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total countries/territories: 227
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Afghanistan
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
e. At mobile polling stations
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Source:
Afghan Regulation on Polling, art. 2: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/AF/afghanistan-regulation-on-polling-2013-english/view (2014).
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2016/03/14
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Albania
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
j. Other
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1. When in a special institution there are at least 15 voters eligible to vote for the electoral unit where the institution is located, the ZEC or, as appropriate, LGEC, creates a voting
center inside the institution for those persons.
2. In health institutions that have many wards, a separate voting center may be set up for
each ward, if each of them has more than 15 voters.
3. Voters in military and police bases vote in the nearest ordinary voting center outside the
base, as designated by the ZEC.
4. Students registered in the voter lists according to article 4 of this Code vote only in the
polling unit where they have been added to the list.
Source:
The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 45, 59, 60.
OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report on Local Government Elections in the Republic of Albania, 8 May 2011. Warsaw 2011: http://www.osce.org/odihr/81649
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2017/05/19
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Algeria
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
e. At mobile polling stations
h. By proxy
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Source:
Electoral law (Loi organique n° 12-01 du 18 Safar 1433 correspondant au 12 janvier 2012 relative au régime électoral), art. 27, 30 (2), 34, 41, 53: http://www.parliament.am/library/norelectoral%20law/aljir.pdf (2017)
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2017/03/21
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American Samoa
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
American Samoa Code Annotated, Title 6 (6.0701).
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2017/08/18
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Andorra
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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They can also go to a polling station site in the justice court to vote before the date of the election.
Source:
Electoral law: 28/2007 - "Llei qualificada del règim electoral i del referèndum", art. 33: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/AD/andorra-electoral-law-2007/ ;
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, "OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report: Principality of Andorra 2015", p. 5: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/AD/andorra-needs-assessment-mission-report/
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2023/06/29
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Angola
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
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The law does not state this, but it is clearly implied.
Source:
Electoral Law n.º 36/11 of 21 December 2011 regulating General Elections, art. 96 (1), 101 (1): http://www.tribunalconstitucional.ao/uploads/%7Bc46fa0b3-c947-4440-ae92-5f1a3a275d8a%7D.pdf (2017)
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2017/03/29
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Anguilla
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Act, art. 34
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2015/02/24
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Antigua and Barbuda
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Representation of the People Act, part I article 3
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AG/Antigua%20and%20Barbuda%20-%20Constitution/view
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2014/06/05
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Argentina
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Voters may vote only at the polling station on whose list they appear. Exceptional cases are that of electoral prosecutors who may vote at the tables where they carry out their work, as long as they are in the section to which they belong. The same case occurs with the polling station authorities and their alternates, who can vote at the polling station where they exercise their functions even though it is not their responsibility to vote there. In addition, the legislation allows the vote of Argentines residing abroad.
Source:
Ley N° 19945, Código Nacional Electoral, art. 86: http://www.elecciones.gov.ar/normativa/archivos/codigo_electoral_nacional_19945.pdf (2012)
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2021/12/26
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Armenia
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
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Source:
Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 14, 15, 54, 61, 64 (1): http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013).
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2015/12/01
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Aruba
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
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d) For prisoners only.
Source:
Mr. Hubert Maduro, President, Electoral Council of Aruba
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2017/07/07
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Australia
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b. At any polling station in the same voting district
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
i. By tendered ballot
j. Other
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Polling day is always on a Saturday and voting takes place between the hours of 8.00am and 6.00pm. Most people vote by an ordinary vote, that is a vote cast in the elector's enrolled division on polling day.
(j) A number of voting stations in each state/territory can take ballots for all districts in the state/territory.
Source:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (amended in 2019) Section 183 & 222: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103/f85985f8-e256-4e11-ad31-884ed7f92224
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2024/09/09
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Austria
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
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Source:
Regulations on federal parliamentary elections (1992), Art. 38
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Erv/ERV_1992_471/ERV_1992_471.pdf
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2012/05/29
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Azerbaijan
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
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35.4: Polling stations (precincts) may be created in conformity with the rules defined by the Central Election Commission and within the period defined by Article 35.2 of this Code in the following cases: On oil platforms located in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, ships at sea on Election Day (if more than 50 voters are on), and in facilities where voters are temporarily present (hospitals, sanatoriums and rest homes). But in exceptional cases specified by the Central
Election Commission, polling stations may be created at least 5 days prior to Election Day. Such polling stations shall be included in the constituency created where they are situated or, in the case of ships, the territory where the ship is registered. Such voting stations may only be created during referendums and Presidential elections.
105: The Precinct Election Commission should create possibilities for all voters, including those who cannot come to the voting room because of the state of their health, to participate in voting. A mobile ballot box for this purpose should be available in the election precinct.
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan including 2024 amendments, article 35.4 and 105.1: https://msk.gov.az/uploads/qanunvericilik/Election-Code-2024.pdf
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2024/11/12
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Bahamas
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Only police officers and members of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force who will be on duty on election day may vote in advance in special places determined by the Parliamentary Commissioner.
Source:
Parliamentary Elections Act (1992),Art. 53 and 54.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BS/bahamas-parliamentary-elections-act-2012/view
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2017/03/27
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Bahrain
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b. At any polling station in the same voting district
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Source:
Decree No. 14 of 2002 on Exercising Political Rights: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/BH/bahrain-law-by-decree-on-exercising-political/view (2014).
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2024/11/25
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Bangladesh
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
S. M. Asaduzzaman; Public Relations Officer; Bangladesh Election Commission. Email: [email protected]
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2012/05/30
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Barbados
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Representation of the People Act, art. 16-17
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2012/02/24
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Belarus
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
e. At mobile polling stations
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e) Persons who are not able to come to the polling stations on their own, can vote via mobile voting stations.
Source:
Electoral Code: "Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus”, art. 51 & 54: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/BY/belarus-electoral-code-2023-english/
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2023/09/13
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Belgium
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
h. By proxy
j. Other
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h) Proxy vote possible with any other voter.
Article 89
1. In exception to article 4, the voters registered on the voters’ list of the municipalities of Fourons and Comins-Warneton are authorized to vote in Aubel or Heuvelland respectively, in the polling station assigned by the Interior Minister.
2. For the election to the Chamber of Representatives the voters registered in the voters’ list from the municipalities of the electoral district of Rhode-Saint-Genèse have the authorization to vote in favor of a list either from the electoral constituency of Brussels Region or Flemish-Brabant.
Article 147bis.
§ 1. The following voters may mandate another voter to vote in his name (proxy vote)
1° voters who due to a disease or infirmity are in incapacity to go to a polling station or to be transported there. This incapacity is attested by a medical certificate. The doctors presenting themselves as candidates for the elections may not hand out such a certificate.
2° the voter who for professional or military reasons:
a) is retained in a foreign country together with members of his family who are living with him;
b) is in the Belgian Kingdom but cannot be present on the day of the elections in the polling station.
The impossibility under a) and b) is attested by a certificate from a military authority or civil or from the employer of the voter concerned.
3° The voter who works as a skipper/mariner; street hawker or carney and the members of his family live with him.
The exercise of these professions area attested in a certificate from the burgomaster of the community where the person concerned is enlisted in the population register.
4° the voter who on the Election Day is in a situation deprived of liberty due to legal measures.
This situation is attested by the director of the institution the person stays.
5° the voter who due to his religious convictions cannot go to a polling station
This impossibility must be justified through an attestation of the religious authorities
6° the student who for the reasons of studies cannot take part in the elections. This impossibility needs to be certified through the direction of the institution s/he attends.
7° the voter who for other reasons than the ones mentioned above is absent from his domicile on the day of the elections, due to a temporary voyage in a foreign country making it impossible to go to a polling station. This absence is certified by the burgomaster of his/her domicile or his/her delegate on the presentation of the necessary documents, or if s/he cannot organize the necessary document, on the basis of a declaration on the honor. The King determines the model of declaration of honor as
well as the model of certificate delivered by the burgomaster. The demand must be introduced to the burgomaster no later than the day before the election.
§ 2. Any voter can be appointed as proxy.
Each proxy can act as a proxy for only one voter.
§ 3. The authorization is written in a form model of which has been fixed by the King and that is delivered for free to the municipal administration. The authorization mentions the elections for which it is valid, the names and first names, birthdates and the addresses of the proxy and the voter.
The authorization form is signed by the voter and proxy.
§ 4. To be able to vote, the proxy hands in to the head of the polling station where the voter was supposed to vote, the authorization as well as one of the a above mentioned attestations. S/He shows her/his identity card and the conviction on which the head of the polling station mentions “Vote by proxy.”
§ 5. The authorization is included in the documents mentioned in article 146 (1st sentence) and sent to the justice of the peace.
Article 180
All Belgian citizens who are listed in the population register kept by the Belgian diplomatic posts or consulates abroad and who fulfill the conditions or the electorate as it is stated in article 1, are obliged to vote.
The persons mentioned in the first sentence register as voter in one or the following municipalities:
1° in the Belgian municipality where the person was last registered in the population register before leaving the country;
2° otherwise in the Belgian municipality of his birthplace;
3° otherwise in the Belgian municipality where the father or the mother of the person are or have last been registered in the population register;
4° otherwise in the Belgian municipality in which an up to third-degree relative is registered or has last been registered, or finally in the municipality where an ancestor is born, is registered or has been registered in the population register.
They exercise their right to vote either personally or by proxy in a polling station on the Belgian territory, personally or by proxy in the diplomatic post or consulate where they are registered, or by mail.
With the exceptions stipulated in this title, the provisions of the Electoral Code are to be applied regardless of which operus morandi to be chosen for the voting.
The diplomatic posts or consulates verify the conditions of the electorate listed in article 1, §1.
Source:
The Belgian Electoral Code, Art. 89 bis, 147 bis, 180
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/BE/belgium-electoral-code-2014/view
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2019/04/25
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Belize
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Staff employed in an essential service (including policemen, electoral officers and assistants of the electoral officer) in a division other than the one where they are registered and members of the defence forces may vote by proxy.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Representation of the People Act, Chapter 9”, Schedule III, Section 18 & 19: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BZ/belize-representation-of-the-people-act-2020/
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2025/03/24
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Benin
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
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Les agents en mission le jour des élections peuvent voter là où ils ont été envoyés ainsi qu'un certain nombre de personnes visées par la loi.
Source:
Law n ° 2010-33 of 7 January 2011 setting general rules for the elections in the Republic of Benin, art. 61, 70: http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-electorale-generale-pour-2011.pdf (2016)
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2019/04/05
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Bermuda
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
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Source:
Parliamentary Election Act 1978, Art. 4 & Art. 40
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2012/05/31
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Bhutan
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b. At any polling station in the same voting district
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A voter shall cast his/her vote in person at the polling station through a secret ballot
The polling stations must be easily accessible to voters for polling and its perimeters demarcated by signs posted in
accordance with local geographical conditions.
Source:
Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan (2008), Chapter 17, Article 330, 336: https://www.ecb.bt/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ElectionActEnglish.pdf
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2024/08/27
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Bolivia
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Para ejercer su derecho de voto, el ciudadano deberá registrarse en el padrón electoral y mantener actualizado su domicilio. Las mesas se ubican preferentemente en establecimientos de enseñanza pública, privada o edificios del Estado. A falta de éstos, en cualquier propiedad particular que no sea sede de partido político.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley del Régimen Electoral – Ley Nº 026”, art. 159 (b):
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BO/bolivia-ley-del-regimen-electoral-2012/ (2016).
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2016/05/10
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
i. By tendered ballot
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Source:
Electoral Law: Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, art. 5.12, 5.21, 5.22.
https://www.izbori.ba/Documents/documents/ZAKONI/BiH_Election_Law_last_consolidated_version.pdf?v-4 (2024)
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2025/06/26
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Botswana
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
i. By tendered ballot
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Source:
Electoral Act of 1968 (as amended until 2012), art. 31 (1), 62: http://www.iec.gov.bw/images/pdf/ElectoralAct.pdf (2014).
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2014/10/28
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Brazil
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Art. 148
The voter may only vote in the polling station where their name is registered.
§ 1 This requirement may only be waived in the cases provided for in Article 145 and its paragraphs.
Source:
Electoral Code, Law No. 4737, of July 15, 1965, Article 145, 148:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/codigo-eleitoral-1/codigo-eleitoral-lei-nb0-4.737-de-15-de-julho-de-1965
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2024/10/12
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Brunei Darussalam
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l. Not applicable
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Source:
Constitution, Art. 23: http://publicofficialsfinancialdisclosure.worldbank.org/fdl/sites/fdl/files/assets/law-library-files/Brunei_Constitution_1959_amended%202011_EN.pdf (2013);
CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bx.html
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2013/03/18
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Bulgaria
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Certificates shall be issued for voting elsewhere to voters who have stated in advance that they will not vote in the district of their permanent address. These voters can vote elsewhere than at the specified polling station in the locality where they are registered for national elections.
Source:
Electoral Law: Election Code, Art. 8 (1)
http://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/showMaterialDV.jsp?idMat=82965 (2014)
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2014/10/02
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Burkina Faso
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Les articles 81 et 82 du code électoral autorisent les membres des bureaux de vote, les délégués du conseil constitutionnel, du conseil d'Etat et des tribunaux administratifs régurièrement inscrits sur nue électorale et dont les noms ne figurent pas au tableau complementaire, sont autorisés à voter dans les bureaux où ils siègent, sur présentation de leur carte d'électeur.
Source:
Electoral Code as amended in 2015, art. 72, 81: http://www.ceni.bf/sites/default/files/Code_électoral_BF-Version_21.05.2015.pdf (2015)
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2015/12/04
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Burma (Myanmar)
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
The Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law, art. 35, 45:http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Resources/Laws/Pyithu%20Hluttaw%20Election%20Law.pdf (2013).
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2015/11/17
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Burundi
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
h. By proxy
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Source:
Electoral Code, art. 48, 49, 213: https://courconstitutionnelle.gov.bi/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Code-Electoral_30092024095027.pdf
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2025/05/08
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Cambodia
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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To be eligible to vote, every citizen must have his/her name in the list of voters and must have documents to certify his/her identity during the election.
Source:
Law on the Election of the Members of the National Assembly, arts. 38-39, 44: http://ngocedaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tmp_11849-Draft-of-LEMNA-by-CNRP-CPP_March_08_2015132491924.pdf
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2023/10/12
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Cameroon
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Code Chapter III section 100 (3): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
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2018/11/06
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Canada
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
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Currently, electors can vote at the advance polls (3 days) and at a polling station on election day. In addition, the Special Voting Rules provisions of the Canada Elections Act provide specific provisions for voting by using a special mail-in ballot. Any elector can request to vote by mail, a system that is systematically used for electors voting from abroad. Electors can also vote using the Special Voting Rules provisions by visiting the office of the returning officer in their electoral district, at any time during a campaign up to the end of the sixth day preceding the election.
Source:
"Voting from Abroad: The International IDEA Handbook", (2007) (http://www.idea.int/publications/voting_from_abroad/upload/Voting_from_abroad.pdf)
The Canada Elections Act (2015), Part 9 (Voting), Part 10 (Advance Polling) & Part 11
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/PDF/E-2.01.pdf
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2025/03/28
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Cape Verde
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Law as amended by Law No 56/VII/2010, art. 199 (1): http://www.parlamento.cv/userfiles/image/site/Leis/Altera%20o%20C%C3%B3digo%20Eleitoral%20-%20texto%20integrante.pdf (2016)
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2016/05/04
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Cayman Islands
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Law: “Elections Act (2021 Revision)”, Section 43: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/KY/cayman-islands-elections-act-2021-revision/ ;
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2021/12/13
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Central African Republic
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
c. At any polling station in the same country
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Source:
Electoral Law N° 09.016, Art. 77: http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Centrafrique/CODE_ELECTORAL-RCA-2-octobre-2010.pdf (2016)
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2021/04/19
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Chad
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
c. At any polling station in the same country
e. At mobile polling stations
h. By proxy
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e) For the nomads only.
j) Seasonal workers may vote in the constituency where they stay at the time of the elections.
Source:
Law No. 020/PR/2010 establishing a National Independent Electoral Commission amended by Law No. 022/PR/2010, art. 37, 43, 45, 51, 57, 64, 65, 66 : http://www.iss.co.za/uploads/CHADCENI.PDF (2016)
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2019/04/23
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Chile
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Art. 60 - "El elector que concurra a votar deberá hacerlo para todas las elecciones o plebiscitos que se realicen en el
mismo acto electoral." - The voter who goes to vote must do so for all elections or plebiscites that are held in the same electoral act.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica Constitucional sobre Votaciones Populares y Escrutinios (2016)”, art. 60 - 62:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CL/chile-ley-sobre-votaciones-populares-y-escrutinios/
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2025/04/01
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China
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b. At any polling station in the same voting district
h. By proxy
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Source:
Electoral Law, Art. 38
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2012/06/04
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Cocos (keeling) Islands
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b. At any polling station in the same voting district
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
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184A.
184A Application for registration as general postal voter
(1) An elector may apply to the Electoral Commissioner for registration as a general postal voter for a Division.
222.
(1) On polling day an elector is entitled to vote at any polling place for the Division for which he or she is enrolled or to vote as an absent voter, on making a declaration in an approved form, at any other polling place within the State or Territory for which he or she is enrolled at which a polling booth is open.
(1A) On polling day a person who is provisionally enrolled is entitled to vote as an absent voter, on making a declaration in an approved form, at any polling place within the State or Territory for which he or she is provisionally enrolled at which a polling booth is open (other than a polling place for the Division for which he or she is provisionally enrolled).
(2) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (1A), where a hospital is a polling place, an elector is not entitled to vote at that polling place otherwise than under section 224 unless an appropriate person on the staff of the hospital has agreed to permit electors generally to vote at that polling place or unless the elector:
(a) is attending the hospital as a patient or as a genuine visitor of a patient; or
(b) performs functions or duties in the hospital.
227.
(2) The Electoral Commissioner may appoint persons to be members of mobile polling teams for the purposes of this section and, in respect of each team, a person to be the leader.
249. Antarctic electors
(1) An elector who is, or expects to be, in the course of employment, in Antarctica may, by notice given to the Electoral Commissioner, request that he or she be treated, while in Antarctica, as an Antarctic elector in relation to any election the polling day of which occurs while the elector is in Antarctica.
(Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918).
100.
(1) The Electoral Commissioner may, by notice in the Government
Gazette —
(a) appoint such polling places for regions and districts as
the Electoral Commissioner considers necessary;
[(b) deleted]
(c) appoint such other polling places as he thinks fit in any
institution or hospital, or both;
100A. Mobile portable ballot boxes at certain institutions and
hospitals, provision of etc.
(1) Where a polling place has been appointed under the provisions
of section 100, at any institution or hospital, the presiding
officer appointed under section 102(5), notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, shall with another officer attend at
the polling place, at such times or during such hours as are
provided by subsection (2) with such number of mobile portable
ballot boxes as the Electoral Commissioner thinks fit and
approved by him for the purpose of affording an opportunity to
vote to every elector who —
(a) is for the time being resident in the institution or hospital
wherein the polling place is appointed to be; and
(b) by reason of illness or infirmity or in the case of a
woman, by reason of approaching maternity, is unable to
attend at another polling place to record his vote.
100B. Mobile portable ballot boxes in declared remote areas,
provision of etc.
(1) Where any area of the State is a remote area of the State for the
purposes of this Act by virtue of a declaration under
section 100(1)(e), the presiding officer and other officer appointed under section 102(5), notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, shall attend at such places in the remote
area, and at such times in the period of 14 days up to and
including polling day, as the Electoral Commissioner thinks fit,
with such number of mobile portable ballot boxes as the
Electoral Commissioner thinks fit and approved by him for the
purpose of affording an opportunity to vote to every elector who
may have difficulty in attending at a polling place under usual
conditions.
(Western Australia Electoral Act 1907).
4.67. Where to vote in person
In a voting in person election —
(a) a vote (absent vote) may be cast before election day at the offices of another local government in such circumstances as are set out in regulations;
(b) a vote (early vote) may be cast before election day at the local government’s offices, or at a place notified for that
purpose in the election notice, in such circumstances as are set out in regulations;
(c) a vote in person on election day may be cast at a polling place appointed for the election.
(Local Government Act 1995).
Source:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, as amended on 8 March 2019, section 222, 227: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103
Western Australia Electoral Act 1907, art. 100, 100A, 100B: https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_290_homepage.html
Western Australia Local Government Act 1995, art. 4.67: https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_551_homepage.html
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2019/08/02
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Colombia
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Code, art. 76: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CO/colombia-decreto-2241-de-1986-codigo-electoral/
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2014/05/13
|
|
Comoros
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Law No 10-018/AU Amending certain provisions of the Electoral Act No. 07-001/AU of 14 January 2007, art. 80 (2), 88, 90
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/KM/comores-electoral-law-2010/view (2016)
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2016/04/12
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Congo (Brazzaville)
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Election law of 24 November 2001, Art. 93, 96: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CG/congo-brazzaville-electoral-law-2001/view (2017)
Election law of 24 November 2001, Amended 2016, Art. 93
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CG/congo-brazzaville-electoral-law-amendments-2016/view (2017)
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2017/03/29
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|
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Law No. 11/003 of 25 June 2011, Art. 57, 59: http://www.ambardc.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=232%3Aloi-electorale-de-la-rdc&catid=50&Itemid=70 (2012);
Official Website of the Independent National Electoral Commission: http://www.ceni.gouv.cd/info.aspx?id_rubrique=3&id_page=7 (2012)
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2012/06/28
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Cook Islands
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b. At any polling station in the same voting district
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
|
Source:
Teokoati Joseph, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Service - Ministry of Justice
Electoral Act (2004), Art. 42 & 65
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2014/06/30
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Costa Rica
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley 8765: Código Electoral (2010)”, art. 164: http://www.tse.go.cr/pdf/normativa/codigoelectoral.pdf (2014)
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2014/02/05
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|
Croatia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
|
Art. 7.
Voters with residence in the Republic of Croatia shall vote at polling stations in the territory
of the Republic of Croatia designated according to their place of residence.
Voters with residence in the Republic of Croatia, but who are serving in the Armed Forces of
the Republic of Croatia on election day, who are in peace operations and missions on election
day, who as members of the crews of maritime and river ships flying the Croatian flag are
outside its borders, on floating facilities within interior sea waters or territorial sea of the
Republic of Croatia, voters found in social welfare institutions and voters deprived of their
freedom, shall vote at special polling stations designated pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
Voters with residence in the Republic of Croatia, but who are outside the borders of the
Republic of Croatia on election day, shall vote for representatives of an electoral constituency
based on their residence in the territory of the Republic of Croatia at the seat of a diplomatic
mission or consular post of the Republic of Croatia, subject to prior registration or
confirmation for the purposes of voting outside the place of residence.
Source:
Electoral Law: Act on Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament (116/99) (consolidated wording with amendments No. 109/00 and 53/03), art. 7.
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7663/file/Croatia_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_2003_am2015_en.pdf
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2020/07/06
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Cuba
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Constitution: “Constitución de la República de Cuba (2019)”, art. 80, 206: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CU/cuba-constitucion-2019-ace/ ;
Electoral Law: “Ley No. 127, Ley Electoral”, art. 7, 77: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CU/cuba-ley-electoral-127-2019-ace/
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2023/09/13
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|
Cyprus
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
|
Se contempla la instalación de mesas de votación para los chipriotas que residan en el extranjero.
Cyprus Mail: Speaking at a news conference marking the official closing of the election campaign, Nicolaides said voters should be aware of the polling station they are listed to vote in
Source:
Electoral Law 72 of 1979 as amended, Art. 7(1), 27(2):
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CY/cyprus-electoral-law-72-1979-greek-version/ (2016);
http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/05/20/knowing-how-and-where-to-vote/
Official website of the Central Electoral Service:
http://moi.gov.cy (2016).
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2024/10/25
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Cyprus (North)
|
k. No information available
|
|
2012/06/07
|
|
Czech Republic
|
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
k. No information available
|
--Voters must vote within their designated electoral wards, but there is a legal framework for voters unable to vote locally--
article 16 (1) (1) The Register of Persons Unable to Vote Locally shall be kept by each municipality [the country's smallest geopolitical unit and the most basic form of local government, which in may correspond to the country's administrative subdivisions, and the authorities of which may be empowered to exercise powers of the State administration if so stipulated by law]. In the country's capital, Prague, and in certain statutory towns, that are divided into geopolitical/administrative subdivisions, such as municipal districts, [neighbourhoods,] and/or municipal parts [which are part of the municipality and may assume its functions, and in some cases cover the area of an administrative district], the Register of Persons Unable to Vote Locally shall be kept by each relevant municipal district, [neighbourhood,] or municipal part (hereinafter "Municipality"). In the Register of Persons Unable to Vote Locally, Municipalities shall list voters whose place of permanent residence is outside their jurisdiction 5), and who: are not permanently residing within the Czech Republic; are doing a compulsory military service or some alternative civilian service within the area of their jurisdiction; are staying in the local hospital, maternity home, sanatorium, residentialhome, rest home, or any other facility or establishment of a similar character operating and located in the respective local area; have been taken into custody by the police, and committed to a detention centre/prison situated in the respective local area; vote in the respective area thanks to a nonlocal voting permit entitling them to do so (see Article 30, Paragraph 2 below).
b.) Voters in elections for the Senate can vote at any polling station in any electoral ward within their constituency.
c.) Voters in elections to the House of Deputies can vote at any polling station in the country or abroad at Czech embassies and consulates.
Source:
Electoral Law: Act of Law 247/1995 Coll., on elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic (amended by 480/2006 Coll.), art. 6 (1) and articles 15 & 17
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-act-no.-247-on-elections-to-the/view (2017)
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2023/09/18
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|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Law n° 2000-514 of 1 August 2000, art. 33, 34: http://www.gouv.ci/doc/textes_fondamentaux/Code%20Electoral.pdf (2012)
|
2012/12/14
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|
Denmark
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Voters are not allowed to vote at polling stations other than the one where they are on the electoral register.
Source:
Parliamentary Election Act of Denmark, Ch.1, P.7, Art. 45 (1)
|
2019/05/27
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|
Djibouti
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Article 47:
Every elector, registered on the electoral list of the district, is entitled to take part in the vote in the office to which he is attached, unless he is detained in a penitentiary institution or interned in a public institution of insane. However, subject to the control of their identity card, of their voter's card and of their mission title, are allowed to vote outside their place of registration, the civil servants, the military and the magistrates on mission and all other people traveling for service.
Source:
Electoral Law n° 1/ AN /92 regulating elections, as amended by Organic Law n ° L 11/AN/02/4, art. 47:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/DJ/djibouti-loi-electorale-avec-modifications-2002/view
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2018/04/02
|
|
Dominica
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
EL: 22 and 27.
|
2012/02/24
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Law: "Ley Electoral 275 - 97", art. 34, 118 (2): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/DO/ley-electoral-no.-275-97-y-sus-modificaciones (2016).
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2016/02/29
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|
Ecuador
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Polling stations are responsible for receiving and counting the votes.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica Electoral y de Organizaciones Políticas de la República del Ecuador, Código de la Democracia”, art. 43, 50, 78, 122: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/EC/ecuador-codigo-democracia-2023/
|
2023/03/30
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|
Egypt
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
“The Minister of Interior shall decide the number and location of general and sub-polling stations where elections and referendums will be held. Each station will have a head and no less than two members. Each station will have a secretary.”
Source:
Law No. 73 of the year 1956 Regulating the Exercise of Political Rights and its Amendments: http://www.democracy-reporting.org/files/law_on_the_exercise_of_political_rights_including_amendments_to_december.pdf (2013)
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2025/09/23
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El Salvador
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Only Salvadorans residing overseas can vote by mail.
Source:
Constitution: “Constitución Política de la República de El Salvador”, art. 82: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/SV/el-salvador-constitucion-2014/ ;
Electoral Law: “Decreto No. 413 — Código Electoral”, art. 186, 195, 196: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/SV/el-salvador-recopilacion-legislacion-electoral-2021/
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2021/01/29
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Equatorial Guinea
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k. No information available
|
Source:
Law No. 7/2012 of 16 November 2012 regulating elections to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, municipal elections and referenda
|
2013/04/09
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Eritrea
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Elections Act, art. 48:4
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2011/06/22
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Estonia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
j. Other
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§ 39. Voting
(1) A voter shall vote in the voting district where he or she is entered in the list of voters, except in the cases prescribed in §§ 41-45 and 47 and in Chapter 71 and 8 of this Act.
Source:
Electoral Law: Riigikogu Election Act as last amended on 13 Apil 2016 §34, §38-47, §48(2), §52, §54 & §56.
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2019/02/20
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|
Ethiopia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Law as amended by Proclamation No. 532/2007, art. 65 (3) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ET/ethiopia-proclamatio-no.-532-2007-amending-the/view
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2015/05/18
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|
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
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c. At any polling station in the same country
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Electoral Law: “Electoral Ordinance 1988”, Section 55, 57, 61: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/FK/falkland-islands-electoral-ordinance-1988/ ;
|
2022/04/19
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Fiji
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
c. At any polling station in the same country
f. By mail
i. By tendered ballot
|
50.—(1) On polling day, a registered voter is entitled to vote only at the polling station at which he or she is assigned according to the voter list of the polling station. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), election officials and police officers appointed to work on polling day at a polling station to which they are not assigned to vote or public servants with election duties in an area not convenient to the location of the polling station to which they are assigned to vote, may vote at the polling station at which they are working or at a polling station convenient to their location of assignment, provided they are not registered in the Register of Postal Voters and have obtained an absentee certificate according to a process established by the Supervisor. (3) A voter on a voter list with an indication beside his or her name that he or she is registered as a postal voter or that he or she is registered on any other special voter list for alternative voting under this Decree may not vote at the polling station to which he or she is assigned. Identification
Source:
Electoral Decree No. 11 of 2014, sec. 50 (1), 55, 67, 53 (10): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-electoral-decree-no.-11-of-2014/at_download/file (2014).
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2018/04/20
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Finland
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b. At any polling station in the same voting district
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
j. Other
|
Section 9: In advance polling stations
Section 21 (3)the information stating in which election and voting district or municipality the recipient of the card is entitled to vote;
Section 67 — Conducting the polling day voting
The polling day voting is conducted simultaneously in all municipalities in its voting districts. A enfranchised person is only allowed to vote in the voting district marked in the voting register next to his or her name.
Source:
Election Act 714/1998 as amended, Section 21 & 67, advance polling: section 9 and Chapter 5
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2019/04/02
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France
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
h. By proxy
j. Other
|
Source:
Electoral Code, Art. R40, L124, R176-3, R176-4;
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=9B64B63FCBA694B62F4DC7D7DCC0F066.tplgfr23s_1?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000006148464&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070239&dateTexte=20200617
|
2020/06/20
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|
French Guiana
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/10
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|
French Polynesia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Code, Articles L.53, L.57, L.62, L.63.
|
2009/07/05
|
|
Gabon
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Law No. 7/96 of 12 March 1996 establishing common rules for all political elections, with all the subsequent amendments, art. 37 (1), 75 (1), 99 - 102
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GA/gabon-code-electoral-2005/view (2017)
|
2025/05/14
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|
Gambia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Elections Decree 78 of 1996, part V, section 61 (1), 66 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GM/gambia-elections-decree-78-of-1996/view (2017)
|
2017/03/21
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|
Georgia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
|
Mobile Ballot Box: The list of a mobile ballot box is drawn up based on general and special lists of voters if:
a) a voter is unable to independently visit the polling premises due to limited capabilities or
health conditions;
b) a voter is imprisoned;
c) a voter is in hospital for treatment or in any other inpatient medical facility with no polling
station established in it;
d) a voter is a military serviceman, serves in the military unit at the state border, which is
located far from the polling station and within which no polling station is established;
e) a voter is on the territory of the election district, but on a place difficult to access.
Source:
The Election Code of Georgia, art. 65, 66:
https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/1557168?publication=87
|
2024/07/24
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|
Germany
|
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
f. By mail
|
With a voter's card a voter can vote at any polling station in the constituency.
Source:
Federal Electoral Regulations, Art. 19
https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/e146a529-fd3b-4131-9588-8242c283537a/bundeswahlordnung_engl.pdf
|
2025/03/06
|
|
Ghana
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
h. By proxy
|
Where two or more polling stations are established for an electoral area, the returning officer shall (a) assign to each of the stations a number of voters registered in the electoral area subject to the approval of the Commission;
and (b) publish a notice in the electoral area to inform voters of the stations to which they have been assigned.The Public Elections Regulations, art.18
Source:
The Public Elections Regulations (2016), art. 18, 23, 25: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GH/ghana-public-elections-regulations-2016/
|
2016/10/05
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|
Gibraltar
|
k. No information available
|
Source:
Parliament Act Number 1950-15
https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/articles/1950-15o.pdf
Constitution
https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/constitution/Gibraltar_Constitution_Order_2006.pdf
Election Rules
https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/articles/1950.07.20-1.pdf
|
2019/11/04
|
|
Greece
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
|
d) Concerning special groups of electors (prisoners, military staff, seamen, voters who reside in a constituency other than the one where they have been registered, e.t.c) / Art. 53, 69 and 95 of P.D 351/2003
Source:
a) P.D. 96/2007 (Codification of the legal provisions on parliamentary elections), Art. 51, 52 and 55
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7827/file/Greece_Law_election_parliament_as_of_2007_en.pdf
d) Special groups of voters: P.D. 96/2007 (Codification of the legal provisions on parliamentary elections), Art. 53, 69 and 95
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7827/file/Greece_Law_election_parliament_as_of_2007_en.pdf
|
2020/07/26
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|
Greenland
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
k. No information available
|
Source:
Parliamentary Election Act of Denmark, Ch.1, P.7, Art. 45 (1)
|
2012/06/14
|
|
Grenada
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Law, art 33.
|
2012/02/24
|
|
Guadeloupe
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/14
|
|
Guam
|
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
j. Other
|
The Commission shall, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date set for any election, designate, announce and publish the official polling sites and the official precincts, along with the alphabetical range assigned to each precinct where the ballots are to be cast in such election. In the case of a runoff election, the polling places and precincts shall be the same as in the election precipitating the need for a runoff, unless determined otherwise by the Commission.
Absentee ballots can be mailed or transmitted by email.
Source:
3 Guam Code 4101:
http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc004.PDF ;
3 Guam Code 10108:
http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc010.PDF
|
2020/10/28
|
|
Guatemala
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
A maximum of 600 voters are assigned, according to the consecutive number of their registration at the Citizen's Registry, to each voting station.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral y de Partidos Políticos”, art. 230 b): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/GT/guatemala-lepp-y-reglamentos-2023/
|
2023/05/30
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|
Guinea
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Electoral Code No. 91/012/CTRN, art. 72 (1), 90: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GN/guinea-constitution-2010-english-version/
|
2017/01/26
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Law of 11 November 2009 on the election of the President of the Republic and the National People's Assembly ("Lei Eleitoral Para Presidente da República e Assembleia Nacional Popular"), art. 65: http://www.cne-guinebissau.org/phocadownload/lei_eleitoral.pdf (2012)
|
2014/06/24
|
|
Guyana
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
|
e) Only in areas of extremely low population density and which are cut off from regular traffic.
h) In special cases eg, hospitalisation.
i) If someone arrives to vote only to find that for whatever reason someone else has voted already in that name. Such votes are not counted.
Source:
Representation of the people Act, art. 27, 30
|
2015/05/11
|
|
Haiti
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Law: http://www.presidence.ht/loi_electorale/ (2013)
Le Moniteur sous la direction de Beauzile, Fritzner, « Loi électoral », http://haitijustice.com/pdf/legislation/loi-electorale-haiti-2013.pdf,Chap. XI, 168ième année No. 229, 2013.
|
2015/04/08
|
|
Holy See (Vatican City State)
|
k. No information available
|
|
2012/05/14
|
|
Honduras
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Honduran citizens will be able to vote at the polling station where they are registered, which is determined according to the access and geographical proximity.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral de Honduras”, art. 95, 107: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-electoral-2021-con-reformas-2021/
|
2025/08/07
|
|
Hong Kong
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
|
5.2 The CEO must designate by notice in the Gazette place(s) as polling stations (including small polling stations and special polling stations), dedicated polling stations, ballot paper sorting stations or counting stations at least 10 days before the polling day . . .He/She will designate a polling station at which less than 500 electors are assigned to vote as a small
polling station. He/She will designate a polling station (other than a small polling station or a dedicated polling station) as a main counting station for the purpose of counting the GC votes cast at the designated polling station, the small polling station(s) and/or the dedicated polling station(s).
Source:
Legislative Council Election Guidelines, Ch.5-2: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/HK/hong-kong-legislative-council-general-election-4/view
|
2021/06/07
|
|
Hungary
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
e. At mobile polling stations
|
e) Mobile ballot-boxes for disabled and ill persons by request. By certification in other places than where the voter has his/her place of residence.
Source:
Act XXXVI of 2013 on Electoral Procedure (last modified by Act CCVII of 2013), Section 168: http://njt.hu/cgi_bin/njt_doc.cgi?docid=159995.329468.
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2018/07/30
|
|
Iceland
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Voters who are not able to attend during a polling session on election day may vote outside of the
regular polling session, according to the rules laid down in this Act.
Source:
Parliamentary Elections Act, Art. 56
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/3897/file/Iceland_Act_Parliamentary_Elections_to_Althing_2000_en.pdf
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2020/07/27
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India
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
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f) Postal ballot is available only to specified categories of voters.
(a) any of the persons as is referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (8) of section 20 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950), (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 1950-Act) to give
his vote either in person or by postal ballot or by proxy, and not in any other manner, at an election in a constituency
where poll is taken;
Source:
Representation of the People Act, 1950: http://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/03_representation%20of%20the%20people%20act%2C%201950.pdf
Representation of the People Act, 1951: http://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/04_representation%20of%20the%20people%20act%2C%201951.pdf
The Conduct of Election Rules 1961: http://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/%282%29%20THE%20CONDUCT%20OF%20ELECTION%20RULES%2C%201961.pdf
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2024/09/11
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Indonesia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Article 149(1): Voters who are entitled to cast a ballot in TPS shall include:
a): Registered voters on the final voter list for the relevant polling station
Article 150(2, a): Voting in the TPS in the neighborhood in line with the address written
on the Residential Identity Card or passport
Source:
Law 8/2012 on General Election of the Members of House of Representatives, People’s Representatives Council and Regional House of Representatives, Art. 40 (1, 2), 149, 150 (2): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-8-2012-on-general-election-of-the/view
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2024/02/07
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Iran, Islamic Republic of
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d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
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Obtaining the confirmation of central executive board, tributary executive boards are authorized to establish movable polling stations for mountainous and arduous places or any other places where no stations may be established. Also the executive board of polling station center is authorized to establish movable station in the center whenever it is found necessary.
Polling stations shall be erected only in any village, cities and counties. In greater cities, pollingstations shall be erected in each municipal district
Source:
Iran: Elections Act of Islamic Consultative Assembly (1999), Art. 44 & 63 https://www.refworld.org/themes/custom/unhcr_rw/pdf-js/viewer.html?file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.refworld.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Flegacy-pdf%2Fen%2F1999-11%2F4c35cba22.pdf
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2024/11/19
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Iraq
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
|
Source:
Regulation No. 18, Voting, Counting and Sorting, 3(1):http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/IQ/iraq-regulation-no.-18-voting-counting-and-sorting/view
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2018/04/19
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Ireland
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
j. Other
|
At every polling place the returning officer shall provide a sufficient number of polling stations, conveniently distributed for the accommodation of the Dáil electors entitled to vote there. Where, by reason of any difficulty, a polling station or a sufficient number of polling stations cannot be provided at the appointed polling place, the returning officer may provide a polling station or polling stations at any other convenient place.
Source:
Electoral Acts 1992 - 2011, Art. 17, 64, 94: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1992/act/23/enacted/en/print
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2024/11/21
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Israel
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Dr. Susan Hattis Rolef, The Knesset Research and Information Center
Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles: https://embassies.gov.il/la/Pages/FAQ-Elections-in-Israel.aspx
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2019/06/13
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Italy
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d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
|
Source:
Presidential Decree of 20 March 1967, n. 223, Art. 35 and 36;
Electoral Law: "D.L. 3 January 2006, n. 1, Art. 1
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2020/07/18
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Jamaica
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
The Representation of the People Act, Sections 29, 30 and 34
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2025/09/22
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Japan
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
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f) Limited to the disabled and for those residing abroad.
Source:
Public Offices Election Act, Art.39, 44 and 49:
https://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=325AC1000000100#1
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2016/06/07
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Jordan
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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The voter shall vote in the polling center to which he/she is assigned within his/her electoral district.
Source:
Law on the Election of the House of Representatives
Law No. 6/2016, art. 28 (A): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-the-election-of-the-house-of/view (2016)
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2016/08/05
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Kazakhstan
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
c. At any polling station in the same country
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
j. Other
|
5. If the voter becomes aware not later than thirty days before the election that he / she will not be able to arrive at the polling station at the place of his / her registration on the Election Day, he / she has the right to apply to the local executive body at the place of his / her stay with a written application for inclusion in the relevant voter list.
At the address of the citizen according to this point the local executive body will organize the exception of the citizen from the list of voters in the place of registration and its inclusion in the list of voters of that site on which the citizen will vote.
6. Students in secondary special and higher educational institutions, as well as in vocational training programs of postgraduate full - time education, living in hostels, are included in the list of voters at the location of the hostel.
7. The registers of voters, who are military servicemen in the military units as well as members of their families and other voters living in the locations of military units, shall be compiled on the basis of the data submitted by commanders of the military units.
8. The voter registers by polling stations to be formed in the rest houses, health resorts, medico-prophylactic institutions, in the places of the citizens’ stay in the remote and hard-to-reach areas, in the distant pastures, in the investigative wards and detention centers as well as in the representative offices and agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in foreign states, on board of ships belonging to the Republic of Kazakhstan that on the day of elections are in navigation shall be compiled on the basis of the data submitted by the chiefs of the named establishments, corresponding akims, chiefs of the named representative offices and agencies and captains of ships.
The voter registers by polling stations to be formed in the places for temporary stay (rest homes, health resorts, medico-prophylactic institutions, in the outruns, in investigative wards and detention centers, including the representative offices of the Republic of Kazakhstan а abroad, on board the ships belonging to the Republic that are in navigation on the Election Day) shall be subject to mandatory adjustment on the day preceding the Election Day.
(Art. 24).
6. If some voters cannot come to the polling station due to their state of health, by the reasons of nursing after an ill member of their family, including the voters living in the remote and hard-to-reach areas where no polling stations have been formed, the precinct election commission shall organize voting in the place of stay of such voter on the basis of their written applications to be submitted not later than at 12:00 am of the local time on the Election Day.
Upon a receipt of the application mentioned in this clause, the chairperson of the election commission shall make a corresponding mark in the voter register against the surname of the voter who has submitted an application.
During organization of voting outside the premise of polling station two members of the election commission shall accompany the portable ballot-box.
6-1. When a voter changes the place of his/her stay within the period between submission of the voter register for public formalization and the day of election, the precinct election commission shall issue for this voter an absentee vote certificate that shall confirm his/her right to vote on the basis of the voter’s request and upon submission of a document identifying the voter. In this case an appropriate mark shall be made in the voter register. When a voter submits his/her absentee vote certificate on the Election Day, the precinct election commission shall include the voter in the voter register of the electoral precinct where the voter resides.
(Art 41.).
Source:
Constitutional Law on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on June 29, 2018, art. 23: https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-laws-of-the-rk.php
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2024/10/24
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Kenya
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
|
2024/12/06
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Kiribati
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Elections Ordinance Part I, Art.9
http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/consol_act/eo167.pdf
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2024/11/26
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Korea, Republic of
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
c. At any polling station in the same country
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
|
Source:
Public Official Election Act, Art. 147-149, 158: https://www.nec.go.kr/site/eng/ex/bbs/List.do?cbIdx=1280
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2024/08/28
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Kuwait
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Kuwait Times Official website: http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2012/11/20/no-voting-facilities-for-kuwaitis-staying-abroad-students-patients-affected/ (2013);
Law No. 35 of 1962 on the election of members of Parliament with its amendments, art. 4 (1): http://www.gcc-legal.org/mojportalpublic/LawAsPDF.aspx?opt&country=1&LawID=2687#Section_3508 (2013)
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2013/01/31
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Kyrgyzstan
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
|
Source:
Constitutional Law No 68 of 2011 (amended 2020) “On elections of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and deputies of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic”, art. 31-33: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/a1/KYRG_Const%20Laww%20on%20Elections%20of%20President%20and%20MPs.pdf
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2025/05/07
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
|
If voters are sick, disabled or old and cannot come to the voting location, the committee at the level of polling unit shall organise mobile teams to go and collect the ballots from those persons at their locations;
Source:
Law No. 37/PO on the Election of Members of the National Assembly, art. 15, 16, 29 (7): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/LA/Lao-People2019s-Democratic-Republic-Law-on/view
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2021/02/28
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|
Latvia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
h. By proxy
|
c) Because there is no voter register.
e) If the voter is ill, and willing to vote, somebody goes to their homes.
f) Only citizens being abroad may vote by mail.
h) If being physical handicapped prevents an elector from voting, then, a member of their family, or another trustworthy person, can mark the ballot paper according to word-of-mouth instructions given by the voter. The person marking the ballot must not be a member of the relevant election commission.
Source:
Law: Voters’ Register Law, adopted on January 22, 2004, art. 14.
Electoral Law: The Saeima Election Law as in force on 19 July 2014, art. 24, 25, 43, 45, 46: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/30870.html?doc_print=1 (2014)
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2014/10/09
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Lebanon
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
The electoral district is divided into a number of polling centers that include several polling stations as per a decision by the interior minister. Each village that has a minimum of 100 voters and maximum of 400 will have one polling station. This number can be increased to more than 400 voters in one polling station if the safety of the electoral operation called for that where it shouldn’t exceed 600 voters. The number of polling stations with each center cannot exceed 20. The minister’s decision regarding distributing the polling stations will be published in the Official Gazette and on the ministry’s website at least 20 days before the Election Day. Amending this distribution in the week that precedes Election Day isn’t permitted except for serious reasons and a justified decision.
Source:
Lebanese Elections Law, art. 84: https://www.ministryinfo.gov.lb/en/22598
https://elections.gov.lb/getattachment/00bbe177-0eec-4f8a-a4df-e47c7e19b4de/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%28PDF%29.aspx%20(2017)
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2024/11/20
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Lesotho
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
|
f. “Public officer employed in the service of the Government of Lesotho in another country; is the dependent or employee of such an officer; a public officer that will be out of Lesotho on official duty on the elections day; is a candidate or agent; will be carrying out official elections duties; will be performing the functions of an elections observer, journalist, medical personnel or security personnel on the elections day.”
Source:
National Assembly Electoral Act (2011), Article 73 and 83
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2017/07/19
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|
Liberia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Voters shall vote only in the voting precinct of the electoral district for which he/she is registered.
A person must register to vote at a voter registration center
established by the NEC for the place where he or she ordinarily resides and must vote at the polling place established by NEC for voters registered at that center.
Source:
The New Elections Law (2016, with amendments up until and including 2014), Art. 31 and 5.2, http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LR/liberia-amended-electoral-laws-2014/view
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2024/10/25
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Law No. 4 on the Election of the General National Congress, Art. 4. (National Transitional Council of Libya): (Eng) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LY/libya-law-no.-4-of-2012-on-the-election-of-the-e/view (Arabic) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LY/libya-law-no.-4-of-2012-on-the-election-of-the/view
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2024/11/25
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Liechtenstein
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
|
Source:
Information Und Kommunikation Der Regierung: Principality of Liechtenstein, State Elections
https://www.landtagswahlen.li/stimmabgabe
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2025/02/18
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Lithuania
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
j. Other
|
Article 62. Time and Place of the Polls
The polls shall be held on the election day from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the place designated by the electoral committee of the polling district. The voter shall vote in the polling district on the electoral roll of which he has been entered, unless this Law provides otherwise.
Article 67. Postal Voting
Article 67(1). Voting at Home and Early Voting
Article 69. Polls Held on Ships
Article 70. Polls in Diplomatic Missions and Consular Posts of the Republic of Lithuania
Article 71. Polls in Healthcare Facilities (Except Outpatient) as well as in Institutions of Social Guardianship and Care
Article 72. Polls in Military Units
Source:
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992 No I-2721, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265)
art. 62-73
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
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2020/06/05
|
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Luxembourg
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral law, Art. 143(1): https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/68/Luxembourg_electoral%20code_2003_amended2016_FR.pdf
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2024/11/21
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|
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
|
Article 107: (1) The voting takes please in person at the polling stations in the Republic of Macedonia and in the DCO, i.e. consular offices.
Article 111: (1) The voter who is unable to vote at the polling station (incapacitated or ill person, pursuant to the Instruction of the State Election Commission) but wants to vote, shall notify the Municipal Election Commission i.e. the Election Commission of the City of Skopje thereof no later than seven days prior to Election Day.
(4) The Election Board shall enable the person from paragraph (1) of this article to vote in his/her home, one day prior to Election Day in a manner that will guarantee the secrecy of the voting.
Article 113: (1) Voters who on Election Day are serving a prison sentence or are in detention or pre-
trial house arrest shall vote in the penitentiary institutions or in the place where of the pre-trial house arrest.
Article 113-a: (1) The voters who are temporarily employed or residing abroad on Election Day shall vote in the DCO, i.e. consular offices of the Republic of Macedonia abroad, one day prior to the Election Day in the Republic of Macedonia.
(2) Out of country voting will be conducted in the DCO or consular offices of the Republic of Macedonia abroad
Source:
Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia including 2021 amendments, articles 107 (1), 111 (1), 113 (1), 113-a (1-2): https://www.ifes.org/document/northmacedoniaelectoralcodeupdatesseptember2021pdf
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2024/11/19
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Madagascar
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Organic Law n° 2012-005 on the Electoral Code, art. 34 (2), 84: http://mdm-national.mg/bureau/textes-reglementaires/textes-reglementaires/ (2013)
|
2013/02/11
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|
Malawi
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
j. Other
|
j. A person shall be allowed to vote at a polling station located at the registration centre where he is registered. If it is not possible to do so, a voter may be granted the right to vote at a polling station located at a place where he will be on polling day.
Source:
Electoral Law: Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections Act, art. 75 (1),(2)
https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MW/presidential-parliamentary-and-local-government/view
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2025/07/01
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Malaysia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Constitution, art. 119 (1): http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/malaysia.pdf (2013)
|
2013/03/21
|
|
Maldives
|
k. No information available
|
Normally, registered voters can vote based on their permanent residency.
Details are stipulated in General Law on Elections (Law No.11/2018), which is not available in English.
Source:
General Law on Elections (Inthihaaba Behey Aanmu Gaanoonu)Law No. 11/2008
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2019/02/15
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|
Mali
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
e. At mobile polling stations
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Articles 71,80,93 du Code Electoral.
Verified by Mamadou Seck, Forum Civil, [email protected], 2008-02-20
|
2008/03/28
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Malta
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
General Elections Act, Art. 64: http://www.parlament.mt/general_election_act?l=1 (2012)
|
2012/05/22
|
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Marshall Islands
|
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
|
Source:
Elections and Referenda Act, as amended, sec. 131 & 173 (6). https://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1980/1980-0020/ElectionsandReferendaAct1980_5.pdf
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2023/10/12
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Martinique
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/14
|
|
Mauritania
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
|
Source:
Organic Law No. 2012 - 029 amending certain provisions of Ordinance No. 91-028 of 7 October 1991, as amended, concerning the organic law on the election of deputies to the National Assembly, art. 17 (1);
Organic Law No. 2012 - 033 amending certain provisions of the Organic Law n ° 2009-022 of 2 April 2009 laying down special provisions relating to voting of Mauritanians living abroad, art. 4, 13
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2024/10/28
|
|
Mauritius
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Law: National Assembly Elections Regulations, sec. 25.
|
2012/02/25
|
|
Mexico
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
While voters can only cast their vote in one specific polling station, “special” polling stations —up to ten per electoral district— are installed on Election Day for those who are away from the one where they are registered.
Source:
Electoral Law: "Ley General de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales", arts. 253 (3), 258 (1 & 3), 278 (1–2), 279 (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-lgipe-2024/
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2024/04/12
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Micronesia, Federated States of
|
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
|
Source:
Decree No. 14 of 2002 on Exercising Political Rights: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/BH/bahrain-law-by-decree-on-exercising-political/view
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2025/03/28
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|
Moldova, Republic of
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c. At any polling station in the same country
d. At specially designated polling stations
|
Article 9. The Place of Exercising the Right to Vote
(1) The voting right shall be exercised in the locality where the voter has his/her domicile, unless
otherwise stipulated by the present Code.
(2) If a voter has both domicile and residence, during the residence validity, he/she shall vote in the
locality in which he/she has his/her residence.
Article 31
(2) In parliamentary, presidential elections and republican referenda, one or more polling stations shall
be established within the diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Moldova for voters who
are abroad on the Election Day
Source:
Electoral Code of The Republic of Moldova 2019, art. 9:1-2, 31:2,
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2021/03/31
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Monaco
|
c. At any polling station in the same country
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Law 839 regulating communal and national elections, as amended in 2002, Art. 43 bis; https://legimonaco.mc/tnc/loi/1968/02-23-839/
Decree no. 927 of 23/01/2007 laying down detailed rules for proxy voting
|
2023/09/13
|
|
Mongolia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
j. Other
|
87.1. Polling shall be held in polling stations from 07:00 a.m. until 22:00 (10:00 p.m.) by
Ulaanbaatar time on the polling day.
Source:
Electoral Law of 2016, Art 87, 89. : https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf
|
2020/02/17
|
|
Montenegro
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
h. By proxy
|
Article 67:Voters shall cast their votes at polling stations in which they have been included into the extract from the electoral register. As an exception to the provision of para.1 of this Article, voters may vote by post outside of the polling station in which they have been included into the extract from the electoral register, under the conditions laid down in this Law.
Article 84: A voter who cannot cast his vote in person because of polling station, information and communication inaccessibility (person with disability) or due to illiteracy (illiterate person) shall be entitled to do so with the assistance of an aid designated by him, who shall mark the ballot, that is, cast the vote as instructed by the vote.
Source:
Electoral Law: Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives as amended in 2011, art. 67, 84-85 & 87.
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7743/file/Montenegro_Law_elections_councillors_members_of_parliament_1998_am2016_en.pdf
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2021/12/25
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Morocco
|
d. At specially designated polling stations
h. By proxy
|
Article 70 (Translation): The voter is informed of the polling station where he will vote by a written notice...; Article 72 (Translation): Voters registered on the general electoral lists residing outside the territory of the Kingdom can vote by proxy.
Source:
Organic Law No. 27.11 relating to the House of Representatives, Articles 70, 72 (2011): http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/lois/Loi_27-11_Fr.pdf
|
2022/08/02
|
|
Mozambique
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
j. Other
|
"The right to vote shall be exercised at the polling station corresponding to the place where the voter has been registered."
Source:
Law No. 8/2013 of 27 February 2013 regulating presidential and legislative elections (as amended by Law No. 12/2014), art. 66, 77: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/Mozambique-Law-No.-12-2014-of-13-April-2014/view (2014).
|
2024/12/04
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Namibia
|
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
c. At any polling station in the same country
i. By tendered ballot
|
b) They can vote at any polling station in a constituency for National Council elections.
c) They can vote at any polling station in the country for Presidential and National Assembly elections.
Source:
Electoral Law: Electoral Act,art. 80(1)-(3)
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2012/02/25
|
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Nauru
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
"a voter is not entitled to vote at a polling station other than a polling station in the District in which he or she is
registered."
Source:
Electoral Law 2016, Act. 73.(http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/acts/d83250a1ebdc56c1701fa7aa245af5b1.pdf).
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2019/07/12
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Nepal
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
House of Representative Electoral Act, 2017, Section 38. : http://rajpatra.dop.gov.np/welcome/book/?ref=23050 or http://www.election.gov.np/ecn/uploads/userfiles/pratinidhisabhasadasyanirwaachanain.pdf
Article
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2018/04/06
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Netherlands
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b. At any polling station in the same voting district
c. At any polling station in the same country
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
h. By proxy
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b, c): A voter can vote in any polling station of the municipality where she or he is registered, but may also request to vote at any other location in the country. e) A municipal executive may designate mobile polling stations in its municipality. f) Citizens residing abroad may request a postal ballot. h) All voters, including those residing abroad, may appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf if they are unable to be present at a polling station.
Source:
Act of 28 September 1989 containing new provisions governing the franchise and elections (Elections Act): B6, J4a, J5, M, L, K;
http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/Netherlands/Netherlands_Elections%20Act_1989am2009.pdf
OSCE ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report, The Netherlands Parliamentary Elections 17 March 2021 (6)
https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/4/0/478501.pdf
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2022/08/02
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New Caledonia
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Code, Articles L.53, L.57, L.62 and L.63.
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2009/07/05
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New Zealand
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
c. At any polling station in the same country
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
j. Other
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Polling places can be in public schools or other premises licensed by the Electoral Commission. There is a legal framework for accommodating special voting. Electors may vote at any polling place, but it will be considered a special vote if it is not cast in their respective electorate (the elector must inform officials at the polling place that they are voting outside their electorate). Voting from overseas is also allowed.
Source:
https://www.govt.nz/browse/engaging-with-government/enrol-and-vote-in-an-election/voting-in-an-election/ ;
Electoral Act 1993 Section 155, 155A, 156, 172:
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/DLM307519.html
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2024/09/04
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Nicaragua
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Citizens shall cast their votes at the polling station in which they are registered.
Source:
Electoral Law No. 331 (as amended by law No. 790 of 23/05/2012), art. 109: http://legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni/SILEG/Gacetas.nsf/5eea6480fc3d3d90062576e300504635/e2ad62ab83ae684406257a08006aebbe/$FILE/Ley%20No.%20790.pdf (2012)
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2016/06/07
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Niger
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
h. By proxy
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Les articles 64 et 65 traitent des differentes possibilites qui s’offrent à l’electeur pour accomplir son droit de vote.
In presidential elections and referendums, electors can vote in any polling station, as long as they have a valid voter card.
Source:
Ordinance No. 2010-96 of 28 December 2010 establishing the Electoral Code, art. 66 (1, 2), 67, 77: http://www.electionpassport.com/files/Niger-Electoral-Code-2010.pdf (2016)
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2016/05/03
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Nigeria
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
i. By tendered ballot
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Source:
Electoral Act 2010, art. 58, 60: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
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2015/03/30
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Niue
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b. At any polling station in the same voting district
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Each village has this own polling station, eg community hall, pastors house etc.
Source:
Niue Assembly Act 1966, as amended, Art. 53.
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2014/06/23
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Northern Mariana Islands
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c. At any polling station in the same country
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The Commission shall choose polling places for each election no less than 60 days prior to the date of the election. Public schools and public buildings, whenever possible, shall be utilized as polling places during elections and the Commission shall insure that polling places are located in prominent locations or central portions of precincts or in the heaviest most populated areas of the precinct to make the polling locations as easily accessible to all voters.
Source:
https://cnmilaw.org/cons.php#gsc.tab=0
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2024/12/11
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Norway
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b. At any polling station in the same voting district
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
j. Other
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Source:
The Election Act, Ch. 8 and Ch. 9, Art. 9-5, 9-6: http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Kampanjer/valgportal/Regelverk/Representation_of_the_People_Act170609.pdf (2012);
Representation of the People Regulations, Ch. 6, Art. 28: http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Kampanjer/valgportal/Regelverk/Regulations_2003_EN_170609.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/22
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Oman
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g. By phone
j. Other
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Antakhib App:
An application launched by the Ministry of Interior prior to the third term of the elections of the members of the Municipal Councils to be the only official way for voting in the Municipal Council and Shura Council elections, aiming for a better electoral process and effective political participation through giving citizens - inside and outside the Sultanate - the opportunity to cast their votes and choose their representatives easily. The application was first utilized during the General Federation of Oman Workers elections to test its efficiency before being used in the Municipal Council elections for the third term.
Oman introduced e-voting using special smartphone application for voters from abroad in 2019 Shura Council Elections. The application has been used for the 2023 elections as well.
Source:
https://www.oman.om/en/home-top-level/eparticipation/e-voting
https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/country?country=168&database_theme=326
https://timesofoman.com/article/1603117/Oman/Government/Remote-voting-for-Omanis-abroad-in-Majlis-Al-Shura-polls
Inter-parliamentary Union: "OMAN Majles A'Shura (Consultative Council)" Legal Framework http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2378.htm (2015)
https://www.omanobserver.om/breaking-oman-majlis-a-shura-polls-date-announced/ (2019)
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2025/05/12
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Pakistan
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
i. By tendered ballot
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Within one week after appointment of Returning Officers, the Commission shall provide, in the prescribed format, a list
of proposed polling stations for each constituency to the Returning Officer of that constituency indicating the electoral areas assigned to each polling station and publish the list on its website.
The following persons may cast their votes by
postal ballot in such manner as may be prescribed—
(a) a person referred to in sub-sections (2) or (3) of section 27;
(b) a person appointed by the Returning Officer, including police
personnel, for the performance of any duty in connection with an
election at polling station other than the one at which he is entitled
to cast his vote;
(c) a person with any physical disability who is unable to travel and
holds a National Identity Card with a logo for physical disability
issued by the National Database and Registration Authority; and
(d) a person detained in a prison or held in custody.
If a person representing himself to
be a voter applies for a ballot paper when another person has already represented
to be that voter and has voted under the name of the person so applying—
(a) if the applicant meets the requirements of identity verification laid
down in section 84, he shall be entitled, subject to the provisions of
49
the section to receive a ballot paper (hereinafter referred to as
―Tendered Ballot Paper") in the same manner as any other voter;
Source:
Election Act including 2023 amendments, art. 59, 85 and 90: https://ecp.gov.pk/storage/files/2/Elections%20Act%202017%20updated/Updated%20Elections%20Act%202017-231011-105435.pdf
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2024/11/25
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Palau
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d. At specially designated polling stations
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Source:
Voting Rights Act of 1981, as amended, Sec. 1401, 1405, 1544. (23 PNCA §1401, 1405 & 1544).
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2016/11/09
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Palestine
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Elections Law 2 September 2007 regulating general elections, art. 28 (3): http://www.elections.ps/Portals/0/pdf/Election_Law_%282007-Sept_02%29-EN.pdf (2013)
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2013/04/09
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Panama
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Code: “Código Electoral”, art. 6, 16: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PA/panama-codigo-electoral-2023/
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2024/12/06
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Papua New Guinea
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
|
Source:
Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections, Section 132 (1), 105 : http://www.paclii.org/pg/legis/consol_act/olonalge519/ (2017)
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2017/03/16
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Paraguay
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Law No. 834/96: Código Electoral Paraguayo, art. 89: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
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2023/03/30
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Peru
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Law No. 26859 as amended by Law N° 29403 of 08-09-2009, Art 53, 72 (2), 226:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PE/leyes-electorales/peru-ley-26859-organica-de-elecciones-2011/ (2016)
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2016/02/18
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Philippines
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
j. Other
|
Exception: absentee voters vote at a designated special polling place, embassy, consular office for some overseas absentee voters
Source:
The Omnibus Election Code ("Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, s. 1985"), Art. XIII: http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/RelatedLaws/OmnibusElectionCode (2016)
Executive Order No. 157, s. 1987: http://www.gov.ph/1987/03/30/executive-order-no-157-s-1987/ (2016)
Republic Act No. 10366, An Act Authorizing the Commission on Elections to Establish Precincts Assigned to Accessible Polling Places Exclusively for Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens, Sec. 9: http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/RelatedLaws/ElectionLaws/PWDandSeniors/RA10366 (2016)
|
2016/05/11
|
|
Poland
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
|
§ 1 Voting takes place on the premises of the constituency electoral commission, hereinafter
referred to as "polling station."
§ 5 Voting in voting circuits established in health care facilities and nursing homes may start
later than the time stipulated in § 2 and 3
§ 6 Voting in voting circuits established on Polish ships and abroad is between 7.00 and 21.00
hours local time on each day of voting. If a vote were to be completed on the day following the
day of voting in the country, voting shall take place the day before.
The voter referred to in Art 35 § 1 may cast a postal vote. Information on the possibility to cast a
postal vote and the principles upon which such vote may be cast shall be provided by the consul
together with the announcement provided in art. 16 § 3.
Source:
Election Code: Act of 5 January 2011 on Election Code to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland, articles 33(e), 39(1), 39(5), 39(6) and 62: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/40/POL_Election%20Code.pdf
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2024/11/13
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Portugal
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
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Law governing Elections to the Assembly of the Republic Law no. 14/79 of 16 May 1979:
Article 79
Casting a vote
Article 79-A
Advance mobile voting
Article 79-B
Advance voting
Article 79-C
Casting a mobile vote in advance in national territory
Article79-D
Casting a vote in advance by hospital patients and prisoners
Article 79-E
Casting a vote in advance by electors who are abroad
Article 84
Location in which the right to vote is exercised
Article 85
Information on the place where voting takes place
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Needs Assessment Mission Report, 22-26 November 2021, page 4-6:
"In November 2020, legislative changes were introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which expanded opportunities for early voting and allowed for voting in self-isolation for all elections and referenda scheduled to take place in 2021. In November 2021, these amendments were extended for the 2022 elections... Voting is conducted in-person, and voters have multiple possibilities to cast their ballots. In addition to election-day voting at polling stations, early and mobile voting options are available. Voters abroad can also cast their ballot by post."
Source:
Law governing Elections to the Assembly of the Republic Law no. 14/79 of 16 May 1979, Articles 79(A-G), Article 84 and Article 85: https://www.parlamento.pt/sites/EN/Parliament/Documents/LeiEleitoralARen.pdf
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Needs Assessment Mission Report, 22-26 November 2021, page 4-6: https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/0/e/508898.pdf
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2024/10/10
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Puerto Rico
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
|
The local commission shall determine the location of the polling stations within the Electoral Unit where its voters reside.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Código Electoral de Puerto Rico de 2020”, art. 9.014, 9.017, 9.027, 9.035 - 9.038: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-58-2020-codigo-electoral-2020/
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2020/11/03
|
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Qatar
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l. Not applicable
|
|
2025/05/08
|
|
Romania
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
c. At any polling station in the same country
e. At mobile polling stations
|
The voters may vote at the polling station where they have their place of permanent residence or at a specially designated polling station. Voters who, on polling day, shall be in a locality other than that in which they are registered, can exercise their right to vote on the basis of their voters card at any polling station. There they will be registered on a special voter list by the electoral commission at the polling station.
Source:
Electoral Law: Law No. 35 of 13 March 2008 for the election to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, art. 8(1 & 4), 42(22-1).
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4224/file/ROM%20Election%20Laws_en.pdf
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2020/08/24
|
|
Russian Federation
|
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
|
article 83: By decision of the territorial election commission, the number of mobile ballot boxes for voting outside the polling stations specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 6 of this article.
article 82: If particular groups of voters included in the voter list at the respective electoral precinct are located in places far from the voting premises, transportation links to which are absent or difficult.
Source:
Federal Law on Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, article 83: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/34/Law%20on%20Parliamentary%20Elections%20of%20the%20Russian%20Federation%20as%20of%20February%202014.pdf
|
2024/03/29
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|
Rwanda
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
c. At any polling station in the same country
|
Le nombre de bureaux de vote est fixé par la Commission Electorale Indépendante.
Article 52: Students, military, police personnel and such other people when it is regarded necessary, are permitted to vote in the electoral area from where they did not register but a written statement shall be made thereafter.
Source:
Organic law N° 03/2010/OL of 18/06/2010 governing presidential and parliamentary elections, art. 52: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/RW/rwanda-organic-law-nb0-17-2003-of-07-07-2003/ (2017)
|
2024/12/04
|
|
Réunion
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2007/01/14
|
|
Saint Helena
|
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
h. By proxy
|
Source:
Elections Ordinance 2009: http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/data/files/resources/561/Elections-Ordinance.pdf (2013)
|
2013/01/18
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
National Assembly Elections Act
Final report of the OAS on the 2010 General Election: http://www.oas.org/sap/docs/DECO/2010/SAINT_KITTS_NEVIS_JAN_25_2010.pdf (2013)
|
2013/01/18
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
House of Assembly (Elections) Act, 1979, art. 6 (1): http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Electoral/Lucia/lucia.html (2013)
|
2013/01/18
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
The Representation of the People Act, art. 34 (1): http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Electoral/StVincent/StV&Gr.html (2013)
|
2021/12/27
|
|
Samoa
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
c. At any polling station in the same country
|
C. Only accessible to Special Voters who can vote anywhere in the country.
Source:
The Electoral Act 2019, Article 63 and 64: https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Electoral-Act-2019-Eng.pdf (2021)
|
2021/04/10
|
|
San Marino
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
j. Other
|
Source:
Electoral law N.6 of 31 January 1996, Art. 22, 4, 6, 36 bis: http://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/contents/instance18/files/document/21801leggi_5336.pdf (2012);
Decree n. 117 of 13 December 2007, Regulating voting of patients and people with mobility difficulties: http://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/contents/instance18/files/document/23605leggi_7203.pdf (2012);
|
2012/05/28
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
|
Source:
Electoral Law of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe n.º 11/90 of 26 November 1990, as amended (latest amendment - 2006), art. 106, 120, 124, 125, 126: http://www.stj.st/download/Lei_Eleitoral.pdf (2016)
|
2016/06/28
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
l. Not applicable
|
Source:
Shura Council Law: http://www.shura.gov.sa/wps/wcm/connect/ShuraEn/internet/Laws+and+Regulations/The+Shura+Council+and+the+rules+and+regulations+job/Shura+Council+Law/ (2012);
The Basic Law of Governance: http://www.boe.gov.sa/ViewSystemDetails.aspx?lang=en&SystemID=4 (2012)
|
2012/08/20
|
|
Senegal
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Source:
Electoral Code 2012, art. L.55 (2): http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017)
|
2024/10/25
|
|
Serbia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
j. Other
|
Source:
Electoral Law: Law on the Elections of Representatives of the Republic of Serbia, art. 53, 73, 73a.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/RS/on-the-election-of-members-of-the-parliament/view
|
2017/03/15
|
|
Seychelles
|
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
|
Source:
Elections Act Chapter 68A (1996), section 18
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SC/seychelles-electoral-act-1996/view
|
2025/03/03
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
|
Every voter desiring to record his vote shall present himself to the Presiding Officer or a Polling Assistant at the polling station at which he is entitled to vote. (The Public Elections Act, art. 74)
Source:
The Public Elections Act (2012), article 74: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SL/sierra-leone-the-public-elections-act-2012-1/
|
2017/01/16
|
|
Singapore
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
i. By tendered ballot
|
39. —(1) Subject to subsections (1A) and (2A), no person shall be admitted to vote at any polling station except the polling station allotted to him.
(1A) Where an elector for any electoral division is employed as a presiding officer, police officer, or in any other official capacity at a polling station within that division, and it is inconvenient for him to vote at the polling station in the division which has been allotted to him, the Returning Officer may authorise the elector, by a certificate under his hand, to vote at any other polling station in the division, and that polling station shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be the polling station allotted to that elector."
26.1. Every elector shall record his vote at each election in the electoral division for which he is registered.
Source:
Parliamentary Elections Act, art. 39: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/SG/singapore-parliamentary-elections-act-2011/view (2017);
Presidential Elections Act, art. 26 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/SG/singapore-president-elections-act-2011/view (2017).
|
2017/03/24
|
|
Slovakia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
j. Other
|
Section 27
Method of voting
(1) An elector may vote in the territory of the Slovak Republic:
a) in the polling district in whose electoral register he or she is registered, or
b) in another polling district on the basis of a voting certificate, except for a polling district established pursuant to
section 12(4).
(2) An elector may vote outside the territory of the Slovak Republic by post.
(3) A postal vote may be cast by
a) an elector who does not have permanent residence in the Slovak Republic and who at his or her own request has
been registered in the special electoral register pursuant to section 10, or
b) an elector with permanent residence in the Slovak Republic who is outside its territory at the time of the elections
and who makes a request to vote by post to the municipality in which he or she has permanent residence.
Source:
Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Sections 30: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
|
2024/10/25
|
|
Slovenia
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
e. At mobile polling stations
f. By mail
|
Voters shall exercise the right to vote in the constituency of their permanent residence.
e) Voters, who, for reason of illness, cannot go in person to the polling station where they are enrolled in the electoral register, may vote in their homes before an electoral committee.
They must notify the district electoral commission about this not later than three days prior to Election Day.
f) Voters, who, on the day of the election, are not in the town where they have permanent residence because they are doing military service, may vote by post in the constituency in which they have permanent residence.
People in care in retirement homes who do not have permanent residence there, and voters who are hospitalized, may also vote by post, provided that they have notified the district electoral commission or the constituency electoral commission not later than seven days prior to Election Day.
Voting by post shall be conducted before the day determined as Election Day.
Voters, who are abroad on Election Day because they have temporary or permanent residence there, may vote by post or through a diplomatic consular representative body of the Republic of Slovenia, provided that they have notified the Republic Electoral Commission not later than thirty days prior to Election Day, and that the country in which they are residing approves of such voting or that it is authorized by an international agreement.
The ballot paper shall only be accepted if a voter casting his vote by post also encloses a voting card in the envelope verified by a diplomatic consular representative body of the Republic of Slovenia or a body of the state in which he is temporarily or permanently residing.
The provisions valid for elections in Slovenia shall be applied accordingly for voting by post from abroad or through diplomatic consular representative bodies of the Republic of Slovenia.
Source:
National Assembly Election Act, articles 7, 71, 81, 82 and 83.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SI/national-assembly-elections-act/view
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2017/03/30
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
i. By tendered ballot
|
Art. 34 (1) (a): The Returning Officer shall— (a) provide a sufficient number of polling stations in the electoral constituency and, in accordance with the terms of any notice given under section 33 allot the electors within the
electoral constituency to the polling stations in such manner as seems to him most convenient;
Art. 39 (1): No person shall be permitted to vote at any polling station other than the one allotted to
him under the provisions of section 34(a).
Art. 41: Tendered ballot: If a person representing himself to be an elector named in the register of electors applies for a ballot paper after another person has voted as such elector, the applicant shall, upon giving satisfactory answers to the questions set out in section 38(c), be entitled to receive a ballot paper in the same manner as any other elector but such ballot paper, hereinafter called a tendered ballot paper, shall be of a colour different from the ordinary ballot papers and instead of being put into the ballot box, shall be given to the presiding officer and endorsed by him with the name of the elector and his number in the register of electors;
Source:
National Parliament Electoral Provisions Act (2010 Consolidated Version),Art. 34 (1)(a), 39 (1), 41: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-national-parliament-electoral-3/view (2019).
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2019/03/01
|
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Somalia
|
k. No information available
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Art.47 The regulations concerning political parties, their registration, elections at the Federal Government level and the National Independent Electoral Commission shall be defined in special laws enacted by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament.
Source:
Transitional Constitution of 2012, Art.47: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/somalia-national-leader-forum-communique-2016
http://www.niec.so/En/about/mandate-and-functions
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2016/11/30
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South Africa
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
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Voters must vote in their voting district, whether at a standing polling station or a mobile one.
Voters who will be absent from their voting district may apply to the Presiding Officer for a special vote which enables them to vote before election day.
Source:
Electoral Act of 1998 (as amended to 2013), Articles 24(1), 33(1), 38(1), 67(1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ZA/south-africa-electoral-act-73-of-1998-as-amended/view
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2016/02/16
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South Sudan
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k. No information available
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Every polling centre shall: (a) be located in the same location where the voter registered to vote, unless prevented for security reasons, seasonal changes or migrations; (b) be located on an open ground or in large premises that voters can access and depart easily; (c) remain in the same place for the duration of polling and announcement of results at the polling centre; and (d) be located in a place equipped to allow access by persons with special needs and the elderly to exercise their right to vote.
Source:
National Elections Act of 2012, art. 102 (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SS/south-sudan-the-national-elections-act-no.-39-of/view
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2021/06/02
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Spain
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
j. Other
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Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General”, arts. 4 & 72: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/ES/espana-ley-organica-5-1985-de-19-de-junio-del-1/ [2016];
Royal Decree 1621/2007 of 7 December, regulating the voting of Spanish citizens residing temporarily abroad: "Real Decreto 1621/2007, de 7 de diciembre, por el que se regula un procedimiento de votación para los ciudadanos españoles que se encuentran temporalmente en el extranjero", http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/ES/espana-codigo-de-derecho-electoral-2016/
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2025/04/24
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Sri Lanka
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
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a.) In order to administer the conduct of elections each of the 22 electoral districts on Sri Lanka are subdivided into a number of polling divisions. Each polling division has a number of polling stations for the conduct of poll. There were 9981 polling station during December 2001 parliamentary elections.
d.) There are also specially designated polling stations for voters from uncleared areas (war areas). They are know as cluster polling stations. There is also a provision for voters displaced due to conflict.
Source:
Parliament Elections Act of 1981, Art. 35 (1), 26, 45: https://cmev.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/presidential_election_act.pdf
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2016/02/04
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Sudan
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
The National Elections Act 2008, art. 55 (8), 35 (1), 22: http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
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2012/09/04
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Suriname
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
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Source:
Electoral Law of 1987, Art. 87 (1), 89 (2), 110, 111, 112: http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Electoral/Sur/suriname.html (2012)
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2025/03/28
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Swaziland
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Law: Election Order, sec. 22(1).
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2012/02/24
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Sweden
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
h. By proxy
j. Other
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a) A voter is registered on the electoral roll for that district where he/she was a registered resident 30 days before the election.
f) From abroad.
j) In advance at for example libraries and municipal offices, most Swedish missions abroad, at special voting stations within the country such as hospitals, care facilities, correctional care institutions etc.
Source:
Electoral Law of 2005, Ch. 7, Section 1, 4, 11 and Ch. 5, Section 4: http://www.val.se/pdf/2005_elections_act.pdf (2012)
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2014/08/04
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Switzerland
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
h. By proxy
j. Other
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e) In some cantons there is polling-station-cars.
j) In some cantons ill people can ask to be visited by two members of the polling station team.
Source:
Electoral Law of 17 December 1976 regulating political rights, Art. 4, 6, 7, 8, 8a: http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/161_1/index.html (2014);
Official Website of the Swiss Chancellery, on How to Vote and Where: https://www.ch.ch/en/how-where-vote/
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2025/03/28
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Syrian Arab Republic
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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2014/06/03
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Tajikistan
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
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In order to provide favorable conditions for voters, polling stations are formed taking into consideration borders of districts, cities, districts in cities with purpose of forming maximum convenience for voters. Borders of polling stations must not cross the borders of constituencies.
Polling stations may be formed at representations of the Republic of Tajikistan in foreign states, sanatoriums, rest houses, hospitals and other in patient medical institutions, places of citizens residences located in remote and difficult access settlements, which are included in the constituencies in accordance with their location. The CCER settles questions of attaching polling stations formed outside the Republic of Tajikistan, to constituencies.
Source:
Constitutional Law On Elections to the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, amended as of July 26, 2014, articles 22, 24, 42, 44.
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2025/02/18
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Tanzania, United Republic of
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Everyone who wishes to vote shall present himself at the polling station allocated to him in the polling district for which he is registered . The presiding officer may require any person to whom a tendered ballot paper is delivered...
Source:
The National Elections Act 2010, art. 13 (1), 61 (3), 63 (1): http://www.unisa.ac.za/contents/faculties/law/docs/National_Elections_Act-.pdf (2013)
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2015/10/26
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Thailand
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
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At a polling station where their names appear in voter roll.
Source:
Organic Act B.E. 2541 on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives and Senators, Sec. 80, 81, 82: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/TH/thailand-organic-act-on-the-election-of-members-of/view
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2023/10/11
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Timor-Leste
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
e. At mobile polling stations
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The electoral law allows mobile voting for registered voters in hospitals and prisons on election day. (From EU preliminary statement)
Source:
Law n.º 6/2006 on National Parliament Elections with the 2012 amendments, article 41: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2006-06.pdf
https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/eu_eom_preliminary_statement_en_1.pdf p.3
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2024/11/14
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Togo
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
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Source:
Electoral Code No. 2000-07 as amended, art. 113, 129: http://www.ifes.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Election%20Law/2005/IFES_19/EL00062.pdf (2013)
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2013/01/03
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Tokelau
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d. At specially designated polling stations
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Article 6: (3) The Taupulega shall give public notice in the village of the time and place of an election, and of the list of candidates, at least 2 days before the election.
Source:
National Elections Rules 2013, Article 6
http://www.paclii.org/tk/legis/consol_act_2016/ner2013241/
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2020/01/22
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Tonga
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
b. At any polling station in the same voting district
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The Electoral Act seems to allow the elector to vote at the "nearest polling station for the district in which he is registered" but the practice seems to be specified polling stations - in effect this may be the same thing ie only one polling station per district.
Source:
Electoral Amendment Act 2010, Art. 11 (1), 13: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TO/tonga-electoral-amendment-act-2010/view (2021)
Electoral Amendment Act 2014, Section 6: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TO/tonga-electoral-amendment-act-2014 (2021)
Electoral Regulation 2010, Art. 8: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TO/tonga-electoral-regulations-2010/view (2021)
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2021/09/15
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Trinidad and Tobago
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Law: “Representation of the People Act”, Election Rules, Section 36: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TT/trinidad-and-tobago-rop-2016/
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2020/08/22
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Tunisia
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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The polling stations are designated for each municipality or maire at least 7 days before Election Day.
Source:
Organic Law n° 2014-16 of 26 May 2014 on Elections and Referenda, art. 118, 119: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/TN/tunisia-organic-law-on-elections-and-referenda/view (2014).
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2019/08/05
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Turkey
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Law on Basic Provisions on Elections and Voter Registers, art. 2, 74, 75 & 90: http://www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/1313/file/fc1948ff2445260c54d20269d70c.pdf
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2016/01/21
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Turkmenistan
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
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Source:
Law of Turkmenistan on Elections of Deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan (2008), art. 27, 40, 42;
Law on Elections of the President of Turkmenistan (2011), art. 25, 46, 47 (7), 49
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2013/03/05
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Law: “Elections Ordinance”, Section 41: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TC/turks-and-caicos-elections-ordinance-2018/
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2025/09/30
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Tuvalu
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d. At specially designated polling stations
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There is one polling station per island. At the polling station there is a ballot box for each of the Island Districts. Voters can vote for the candidates from their District. The ballot boxes are sent to the corresponding Islands for counting.
Source:
Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Act as amended, art. 16-17.
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2012/06/19
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Uganda
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
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Source:
Parliamentary Elections Act as amended in 2010, art. 29 (4), 38
http://www.ec.or.ug/docs/parliamentary%20election%20Act%202005.pdf (2016)
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2016/02/29
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Ukraine
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
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a.) Voting is conducted in specially allocated premises equipped with an adequate number of booths for secret voting and with designated places for issuing election ballots
e.) A voter who can not come to the premises for voting due to health reasons shall submit a request to the election commission. According to this request the election commission sends a commission of 3 people to the voter.
Source:
The Law on Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine (latest amended in 2019), art. 3 (2), 20, 21:
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/4061-17
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2019/03/12
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United Arab Emirates
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Official Website of the National Electoral Committee: https://www.uaenec.ae/ar/about-us/about-the-committee (2012)
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2019/09/25
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
h. By proxy
i. By tendered ballot
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Source:
Representation of the People Act 1983, Art. 118, Schedule 1: Art. 24, 40
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/contents
Electoral Administration Act 2006, Art. 35, 37, 38, 40
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/22/contents
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information
https://wealdentest.wealden.gov.uk/voting-and-elections/electoral-registration-and-voting-frequently-asked-questions/
https://www.yourvotematters.co.uk/how-do-i-vote/voting-in-person (2017)
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2025/06/30
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United States of America
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
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Each state is in charge of administering elections and election laws within their borders. Voting in-person generally happens during an early-voting period at specially designated locations in some states or at precincts on Election Day. States also have legislation and directives over voting by-mail.
Source:
https://www.eac.gov/voters/register-and-vote-in-your-state
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2024/10/15
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Uruguay
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Law, art. 78: http://iidh-webserver.iidh.ed.cr/multic/UserFiles/Biblioteca/CAPEL/3_2010/3082.pdf (2012)
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2012/10/31
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Uzbekistan
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
j. Other
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Electors can vote at polling stations formed according to the boundaries of districts, cities, and districts within cities. In specific cases, such as health reasons or for those abroad, voting can also occur at the voter's place of residence or at locations determined by the precinct election commission.
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Chapter 2, Article 10, Chapter 9, Article 56: https://lex.uz/docs/4458857?ONDATE=26.06.2019
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2024/08/26
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Vanuatu
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
h. By proxy
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a) At a specific polling station in the locality where they are registered on the electoral roll in their polling district.
h) Proxy application must be provided at least 72 hours before election time.
Source:
Representation of the People Act, as amended, art. 31 & art. 34: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/VU/vanuatu-representation-of-the-people-act-1982-as/at_download/file
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2025/04/10
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Venezuela
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica de Procesos Electorales”, art. 123: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/VE/venezuela-ley-organica-procesos-electorales-2009/
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2020/11/15
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Viet Nam
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
d. At specially designated polling stations
e. At mobile polling stations
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Source:
Law of 1997 on Election of Deputies to the National Assembly, as amended and supplemented by laws No. 31/2001/QH10 and No: 63/2010/QH12, art. 12, 22, 27, 58, 59: http://www.moj.gov.vn/vbpq/en/lists/vn%20bn%20php%20lut/view_detail.aspx?itemid=2526 (2016)
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2021/03/25
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Virgin Islands, British
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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2019/03/05
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Virgin Islands, U.S.
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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2009/08/14
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Wallis and Futuna
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Code, Articles L.53, L.57, L.62 and L.63.
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2009/07/05
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Western Sahara
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k. No information available
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2009/08/14
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Yemen
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
c. At any polling station in the same country
d. At specially designated polling stations
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Source:
General Elections and Referendum Law of 2001, art. 4 (a), 6: http://www.scer.org.ye/english/generalelectionslaw.htm (2012)
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2012/08/22
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Zambia
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
j. Other
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A special vote may be cast if a person cannot vote at a polling station due to physical infirmity or disability or pregnancy or absence from that polling district while serving as an officer or monitor in the election
concerned, or while on duty as a member of the security services in connection with the election.
Source:
Electoral Law: Electoral Act 2006, art. 24 & 59.
http://www.elections.org.zm/media/electoral__act_2006.pdf (2016)
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2016/06/28
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Zanzibar
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
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Source:
Electoral Act No. 11 of 1984 as amended, art. 14 (1)
http://www.temco.udsm.ac.tz/images/stories/Electral_Laws/ZANZIBAR-ELECTION-ACT-2010.pdf (2016)
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2016/04/05
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Zimbabwe
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a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
f. By mail
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Source:
Electoral Law: Electoral Act, art. 6(1)(a) & 71. http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ZW/zimbabwe-consolidated-electoral-act-amended-2018/view
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2018/10/31
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