Electoral Districts and Polling stations. District Electoral Councils and Precinct Electoral Bureaus

(1) For conducting elections of local councils and mayors, each rayon, special status territorial-administrative unit, town (municipality), town sector, village (commune) shall constitute one electoral district. Town (municipality), sector, village (communal) electoral districts shall be established by the district electoral councils of the second level territorial-administrative units of the Republic of Moldova at least 45 days prior to elections day.

(2) Town (municipality), sector, village (communal) district electoral councils shall be established by the second level territorial-administrative units’ district electoral councils of the Republic of Moldova at least 40 days prior to elections day. District electoral councils are established and exercise their responsibilities, pursuant to Articles 27 and 28 of this Code, to be correspondingly applied. In the event of new or partial elections, district electoral councils shall be established by the Central Electoral Commission.

(3) Electoral districts for the election of members in local councils and mayors shall be divided into polling stations for which electoral bureaus shall be established.

Precinct electoral bureaus are established and exercise their responsibilities, pursuant to Articles 29 and 30, to be correspondingly applied.