mayor of Bucharest, as the case may be, regarding all electoral centralizing votes, finding the outcome of elections and assigning warrants. ...................................................... f) the total number of valid votes cast, obtained by each candidate for mayor, president of the county council, respectively of general mayor of Bucharest; .................................................... h) the name and surname of the mayor, the president of the county council, respectively of the general mayor of Bucharest elected and the political party, political alliance or electoral alliance that proposed or the mention of independent candidate; ................................................... (5) A copy of the minutes for the local council, for the county council, respectively for the General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest, together with the meetings, appeals and minutes received from the electoral offices of polling stations, forming a file, sealed and signed by the president and members of the constituency electoral office, shall be submitted to the local council, respectively to the county council or, as the case may be, to the General Council of Bucharest, in order to validate mandates, according to the provisions Law no. 215/2001 , republished. For the mayor and for the president of the county council, the file formed according to this paragraph shall be submitted, with military security, no later than 48 hours, to the court or, as the case may be, to the tribunal in whose territorial area the constituency is located electoral for which elections were held, and in the case of the general mayor of Bucharest, at the Bucharest Court, in order to validate the mandates, according to the provisions Law no. 215/2001 ,, republished. " 23. in Article 100, paragraph 1 and letter f) of paragraph 2 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 100. -(1) On the basis of the minutes provided in art. 99 99 para. (5) and (6) and of its own minutes, the electoral district electoral office, respectively of the city of Bucharest centralizes the votes and the result of the elections by county, political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and candidates independent and conclude a minutes for local councillors, for county councillors and for councillors of Bucharest, respectively for mayor, for the president of the county council and for the general mayor of the municipality Bucharest. ......................................................... f) the total number of valid votes cast, obtained by candidates for mayor and those for the position of president of the county council, grouped by political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances and candidates independent; '. 24. After Article 100 a new article is inserted, Article 100 ^ 1, with the following contents: "" Art. 100 100 ^ 1. -The candidate who was elected as president of the county council is part of it, has the right to vote and leads the meetings of the county council, according to the legal provisions. " ------------- + Title III Modification and completion Local public administration law no. 215/2001 + Article 78 Local Public Administration Law no. 215/2001 *), republished in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 123 of 20 February 2007, shall be amended and supplemented as follows: 1. In Article 3, paragraph 2 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "(2) This right shall be exercised by local and primary councils, as well as by county councils and their presidents, local public administration authorities elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and freely expressed suffrage." 2. Article 25 is amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 25. -Local elected officials are the mayor, local councillors, county council president and county councillors. In ensuring the free exercise of their mandate, they perform a function of public authority, benefiting from the provisions of the criminal law on persons who perform a function involving the exercise of the state authority. " 3. Article 26 is amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 26. -(1) The mandate of the mayor, local councillor, respectively of the president of the county council and the county councillor is 4 years. The mandate is exercised under the law. (2) The local council or the county council, the mayor, as well as the president of the county council elected during a mandate, following the dissolution of the local or county council, respectively the vacancy of the post of mayor or chairman of the council county, concludes the mandate of the previous local public administration authority. (3) The local council or the county council, as well as the mayor or the president of the county council, elected following the organization of new administrative-territorial units or following the dissolution of some councils, respectively the vacancy of some mayoral posts or chairpersons of the county councils, shall exercise their mandate only until the following general local elections are held. " 4. Article 88 is amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 88. -(1) The number of members of each county council shall be established by order of the prefect, according to the number of the inhabitants of the county, reported by the National Institute of Statistics on January 1 of the current year or, as the case may be, on 1 July of the year preceding the elections, as follows: ----------------------------------------------- Number Number residents of county councillors ----------------------------------------------- --to 350,000 30 -between 350.001-500,000 32 --between 500.001-650,000 34 --over 650,000 36 ----------------------------------------------- (2) The county council elected in accordance with the provisions of the law shall be completed with the president of the county council, which shall have the right to vote and shall 5. Article 91 (2), letter a) shall be amended and shall read as follows: "a) choose, among the county councillors, 2 vice-presidents;". 6. In Article 101, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 101. -(1) The county council shall elect among its members 2 vice-presidents. (2) Vice-presidents shall be elected with the secret ballot of the majority of county councillors in office. (3) The release from office of the vice-presidents of the county council is made with the secret vote of the majority of councillors in office, on the proposal of at least one third of their number. The dismissal of the vice-presidents of the county council cannot be made in the last 6 months of the mandate of the county council. " 7. In Article 102, paragraph 2 shall be amended and shall read as follows: " (2) The president of the county council responds to the voters of the good functioning of the county public administration. 8. After Article 102, a new article is inserted, Article 102 ^ 1, with the following contents: "" Art. 102 102 ^ 1. -The president of the county council shall apply accordingly the provisions of art. 69, 70, art. 71 71 para. ((1), (2) and (3) and art. 72 72. " 9. In Article 108, paragraph 1 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 108. -(1) The vice presidents of the county council retain the quality of county councillor. " 10. Article 108 (2) shall be repealed. ------------- + Title IV Modification and completion Law no. 393/2004 on the Statute of local elected officials + Article 79 Law no. 393/2004 on the Statute of local elected officials, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 912 of 7 October 2004, as amended and supplemented, shall be amended as follows: 1. In Article 2, paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be amended and shall read as follows: " (2) Local councillors and county councillors, mayors, as well as the chairmen of the county councils shall be elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and free vote expressed by the citizens with the right to vote from the administrative-territorial unit in which to exercise his mandate, according to Law no. 67/2004 for the election of local public administration authorities, republished. (3) Deputy mayors and vice-presidents of county councils are elected by indirect secret ballot, according to the provisions Local public administration law no. 215/2001 ,, republished. " 2. Article 13 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 13. -The mayor and the president of the county council shall exercise their rights and perform their duties for the entire duration of the mandate for which they were elected. " 3. In Article 18, paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 shall be amended and shall read as follows: "" Art. 18. -(1) County council vice presidents as well as deputy mayors enter into office after declaring them as legally elected, according to Law no. 215/2001 , republished. ....................................................... (3) The termination of the mandate of adviser, under the conditions of 9 9 para. (2), has the effect of termination of law, on the same date, and of the mandate of deputy chairman of the county council. (4) The mandate of deputy chairman of the county council, respectively of deputy mayor, may cease before the deadline following his release or revocation from office, under the conditions Law no. 215/2001 ,, republished. " + Article 80 Titles II, III and IV of this Law enter into force on the date of commencement of the procedures provided by law for the first local elections organized after the publication of this law in the Official Gazette of Romania + Article 81 On the date of entry into force of Titles II, III and IV of this Law, any contrary provision shall be repealed. + Article 82 Law no. 67/2004 for the election of local public administration authorities, republished, Local Public Administration Law no. 215/2001 , republished, and Law no. 393/2004 on the Statute of local elected officials, with subsequent amendments and completions, including those brought by this law, will be republished in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, giving the texts a new numbering. This law was adopted by the Romanian Parliament, in compliance with the provisions of art. 75 75 and art. 76 76 para. (1) of the Romanian Constitution, republished. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT BOGDAN OLTEANU SENATE PRESIDENT NICOLAE VACAROIU Bucharest, March 13, 2008. No. 35. + Annex ----- to Title I ----------- Name and numbering of electoral districts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Constituency number Delimitation territorial a electoral district electoral ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Electoral district no. 1 Alba County Electoral district no. 2 Arad county Electoral district no. 3 Arges county Electoral district no. 4 Bacau county Electoral district no. 5 Bihor county Electoral district no. 6 Bistrita-Nasaud county Electoral district no. 7 Botosani county Electoral district no. 8 Brasov county Electoral district no. 9 Braila county Electoral district no. 10 Buzau county Electoral district no. 11 Caras-Severin County Electoral district no. 12 Calarasi county Electoral district no. 13 Cluj county Electoral district no. 14 Constanța county Electoral district no. 15 Covasna county Electoral district no. 16 Dambovita county Electoral district no. 17 Dolj county Electoral district no. 18 Galati county Electoral district no. 19 Giurgiu county Electoral district no. 20 Gorj county Electoral district no. 21 Harghita county Electoral district no. 22 Hunedoara county Electoral district no. 23 Ialomita county Electoral district no. 24 Iasi county Electoral district no. 25 Ilfov county Electoral district no. 26 Maramures county Electoral district no. 27 Mehedinti County Electoral district no. 28 Mures county Electoral district no. 29 Neamt county Electoral district no. 30 Olt County Electoral district no. 31 Prahova county Electoral district no. 32 Satu Mare county Electoral district no. 33 Salaj county Electoral district no. 34 Sibiu county Electoral district no. 35 Suceava county Electoral district no. 36 Teleorman County Electoral district no. 37 Timis county Electoral district no. 38 Tulcea county Electoral district no. 39 Vaslui County Electoral district no. 40 Valcea county Electoral district no. 41 Vrancea County Electoral district no. 42 42 Bucharest Municipality Electoral district no. 43 Electoral District for Romanians with residence outside the country ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------