Art. 9. (1) In one polling station shall be included not more than 1000 voters, apart from the cases under Art. 93, Para. 4 of the Civil Registration

Act. (2) In the populated places shall be formed as many stations as the times the number 1000 contains in the number of voters. In case of remainder, an additional station may be formed.

(3) In the territorially formed populated places, the Municipality Mayor may form stations with not less than 20 voters.

(4) In elections for Municipal councillors and for Mayors in the populated places, shall be formed as many stations, as the times the number 1000 contains in the number of voters. In case of remainder, larger or equal to 500, a separate station shall be formed. In case of a remainder below 500 voters, 2 stations shall be formed with less than 1000 voters or one station with less than 1000, but not less than 30 voters. In populated places with less than 1000 voters, a separate station shall be formed.

(5) The borders of the polling stations shall be considered with the borders of the populated places. The borders of the polling stations in the towns of regional division shall be considered with the borders of their administration regions.

(6) In case of election for Members of Parliament, for Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria and for President and Vice President of the Republic, polling stations shall be formed in medical establishments, homes for elderly people and other specialized institutions for provision of social services and in sailing vessels under the Bulgarian flag outside the country in case that there are not less than 10 voters.

(7) In case of elections for Municipal councillors and for Mayors, polling stations shall be formed in medical establishments, homes for elderly people and other specialized institutions for provision of social services in case that there are not less than 10 voters, who have lived during the last 6 months before the election day in the relevant populated place on the territory of which is the relevant establishment, the home or any other specialized institution.

(8) The polling stations under Para. 6 and 7 shall be formed by the heads of the establishments, homes, other specialized institutions and by the captains of the sailing vessels not later than 48 hours before the election day, about which shall notify the Municipality Mayor, on whose territory the establishments, homes and other specialized institutions are located, as well as the relevant regional or municipal election commission.

(9) Detained persons, who have no enforced verdict yet, may vote at the detention places, where it is possible a polling station to be formed under the conditions of Para. 6 or 7.