LAW 23 December 1958, n. 36. (1)
Electoral Law.

We the Captains Regent of the Most Serene Republic of San Marino
We promulgate and publish the following law approved by the Great and General Council in session
Delli December 23, 1958:


CHAPTER I. Conditions for election.
Art. 1.
are voters all adult citizens of San Marino, including naturalization, who are not
in any of the conditions provided by art. 2.
Art. 2.
From the election function are excluded:
a) interdicted and incapacitated by mental infirmity;
B) those sentenced to perpetual or temporary ban of full legal capacity or penalties for crimes and criminals
for electoral corruption;
C) those sentenced to perpetual or temporary prohibition of political rights.
Art. 3.
The voter can exercise his right to vote only in the section that has the
territory in which he resides.
If you move the residence in the other section has the right to be registered office in the list of voters
it in the revision of Article. 4 fourth paragraph.
If transfers his residence outside the territory of the Republic must be enrolled in one of
only sections reserved for voters abroad.
In any normal polling can not be marked in more 'than 600 voters, nor less than 50.
Each section reserved for voters residing abroad can not be assigned more' than 1200 voters
nor less than 300.
CHAPTER II.
Formation of electoral lists.
Art. 4.
The electoral lists, one for each section, are formed of office, are separate for men and women,
are compiled in alphabetical order, in duplicate, and indicate for each voter:
to ) the full name, and, for married women or see there, even her husband's surname;
B) paternity and maternity;
C) the place and date of birth;
D) the title of the study;
E) the profession or occupation;
F) the place where it lives, and when the voter resides abroad, including the State and the place of residence
with its address.
They must be authenticated, page by page, after the last voter in writing, by
signing, the President and the Members of the Electoral Commission.
In the compilation of electoral rolls awaits a Commission consisting:
= by the Secretary for Home Affairs who chairs;
= Head of the Electoral State;
= By the officer on Civil Status;
= The Registrar of the Court;
= Five members appointed by the Great and General Council, for the duration of the legislature.
The Electoral Commission must annually review and incorporate the lists and make them public
no more 'Later on February 28 by the Office of the State Electoral filing and posting
in every polling station.
In connection with the transactions referred to in paragraph Prev nte must be, inter alia, registered in the lists
citizens who have reached 21 years of Etao that Compiano by 31 August.
Art. 5.
In the period of 15 days every citizen, not even directly concerned, can do any
oral or written complaint against the compilation of lists later with the Chief Electoral State
.
When the complaint is made orally, it is collected and recorded by the Chief Electoral Office
State.
On complaints it decides irrevocably, by the end of March, the Law Commissioner.
After that the lists are declared final and can not be modified except by virtue of the revision of the following year
and those referred to in the item below.
In the elections, at any time of the year to follow, participating members in the lists definitively approved
, who have reached 21 years of age at the day of the vote.
Art.
6. After the completion of the annual audit tasks, the Commission under Article. 4
must provide, at least twice a year, to erase d ll lists voters who, after reviewing
same, have died or are incurred in any of the inability cases before
art . 2, or have lost the requirements of Article.
1. In the case of elections, the elimination of these voters from the lists must be implemented no later than the 15th
day before the vote.
Art. 7.
The final voter lists are ostensible to all the Office Electoral State where
will be preserved.
CHAPTER III.

Constituency and convening of the electoral meetings.
Art. 8.
The Great and General Council of the Republic consists of sixty members. is renewed

Completely every five years, or when, because of resignation or other cause extraordinary, was to lose
half more 'one of its members.
Art. 9.
For the election of the councilors the voting body of the Republic is a single constituency.
The same election takes place in the proportional representation list system.
Art. 10.
The rallies for the Senate elections are called d lla Regency with
manifesto made public at least sixty days before the date of convocazi it.
Art. 11.
By the thirtieth day following the date of publication of the notice of meeting
poster of campaign rallies, organized by the Office of the Chief Electoral state, enrollment
certificates are prepared on the electoral roll for enrolled on the lists who have reached 21 years of age or
Compiano within the day of the vote. They must be delivered to
voters within the forty-fifth day following the day of publication of the manifesto
same. The certificate indicates the polling station to which the voter belongs to the place of
meeting, the date and time of the vote and bear a coupon that is detached from the President of the Office
Electoral Act section the exercise of the vote.
For the voter residing in the Republic, the package delivery in the certificate is being made at home and is found by
received voter himself or his family or person involved in its
service cohabiting with him.
When the certificate is refused or the person to whom delivery is made, it can not or will not
issue a receipt, the cursor to draw up a specific declaration.
For voters living in Europe, the certificates are remitted by the Office of State for Electoral
interested recommended.
For voters living in countries outside Europe, the certificates are remitted to the procedures in art.
40.
Art. 12.
The voters residing in the Republic or other countries of Europe, who have not received at home
, within the period specified in the first paragraph of the preceding article, the electoral certificates, may
personally collect them, starting from the tenth day prior to the election, up
at the close of polling operations, at the Electoral Office of State, that purpose will remain open
every day, even on holidays, at least by 9 hours to 19 hours, and, on the day of vote
, for the duration of the related operations. Delivery is made in a special notation
registry.
If a certificate is lost or become unusable, the voter has the right, presenting
personally until the close of polling operations, and after
record in a special register, to obtain from the Office of the Chief Electoral It was another, special armed
mark, which must be stated that these are duplicated.
If the polling cards are: distributed or are distributed unevenly, the
Secretary of the Interior, subject to summary examination, takes upon himself the direction of the Office of State for Electoral
the part relating to the aforesaid distribution.
CHAPTER IV.
Previous Formalities voting.
Art. 13.
The lists of candidates must be present for at least sixty electors and stored, no more 'later
twelve hours of the fortieth day preceding the day of the vote, in
Secretary of the Interior shall issue a receipt.
The signatures of voters, contained in a single act or separate, must be authenticated by a notary public or
by the Secretary of the Interior.
For the illiterate voters takes place of signature paving statement by the official who affixes
authentication.
No elector may sign more 'than a listadi candidates: offenders are punished with
fine up to five thousand pounds.
The declaration of submission of the list of candidates must also contain an indication of an actual
delegate and one alternate authorized to receive notifications and to provide replacements
in art. 15, to participate in the Central Office operations and to designate not more
'later than 12 noon on the day before the vote, the representative's name
effective and alternate from the same list to the Office of each section election and electoral Office
Special in art. 41.
Along with the list has to be presented the model of the mark, printed or figuratively, that
presenters intend to take.
The parties that are known to make use of a particular symbol are required to be present their
lists with a sign which reproduces this symbol.
Art. 14.

Each list can include any number of candidates as long as they do not exceed the number of directors to be elected
nor less than ten, and must indicate the name, first name, paternity, maternity
, place and date of birth of individual candidates.
No candidate may appear in more 'of a list.
Nominations must be received in a statement signed and notarized by a notary public or
by the Secretary of the Interior; this declaration must take within the prescribed period
in the first paragraph of the preceding article.
Art. 15.
By the thirty-eighth day prior to the vote, the Electoral Commission of which
art. 4, checking the lists of candidates; It examines marks rejecting those equal, or easily
confused with marks previously submitted or with the symbols of parties which do not belong
presenters, with the invitation to the delegates in art. 13 to replace the markings refused
in 24-hour period, under penalty of exclusion from the list of election; remove it from the list the name of
candidates who lack the required acceptance; eliminates the lists that are not subscribed by the
number of voters required or lack the legal forms prescribed for the presentation and
reduces the limit prescribed those containing a number of candidates exceeds 60 deleting the
last names: communicates, by act notified personally and immediately, by means of a cursor,
delegates aforementioned irregularities found and the decision adopted.
Art. 16.
The vote will take place with only card State. The sch de paper are consistent, unique type and
are provided by the State Electoral Office with the essential characteristics of the model
described in Tables A and B annexed to this law. They reproduce in facsimile the
marks the permitted lists in the order of presentation. In the central part of
cards two horizontal lines are drawn equal to the number of preference votes that the voter has the right to express
under Article. 36. They are prohibited other signs or indications.
The cards must be received by election offices duly bent section.
Art. 17.
The state boards will be delivered only to those present of the seats as specified in Article 24. CHAPTER V.

The Councillors.
Art. 18.
addition to the general conditions for electors, foreseen by articles. 1 and 2, are prerequisites to be eligible
:
a) literacy;
B) be 25 years of age to enter the day of the vote;
C) not invest ecclesiastical quality;
D) be domiciled in the Republic;
E) being male.
Art. 19.
can not hold the office of Director:
a) those who hold diplomatic and consular positions, including honorary, of foreign countries;
B) those who are part of the Gendarmerie and the Body of VV. UU.
Art. 20.
can not be both father and son directors.
In simultaneous election it is valid to those who had the most votes.
Art. 21.
The counselor or counselors who within five years would fail for any reason,
will be replaced with the candidate or candidates on the list immediately follow
number of votes those already elected. In case of lack of candidates from the same list the place or places
declare vacant and will be put out for general meetings if it occurs in the case provided by the second part of Article 8.

CHAPTER VI.
Process of elections.
Art.
22. The polling stations, formed in accordance with art. 3, will be located in the territory of the following
parochial constituencies: City, Borgo Maggiore, Serravalle, Acquaviva, Chiesanuova,
Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino Montegiardino.
The voters of St. John constituency will be aggregated to the sections of Borgo Maggiore.
The polling stations reserved for voters abroad will be located in the territory of
Parish district of City.
Art.
23. The Commission referred to in Article. 4 is responsible for completing each year and make public, no more 'later
February 28, by filing in the Office of the Electoral State and posting
in each constituency, a list of citizens who will have to act as Chairmen
the polling station during the current year.
The Commission has to choose the presidents from the following categories of citizens of San Marino
voters, domiciled and resident in the Republic:
a) graduates and graduates;
B) those who have obtained the technical license or gymnasium;

C) those who have already covered last time the office of President of the polling station during previous elections
.
Are excluded from this list: the Secretary of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, the Head of the Electoral State
, the Officer of the Civil State, the Chancellor of the Court, the five elected members of the Commission
electoral.
For any complaints against the formation of this list, to the finality of the same
list, reference is made to the provisions of Art. 5 on the formation of electoral lists.
The Commission by the twentieth day before the vote to proceed to appoint
Presidents of individual polling stations; in case of unavailability of one or more 'of the polling station chairmen,
the Commission itself will replace.
The same Commission, between the twentieth and tenth two scrutineers for polling
among voters of both sexes appointed by the twenty-first day prior to the vote by
individual lists in contention and that they hold at least the title of the primary school study,
excluded candidates and the people who hold the positions mentioned in the third paragraph of this article.
The appointments to the President of the polling station and those with a scrutineer must be notified to those concerned at
means of cursor, within 48 hours of sitting of the Electoral Commission.
The voter expected to perform the functions of Presid nt of the polling station or scrutineer who abstains
without justification, shall be punished by a fine of up to five thousand pounds.
Art. 24.
In the morning of the day fixed for voting presidents of the seats must go to the Public
Palace to receive from the Electoral Commission the delivery of all the necessary material for the
vote, including a copy of the list of SECTIO from which the Commission itself will
striking out the names of members who fail to comply with the 21 th year of age by the day of the vote, the State
cards, a large number of copiative pencils, as well as the list of tellers and that
of the representatives appointed for each list.
The cards will be delivered in a number equal to that of registered voters increased by a fifth.
The cards will carry the dry stamp of the Secretariat of State for Internal Affairs and
be signed on the back by the Secretary of Internal Affairs, or, by delegation of the Secretary of the Interior,
by the head of the Electoral State.
Art. 25.
At six o'clock the President constitutes the Electoral Office of Section calling upon the tellers
appointed by the Electoral Commission and inviting to attend electoral operations
representatives of lists of candidates, if any.
One of the two tellers appointed by the President assumes the duties of Vice President and the other
those of the Office Secretary.
If one, or both of the tellers, are not present, or is missed the appointment, the President of the Office
Electoral section does appoint the electors present, provided that in no fewer than ten
for roll call and a majority of votes, the member or members of the Office in
replacement absentee or absent.
If voters present are less than ten, the President itself ensure the
replacement absentee or absentees calling, alternatively, part of the Office, the elderly and the most
'youngest among the voters present, who meet the requirements referred to in Article 23
sixth paragraph.
Art.
26. The representatives of the individual lists are entitled to attend all the operations of the polling station
.
The President of the polling station can dismiss the representative who puts pressure
or disrupt the election process.
Art. 27.
Constituted the Electoral Office of the Chamber, the President shall, with the help of the scrutineers, a
progressively numbering the ballots into Appendix
after determining the number of registered voters in the section, as well as to sign them on the back.
During the operations referred to in this article no one can get away from the room.
The minutes mention is made of the numbered cards and signed by the President and, where appropriate, by
each of the tellers.
After carrying out these operations. The Chairman opened the vote.
Art.
28. The President of the polling, the observers and the representatives of the lists in the voting section where
exercise their office even though they do not belong to it.
The voters who follow the presidents of the polling stations for service, such as soldiers, can vote in

Polling station where they are employees upon presentation of the electoral certificate. The President will act
in the minutes of the last name, first name, their fatherhood and motherhood, as well as the polling station where
are enrolled.
Art.
29. At least two of the three members of the polling station must sempr be present at electoral operations
.
In the absence of the President shall take his Vice President. In the absence of the
Secretary shall take his place the vice president of the polling station.
Art. 30.
E 'task of the seat always ensure the identity of each voter, to observe the timetable set for the vote
, note the claims made, the judge in the first instance on disputes arising
around the regularity of the cards, to assign the votes to the candidates, to unite to the minutes tabs
void, the white, the disputed, as well as the written protests and any other relevant document.
Art. 31.
With the exception of voters in art. 28, art. 33 - third paragraph - and art. 35 - First paragraph
- no one can enter the voting room and take part in the electoral operations
if it is not accompanied by the certificate of registration in the electoral lists of the section.
Art. 32.
In the voting room during the course of the op rations will remain posted two lists extracts
dall'esemplare the sectional list mentioned in the first paragraph of art. 24: that the voters
residents in the jurisdiction of the section and that of the voters residing abroad, yet enrolled
in the same section, as a result of late any finding of emigration after
lists were declared definitive in accordance with art. 5. It should be also posted
Notice shall the number of votes allowed prefer nziali.
In the hall of the vote of the sections reserved for voters abroad, will be
posted a list of these voters and the list of readers residing in the Republic, still enrolled in the same section due
of late any finding of repatriation after the lists
have been declared final.
Art. 33.
Declared open voting, voters are allowed to vote in the order of presentation.
They must present an identification document, also s aduto, with photograph, issued by
a State Office of the Republic, or by a public office of the foreign country of residence.
In this case, into the ID column contenu to the section list, they are indicating what
to the document.
The voter residing inside can be admitted to see to even if devoid of suitable proof of identification
, provided one of the tellers or the President of the polling that I know personally
the voter, to certify the 'identity, and sign his name in the ID column.
If none of the members of the Electoral Chamber was able to ascertain, under his responsibility
, the voter's identity, these can resentare two more voters registered in the same
section, known to polling station stating that they are the identity by putting their signature in the
ID column.
In this case, the President warned voters that if they make false, shall be punished in accordance with
existing Criminal Code.
Recognized voter's personal identity, the President off the coupon of the certificate election
, proving the exercise of voting rights, to be kept in a special envelope, and delivery
a voter card appropriately folded, together with indelible pencil, reading high
voice the number written on the appendix that one of the office mmbri marks on the electoral list,
in the appropriate column next to the voter's name. These can be sure that the number is marked
equal to that of the board.
The voter must go alone in a special separate place, located in the same room, where, after
marked his vote in accordance with art. 36, bend the card along the lines drawn in it and closes
inumidendone the rubberized part. Of these operations, the President gives instructions preventive,
refraining from any exemplification, indicating in ach case, the manner and the number of votes of
preference that the voter may cast.
Accomplished the task the voter to vote after the President closed the card and pencil.
The President noted the closure of the card and, where this is not closed, invites the voter to
close, making him return to the secluded place, verifies the identity by examining the signature and stamp, and
comparing the number written on the appendix conquello written on the list, it detaches the appendix

Following the dotted line and asks the same sheet of clear glass urn placed on
office table and visible to all.
One of the members of Chambers Elections Office determines that the voter has voted,
by affixing his signature next to his name in the appropriate column of the list above.
The missing boards appendix and without number, stamp and signature of the Secretary of the Interior or the
Chief Electoral Office of State appointed by him, are not placed in the urn, and || | voters that may not have presented more 'vote. They are vidimate immediately by
President and a scrutineer and annexed to the minutes process, which also makes special mention
of voters who, after receiving the card, they have not returned.
Art.
34. The President of the Office of Electoral section is in charge of the meeting by the electoral police.
The police shall not, without the request of the President, to enter into the voting room. But
it will remain in the vicinity of the same room available to the President.
Art.
35. Voters may not be represented. Exceptionally the blind, amputees hands, the
suffering from paralysis or other impediment of analog gravity, exercise their electoral right
with the help of a voter of his family, or, failing that, another voter, who has been
voluntarily chosen as a companion, as long as the one or the other is enrolled in a section
election.
No voter may exercise the attendant function for more 'than a disabled voter or
prevented. To this end the President shall mark the ballot companion special notation
The fact that the exercise of the aforesaid powers.
The President of the polling station ascertains, with special interpellation if the voter has freely chosen
his companion and you know its name, and records pertaining part of the minutes, this way
voting indicating the specific reason for this assistance in voting, the name of the health
which it may have found the impediment and the name and surname
companion.
The medical certificate must be issued by a known itario dependent on the Government of San Marino, and, in the case
has been issued by another doctor who practices the profession in the territory of the Republic
, will be visited by 'Health Officer.
They will not have any value the medical certificates issued by health that are candidates for the election.
The medical certificate exhibited will be attached to the minutes.
Art. 36.
The voting list is expressed by drawing on the board, with indelible pencil, a sign on the mark
corresponding to the select list or in the rectangle that contains it.
The voter can express a preference for a aximum of six candidates on the list chosen by him
.
The preferences expressed in excess of the stipulated number are void; remain valid the first.
The preferences are expressed by writing with indelible pencil, into the appropriate lines drawn in
central part of the card, the name and the last name or surname alone favorite candidates. If
surname identity must always register the name and surname and, where appropriate, fatherhood.
If the candidate has two surnames electors may write one of the two. The indication must
contain both names when there is no possibility of confusion between more 'candidates.
They are void preferences in which the candidate is not designated with the clarity needed to
distinguish it from any other candidate.
If the voter has not indicated any list mark, but have written one or more 'preferences
the same list, is deemed to have voted for the list they belong to the chosen ones.
A valid card is a voting list.
They are void cards:
a) which are not those of the state, does not bear the stamp of the Secretariat of the Interior (article 24) and
signature of the Secretary of the Interior or his delegate and signing the President of the polling station or a
chief scrutineer;
B) when they present writings or marks which are to be accounted for, that is made artificially
to be recognized by the voter;
C) when they do not cast their vote for any of the lists or for any of the candidates or express
for more 'than a list or do not offer the possibility of ientificare the chosen list.
The validity of the votes contained in each time must be allowed card can infer the actual will
voter, unless the provisions of the preceding paragraphs.
Art.
37. Voting will remain open until 20 pm, but will extend beyond that time if you happen

Continuously voters to vote. However, at 21 the President, confirmed by calling the
number of electors present in the classroom hano not yet voted and made this just perform
vote, declare definitively closed the vote itself.
Art. 38.
Declared by the President closed the vote, the Office, in public, carry out the following operations
:
1) counts and seals, in a special envelope, the card not to be employed;
2) counts and seals, in a special envelope, impaired cards that, during the vote, were
changed with others in good condition;
3) counts and seals, in a special package, the coupons of the certificates of voters eligible to vote;
4) shall count the cards by pulling them out one by one from the urn and ascertains:
a) valid votes and the invalid;
B) the votes obtained by each list;
C) the preferential votes obtained by each candidate.
5) makes public the result of the poll.
These operations will be performed in the order shown and, without interruption, until their completion
; of each of them will have perhaps noted in the minutes.
The minutes and any other document shall be signed by the members of the polling station and all
sealed in one envelope, affix your signature members of the polling station.
The wrapping will be delivered immediately after the completion of these operations to the Secretary of State for Internal Affairs
.
Art. 39.
The voters residing in countries outside Europe, are allowed to cast their vote for
correspondence.
The Chief Electoral Office had to provide, within the thirty-day
prior to the vote, for each of the voters themselves, an envelope, on which must be
indicated the voter's address affected containing the ballot and an envelope, which will serve
voter voted for sending the card and you must bear in the front
, the address of the electoral Commission.
Of voters to intended the aforementioned envelopes, the State Electoral Office should complete,
in strict alphabetical order, in triplicate, a list containing, for each voter, the identity and the
' indicating the section in which the voter is registered himself.
One copy must be remitted within the twenty-fourth day prior to the
vote, the Electoral Commission. The Commission will place on the copy of the lists of
section, which must be delivered to the polling station presidents in accordance with art. 24 of this Law,
next to the names included in that list, the note: "vote by mail".
Two specimens, finally, to be held at the Electoral Office of State.
Art. 40.
The Electoral Office of State shall send, within the twenty-fifth day prior to the vote
, to individual voters, residents in non-European countries, the envelope and documents referred to in the previous article
, after having included a voting card.
Shipping Dell'avvenuta note shall be taken of one of the copies of the list in the third paragraph
preceding article, by affixing by the Post Office, at the time of
delivery of the packages, the stamp Office.
The shipment must be made by registered mail by air.
Art. 41.
For the purposes of counting and counting of the votes sent by voters living in countries outside Europe
, a special polling station is set up.
For the appointment of the President of the said Election Office and the tellers, the rules of which
art. 23.
The Office is composed of the President with, and standards referred to in Article 25, at 16 the day of the vote
.
At said seat may be designated representatives of the list pursuant to art. 13
fourth paragraph, of this Act.
Art. 42.
The voter residing in country outside Europe, received the package in the first paragraph of art. 40, after having completed the card
closes inumidendone part rubberized, includes it with the certificate election
in the envelope addressed to the vote shipment and shall send the envelope it.
This must be received by the post office of San Marino no later than 16 pm of the day of the vote
.
Art. 43.
The Post Office, as that the envelopes are received in the previous article, shall
deliver them to the Electoral Commission, in each case, however, no later than 17 hours of the day of the || | vote.
Of the packages that are delivered by the Post Office to the Electoral Commission shall issue a receipt
.

The aforementioned packages are kept by the Electoral Commission under the personal responsibility of
President of the Commission itself, until it will be delivered to the Office of Special Electoral

referred to in Article 41. Art. 44.
At quarter past five p.m. on the day of voting, the Chairman of the Electoral Commission,
in the presence of members of the Commission itself, shall be delivered to the Office of Special Electoral
art. 41 parcels perv Nuti by voters living in countries outside Europe;
Well as the exemplary list referred to in the third paragraph of Art. 39, received by the Electoral State
under the fourth paragraph of that article.
The President Office's Special Election, received the envelopes and the aforementioned list, opens each
envelope, extracts the electoral certificate and card. Check then if the holder of the certificate is included in the list
predicted. If the holder nzidetto was not included in the list
same, the electoral certificate and annexed, that rule without being explained,
they must be endorsed by the President of the Office and by a scrutineer and inserted in the original envelope , as well
endorsed in the same way, and set aside for them burnt together with the packages provided for in art.
45 and 46 following.
To this end, the closure of the Office of Special Electoral operations, these acts are confined
set aside in a special separate cover that, sealed and countersigned by the President of the Office
and a scrutineer, is transmitted the Electoral Commission.
When, however, the holder of the certificate is in the list, the President, after signing the
card, is off the slip, which should not be numbered, and introduces, without opening it, the urn .
The ballot is kept in a special envelope, to be remitted to the Secretary of State for Internal Affairs
.
If the card is not closed, the President, before proceeding to any other operation,
shall close personally, without explaining it.
As a card is introduced in the urn, uo members of the Electoral Office Special
takes note beside the voter's name in the list mentioned in the first paragraph of this article
.
In the event that the package is missing the ballot, the board is considered not received
and, without being explained is included in the original shipping envelope and attached to the minutes
. The card and the envelope must be vidimate the President and a scrutineer.
Having completed the above transactions, the President Office's Special Electoral initiates
scrutiny operations that must be performed without interruption, observing, as applicable,
the rules of the preceding article 38.
for compiling and signing of the minutes, for the formation of the envelope and delivery
wrapping, observed the provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of Article predicted
.
Art. 45.
The voters residing in non-European countries who return before receiving the documents
for the vote, sent by the Electoral state, may cast their vote at the
section in whose lists they are registered .
To this end, they must obtain a special authorization of the Electoral Commission, as
be requested directly to the same Commission no later than 15 hours the day of the vote, and
and must be presented at the polling place in the certifi electoral ato.
The Electoral Commission takes note of this authorization alongside the name
voter list in the sample mentioned in the third paragraph of Art. 39, to the feedback effects of
envelopes containing the votes sent by mail.
If despite rinvenirsi between parcels delivered d t the Electoral Commission Electoral Office Special
, in accordance with Article 44 - first paragraph - envelopes containing votes for
correspondence of voters eligible to vote under preceding paragraphs, ascertained that fact
by controlling the ballot contained in each envelope with the list annotated
delivered by the electoral Commission special electoral Office on the basis of the said first paragraph of Article
. 44, the tabs are considered as not received and, without being explained, are
vidimate, together with the related voting cards, the President of the Office
special election and a scrutineer, inserted with the same certifies their original envelopes , yet they
vidimate in the same way, and set aside for these envelopes to be burned together with the packages and
to the documents referred to in articles 44 and 46 of the present law.

To this end, the aforementioned acts aside, the completion of the Office's Special Electoral
operations are closed in the same envelope mentioned in the third paragraph of Art. 44.
Art. 46. ​​
The parcels received the post office after 16 hours the day of the vote must be
delivered to the Electoral Commission before 9 am of the third day.
These parcels are prepared, in duplicate, on a special list, which must be recorded for each
the day and time of arrival. One of these lists is signed for receipt,
by the President of the Electoral Commission and delivered to the post office.
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, taken over the aforementioned parcels, shall ensure their
burn, together with those set out in articol 44 and 45.
The operations referred to in the previous paragraph are invited to attend the delegates from the list, which must
be promptly informed by the President of the aforementioned Commission, the day and time
where such operations take place.
Of the burning operations of the above packages is drawn up and to be
signed on the spot by the President, by the members of the Electoral Commission and the delegates of
list present.
Art. 47.
The voter residing in country outside Europe, that after having received and made use directly or indirectly
envelope mentioned in the first paragraph of art. 40, hiding that fact, requires the
Electoral Commission authorization referred to in the second paragraph of art. 45, shall be punished with the punishment
in art. 479 of the penal code.
If the voter himself, using this authorization, be able to cast their vote in the polling station
whose list is registered, the penalty referred to in the previous paragraph shall be doubled.
Art. 48.
The next day in the elections, the Electoral Offices of the Chamber and the Special Election Office,
in the person of their presidents and with the intervention of the delegate of each list - designated according to the requirements of
'art. 13, by each committee - will gather, at 14, in the boardroom,
under the chairmanship of the Home Secretary, to form the Central Electoral Office
, which must also include the following , on the basis of the minutes of the electoral offices and sectional
special electoral Office:
1) with the assistance, if believed, by one or more 'experts Celts by the President, sum together the votes obtained by each
list and each candidate in each section and in the Office election special
as they appear from the minutes and shall determine:
a) the number of votes for each list;
B) the amount of each individual candidate.
The electoral number for each list is the sum of the votes obtained by the list in all sections
special election in the Office.
The individual figure is the sum of the votes of lists and preference votes that the individual candidates
reported in all sections and special election in the Office.
The electoral number is grounds for determining the number of seats to which each
list.
The individual number is to determine the graduatori of the candidates on the list. With equal
votes precedence in the ranking is determined d order event registration on your watchlist.
The allocation of seats to each list is done as follows:
It divides each electoral number for later list for 1, 2, 3, 4 ....... up to the amount of
number of directors to be elected, then they choose between the ratios obtained in the most 'high,
in number equal to that of the directors to be elected, arranging them in decreasing order.
Each list will have many seats as there are quotients belonging thereto included in
ranking. At the same quotients the place is given to the list that received the most electoral digit
.
If a list belong more 'places than there are candidates of the exuberant seats are distribuit
among other lists in the order of the quotients.
2) to conduct the official proclamation of those elected in the limits of the seats allocated to each list and
following the digits of each individual ranking list.
Art. 49.
E 'to deliberate Central Office prohibited and also to discuss the allocation of votes, on
complaints, about the protests and incidents occurring L-shaped sections, and deal with any other object that is not
is the one determined by the preceding article.
Art. 50.
The Central Office, just perform the operation entrusted to it, passing all the wrappers
Secretary of the Interior who, in turn, puts them back to the Committee on Elections.
Art. 51.

In two days the Secretary of the Interior publishes the results of votes and notify the appointment to each
elected.
Art. 52.
The Standing Committee on Elections, composed of five members, is elected in the Council and shall hold office for a
Legislature

Art .. 53. E 'task of the Council: to examine the wrapper received, to hear possible appeals of the voters advanced
within the first five days of the day of the vote, referring to questions of eligibility
and the electoral process; to provide for the possible radiation of ineligible
replacing them with those who have had the same list immediately after most votes;
to propose in the short validation or less of directors elected to the Great and General Council.
Being elections without protest, that is, if he elect to have all the conditions of eligibility
desired by this Act and that the electoral op rations are procedures regularly,
the Council simply take note of the Council conclusions Electoral.
Instead will proceed to vote on the conclusions of the Council, to accept them or reject them in
special cases of disputed elections, dubious and not regular.
Art. 54.
If the minutes or special Sectional Electoral Office Electoral Office shows that the
electoral operations have been hindered by violence or that the cards have been dispersed so
render impossible the counting, the Regency convene rallies in the center or to the voters who have voted
with the procedures of art. 42, for the 5th Sunday after.
In that case, the Central Office operations prescribed by art. 48, will be postponed to the next day
the supplementary vote.
Art. 55.
Directors must take an oath within two months from the day of validation of their
election.
Those who do not comply, without due cause, to this provision, the mandate will lapse.
Art. 56.
Unless the sanctions laid down in Articles 478 and 479 of the existing Criminal Code will be applied either the
penalty referred to in that article for any other attack on the free exercise of political rights
, also perpetrated by means other than those provided for in the same article.
CHAPTER VII.
Transitional rules.
Art. 57.
And 'authorized an extraordinary revision of the electoral lists should remove all those chevi
are unduly enrolled to all voters residing abroad, of which the Office of the Registrar and the Office
Registry have lost any trace and it will not be possible to find if you do not
through investigation to be performed by the State Electoral Office.
The aforesaid extraordinary revision will be implemented at the annual revision of the electoral lists
1959
Art. 58.
For the first application of this Act the term referred to in the penultimate paragraph of art.
4 is moved to May 31; the term referred to in the third paragraph of Art. 5 is moved to June 30, and the
period referred to in the first paragraph of art. 23 is moved to May 31.
Art. 59.
The effect of extending to women the right to vote will be determined by the next
legislative measure to be issued by April 30, 1959.
CHAPTER VIII.

Final Rules Art. 60.
For the purposes of this Act shall be established a State Electoral Office which is in charge of the
skills regarding the maintenance of voter lists and the technical preparation of the popular consultations
previously given to the Office of Civil Status , besides those provided for in this
law.
Art. 61.
They repealed the provisions of Law 15 October 1920, No. 18, as amended by the decrees
August 22 and September 11, 1951 and any other provision contrary to or otherwise inconsistent with this
law.
Art.
62. This Act comes into force on the day after publication.
Our Residence, this day of 23 dicembre 1958 to 1658 Foundation of the Republic THE CAPTAINS REGENT

Forcellini Domenico - Peter Reffi

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS
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(1) Already separately published 29 December 1958.


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