(1) By the beginning of the electoral campaign, mayors shall be bound to set up, by order, special locations for electoral posting and to ensure the installation of electoral billboards thereto, taking into consideration the number of political parties, organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, political alliances and electoral alliances stating to be submitting lists of candidates, candidatures for the mayor’s office, as well as of independent candidates. Such locations must be in areas frequented by the citizens, without hindering the traffi c on public roads and the other activities in those localities.

(2) Mayors shall be bound to set up billboards for electoral display in each subdivision of the administrative-territorial unit.

(3) The use of electoral posting locations is permitted to the political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances or organisations of the national minorities taking part in the elections, and to independent candidates.

(4) The use of the special locations for electoral posting by a political party, political alliance, electoral alliance or organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities taking part in the elections or independent candidate, so as to prevent their use by another political party, political alliance, electoral alliance or organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities taking part in the elections or independent candidate shall be forbidden. Each political party, political alliance, electoral alliance or organisation of citizens belonging to national minorities taking part in the elections or independent candidate may apply only one electoral poster on an electoral billboard.

(5) An electoral poster posted in the locations stipulated under paragraph (1) may not exceed 500 mm on one side and 350 mm on the other side, and the one convening an electoral rally, 400 mm on one side and 250 mm on the other side.

(6) Electoral posting in locations other than the ones stipulated under paragraph (1) shall be permitted only based on the consent of their owners, administrators, or, as the case may be, of their holders.

(7) Electoral posters combining colours or other graphical signs so as to evoke the national symbols of Romania or of another State are forbidden.

(8) The mayor, with the support of the local police or with the support of the staff from the Ministry of Interior, in those localities where there is no local police, shall be bound to ensure the integrity of the electoral billboards, posters and of other materials for electoral propaganda placed in authorised locations.