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Article 37
 

(1) During the electoral period, the polls with electoral contents shall be accompanied by the following information:


a) the name of the institution which made the poll;


b) the date and time interval when the poll was made and the methodology thereof;


c) the sample size and the maximum margin of error;


d) who ordered the poll and who paid for the poll.


(2) Televoting and street surveys among the voters shall not be presentedas representative for the public opinion or for a certain social or ethnic group.


(3) 48 hours prior to the reference date, the presentation of public opinion polls, televoting or street surveys shall be forbidden.


(4) The poll institutes, the companies, or the non-governmental organisationsthat have as object of activity the public opinion polls, and are authorised by the decision of the Central Electoral Bureau may make exit polls. On the basis of the authorisation of the institution they work for, the access of the poll operators thereof shall be allowed in the protection zone of the polling station, provided for in Article 45 (6), but their access shall be restricted inside the polling station.


(5) On the voting day, the presentation of exit polls before the close of voting shall be forbidden.