(1) The electoral bureaus of the polling stations are composed of a president, his/her alternate and 5 members, in the case of polling stations in communes and towns, respectively 9 members, in the case of polling stations in municipalities and the sectors of the Municipality of Bucharest.

(2) The presidents of the electoral bureaus of polling stations and their alternates are appointed under Law No. 208/2015, as subsequently amended and supplemented.*

(3) The president and his/her alternate are appointed no later than 10 days before the election date.

(4) The electoral bureaus of polling stations are completed, firstly, with the representatives of the political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances or of the organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities having their own parliamentary group in both Chambers of Parliament and participating in the elections in the electoral constituency in question. In a second stage, the electoral bureaus of the polling stations are completed with the representatives of the political parties, political and electoral alliances or the organisations of citizens belonging to the national minorities having among their members at least 7 senators or 10 deputies, as well as with a representative of the parliamentary group of the national minorities in the Chamber of Deputies on behalf of the organisations of citizens belonging to the national minorities represented in this group and participating in elections in the electoral constituency in question. In the third stage, the electoral bureaus of the polling stations shall be completed with the parties and the other political formations who obtained parliamentary representation in the previous elections. In the fourth stage, the electoral bureaus of the polling stations shall be completed with the representatives of the other political parties, political alliances and electoral alliances or organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities, in the descending order of the number of candidates proposed according to the provisions of Article 26.**

(5) In view of appointing the members of the electoral bureau of the polling station, the president of the constituency electoral bureau shall establish, within 24 hours from their appointment under paragraph (2), the number of candidates proposed by each political party, political or electoral alliance or organisation of the national minorities taking part in the elections; within the same deadline, political parties, political and

electoral alliances or organisations of the national minorities taking part in the elections that have submitted lists of candidates or nominations for the office of mayor within the respective constituency must notify to the president of the communal, town, municipal or sector constituency electoral bureau, through the local organisations, the surname and first name of their representative. The president of the communal, town, municipal or sector constituency electoral bureau shall forthwith communicate the surnames and first names of the representatives of the political parties to the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station. The provisions of Article 26 paragraph (15) are duly applicable.

(6) The members of the electoral bureau of the polling station are appointed by the president of the constituency electoral bureau, based on the communications referred to in paragraph (5), by random draw.

(7) The provisions of Article 26 paragraphs (16) to (18) are duly applicable, and the random draw is done by the president of the electoral bureau of the polling station.

(8) The appointment of the members of the electoral bureau of the polling station is recorded in a report representing the establishment document.

(9) The members of the electoral bureau of the polling station are appointed and the report is drawn up within 24 hours from the expiry of the deadline set in paragraph (5), in the presence of the delegates appointed by the political parties, political and electoral alliances or the organisations of national minorities taking part in the elections.

(10) The electoral bureaus of the polling stations are set up on the date the report referred to in paragraph (8) is drawn up.

(11) If the political parties, political alliances, electoral alliances or organisations of citizens belonging to national minorities having proposed candidates for the office of mayor and/or president of the county council taking part in the second round of the elections have no representatives in the electoral bureaus of the polling stations or in the electoral bureau of the respective constituency, the bureaus are completed with one representative thereof. The applications shall be filed in writing within 48 hours from the compilation of the results of the first round of the elections. The provisions of paragraph (5) are duly applicable.*

* Amended by Government Emergency Ordinance No. 40/2019.
** Amended by Law No. 91/2020.