c. Not applicable

Comments: Under law for national elections the territory of the Slovak Republic forms one constituency. Constituencies for elections at regional and local level are delimited for election period.
Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:36:08 UTC

e. Not applicable

Comments: For regional and local elections, the constituency boundaries are drawn by the regional and local parliaments. Under law for national elections the territory of the Slovak Republic forms one constituency.
Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:36:08 UTC

a. "Equality" of population

b. Respecting natural barriers

g. Other

Comments: For regional and local elections, boundaries are drawn comparatively according to the number of inhabitants. Under law for national elections the territory of the Slovak Republic forms one constituency.
Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:36:08 UTC

c. Number of registered voters

Comments: The territory of the Slovak republic forms one election district.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 11
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:36:27 GMT

g. Not applicable

Comments: For regional and local elections, the bodies responsible for drawing the boundaries are regional and local parliaments. Under law for national elections the territory of the Slovak Republic forms one constituency.
Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:36:08 UTC

m. Not applicable

Comments: The territory of the Slovak republic forms one election district.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 11
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:38:50 GMT

a. Name and Title: Lívia Škultétyová, JUDr
b. Job Title: Head of the Elections and Referendum Department
c. Organisation: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
d. Contact Address. Drieňová 22, 826 86 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
e. Telephone: 00421 2 48592310
f. Facsimile: 00421 2 43333552
g. Email: [email protected]

Last updated: 2006-12-10 11:58:16 UTC

a. Mandatory referendum

b. Optional referendum

c. Citizens' initiative

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 7 and 93–100; the Act on the way of executing referendum (1992)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:02:27 UTC

a. Constitutional

b. Specific laws/legislation

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 7 and 93–100; the Act on the way of executing referendum (1992)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:02:27 UTC

a. Constitutional

b. Specific laws/legislation

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93–100; the Act on the way of executing referendum (1992)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:09:21 UTC

a. Constitutional

b. Specific laws/legislation

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93–100; the Act on the way of executing referendum (1992)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 13:54:43 UTC

e. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 13:06:23 UTC

e. Not applicable

Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:41:41 UTC

b. Specific laws/legislation

Comments: C:100 "A law will establish the manner in which the referendum will be carried out."
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 100; the Act on the way of executing referendum (1992)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 13:54:43 UTC

b. Specific laws/legislation

Comments: C:100 "A law will establish the manner in which the referendum will be carried out."
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93–100; the Act on the way of executing referendum (1992)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:41:41 UTC

b. Specific laws/legislation

Comments: C:100 "A law will establish the manner in which the referendum will be carried out."
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93–100; the Act on the way of executing referendum (1992)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:41:41 UTC

f. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:14:30 UTC

f. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:14:47 UTC

d. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:16:22 UTC

e. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 13:10:12 UTC

e. Not applicable

Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:41:41 UTC

Last updated: 2005-04-01 16:59:00 UTC

Last updated: 2005-04-01 16:59:32 UTC

e. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 17:00:02 UTC

a. Mandatory referendum 1992
b. Optional referendum 1992
c. Citizens' initiative 1992

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93–100; the Act on the way of executing referendum (1992)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:41:41 UTC

a. Mandatory referendum 1992
b. Optional referendum 1992
c. Citizens' initiative 1992

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93–100; the Act on the way of executing referendum (1992)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:41:41 UTC

c. President

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 95
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

b. No

Comments: b) National elections are managed by the Central Election Commission
Source: Law on the Election to the National Council (LENC)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:41:41 UTC

a. Yes, in all regions/states/provinces

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 67(1); The Act on self-administration of the higher regional units (2001), 15
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:50:49 UTC

a. Yes, in all regions/states/provinces

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 67(1); The Act on self-administration of the higher regional units (2001), 15
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:50:49 UTC

c. No

Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:50:49 UTC

c. No

Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:50:49 UTC

c. No

Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

a. Yes, in all municipalities/districts/communes

Comments: a) The community decides independently in matters of local self-administration. Duties and restrictions may be imposed on it only by the law. Territorial self-administration is enacted at meetings of community residents, by means of a local referendum, or through community bodies.
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 67(1); the Act on Municipality Bodies and Administration of Municipality Matters (1990), 11a
Last updated: 2006-12-10 13:54:43 UTC

a. Yes, in all municipalities/districts/communes

Comments: a) The community decides independently in matters of local self-administration. Duties and restrictions may be imposed on it only by the law. Territorial self-administration is enacted at meetings of community residents, by means of a local referendum, or through community bodies.
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 67(1); the Act on Municipality Bodies and Administration of Municipality Matters (1990), 11a
Last updated: 2006-12-10 13:54:43 UTC

c. No

Last updated: 2005-04-01 13:19:22 UTC

c. No

Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:50:49 UTC

c. No

Last updated: 2005-04-01 13:19:58 UTC

a. Constitutional amendments

b. Adoption of international treaties

c. Transfer of authority to international bodies

Comments: b) Partly. Art. 93 of the Constitution: (1) A referendum will be used to confirm a constitutional law on entering into an alliance with other states or on withdrawing from that alliance
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:43:37 UTC

j. Other (specify)

Comments: j) Important issues of public interest.
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93(2)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:43:37 UTC

h. Taxes and public expenditure commitments

i. Other public policy issues

Comments: i) Basic rights and liberties, taxes, levies, and the state budget cannot be the subject of a referendum
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93(2)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:43:37 UTC

c. Other public policy issues

d. Other (specify)

Comments: art. 67 of the Constitution gives the possibility to make local referenda in matters of local self-administration
Source: art. 67 of the Constitution
Last updated: 2005-04-01 13:23:02 UTC

a. Government

d. Legislative majority

e. Registered electors

Comments: Article 95 The referendum is called by the president of the Slovak Republic if requested by a petition signed by a minimum of 350,000 citizens or on the basis of a resolution of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, within 30 days after the receipt of the citizens' petition or the resolution of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. Article 96 (1) The motion to pass a resolution of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on calling a referendum can be tabled by deputies of the National Council of the Slovak Republic or by the Government of the Slovak Republic.
Source: Art. 95-96 of the Constitution
Last updated: 2006-12-10 13:54:43 UTC

a. Turnout quorum 50 % of total electorate
b. Approval quorum 50 % +1 of voters

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 98
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

a. Turnout quorum 50 % +1 of total electorate
b. Approval quorum 50 % +1 of total electorate

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 98
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

a. Simple majority (>50%)

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 98
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

a. Simple majority (>50%)

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 98
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

g. None

Comments: g) Art. 94 of the constitution guarantees, that every citizen of the Slovak Republic who has the right to vote in elections of the National Council of the Slovak Republic is entitled to participate in the referendum.
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 94
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

b. Under certain circumstances (specify below)

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 99
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:41:41 UTC

b. Under certain circumstances (specify below)

Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 99
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:41:41 UTC

a. Constitutional amendments

b. Legislative proposals

c. Other (specify)

Comments: c) Important issues of public interest.
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93(2)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

d. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:12:47 UTC

h. Taxes and public expenditure commitments

i. Other public policy issues

Comments: i) Basic rights and liberties, taxes, levies, and the state budget cannot be the subject of a referendum.
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 93(3)
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

l. Not applicable

Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

a. A number of individuals

Comments: a) 350 000 citizens.
Source: The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 95
Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:56:36 UTC

d. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:19:00 UTC

f. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:21:03 UTC

b. President

Source: art. 32-49 presidential election act
Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:28:25 UTC

a. Political or policy grounds

Comments: The procedure of recall of the President begins in the Parliament, and approved by referendum. cf.: The National Council of the Slovak Republic can recall the president from his post if the president is engaged in activity directed against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Slovak Republic or in activity aimed at eliminating the Slovak Republic's democratic constitutional system. In such cases, the motion to recall the president may be tabled by more than one-half of all deputies. The consent of at least a three-fifths majority of all deputies is required for the president to be recalled.
Source: The constitution and the act on presidential election and removal of the president. Art. 106 of the constitution
Last updated: 2006-12-10 13:54:43 UTC

Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:31:31 UTC

b. Separately and subsequently

Source: The Presidential Election Law contains no information about a simultanous election
Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:47:30 UTC

Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:32:21 UTC

a. Fixed number 350 000

Source: Art. 95. of the Constitution
Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:58:10 UTC

a. Fixed number 350 000

Source: Art. 95. of the Consitutiton
Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:58:44 UTC

a. Fixed number 350 000

Source: Art. 95. of the Consitutiton
Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:59:25 UTC

e. Not applicable x

Last updated: 2005-04-01 14:59:46 UTC

e. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:08:52 UTC

d. Other (specify) x

Comments: The recall procedure starts with the vote of the Parliament (National Council), and the referendum only approves or disapproves the parliamentary resolution.
Source: Art. 32-49. of the Presiedntial Election Law
Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:08:21 UTC

a. Anywhere

Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:10:02 UTC

a. Anywhere

Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:10:25 UTC

a. Anywhere

Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:10:39 UTC

g. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:10:58 UTC

g. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:11:14 UTC

e. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-01 15:13:38 UTC

a. Name of Institution Ministry of interior of the Slovak republic
b. Full Address Sekcia Verejnej Spravy , Ministerstva Vnutra Drienova 22. /812 72 Bratislava, Slovakia
c. Telephone 421-2- 4859- 2162
d. Facsimile 421-2-4333-5857
e. Email Muravsky.juraj(a)mvsr.vs.sk
f. Website Address -
g. Name and Title of Chairperson/President Livia Skultétyova
h. Information Officer -
i. Official language of the electoral law governing national elections Slovakian

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:22:38 GMT

c. The legislature

Comments: Chairman of the Parliament.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:18:42 GMT

c. The legislature

Comments: The Ministry of Interior is providing everything, so the commission does not have a specialised budget.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:19:14 GMT

d. A national government department

Comments: Ministry of Finance
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:33:22 UTC

b. For a term of _________ years

Comments: The term of members of election commissions for elections at regional and local level is 4 years. Election commissions for elections at national level are created for the elections, after elections they cease to perform their powers.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 11
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:33:22 UTC

g. Other

Comments: The election commission shall determine by agreement its chairman and vice-chairman. If no agreement will be achieved, the chairman and vice-chairman shall be determined by drawing lots. The chairman and vice-chairman must not be representatives of the same political party or coalition. Drawing lots shall be controlled by the recorder of the election commission.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 11
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:33:22 UTC

Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:33:22 UTC

a. Total number: 4

Comments: NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTRETED IN THE LIST OF VOTERS: 4 023 191 NUMBER OF VOTERS WHO RRECEIVED THE ENVELOPES : 3 389 346 NUMBER OF DELIVERE4D ENVELOPES: 3 386 536 NUMBER OF VALID VOTERS IN TOTAL :3 359 176 ON PRESIDENTAL ELECTIONS THE REGISTERED VOTERS' NUMBER: 4 038 899
Source: WWW.ACEEEO.ORG
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:33:22 UTC

Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:33:22 UTC

Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:33:22 UTC

c. Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)

Comments:
Source: Constitution, article 101
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:06:30 GMT

e. Appointed

Source: Constitution, art. 60
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:12:07 GMT

a. Yes

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:05:52 GMT

a. One chamber

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:06:17 GMT

g. List Proportional Representation

Comments: Closed party-list system, with proportional representation using Hagenbach-Bischoff method and greatest remainders calculation for leftover seats. Each elector can cast four preferential votes for candidates with respect to the same list. The threshold requires every party (even listed in a coalition) to win five % of the national vote to gain parliamentary representation. Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by substitutes chosen at the same time as titular members.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 41
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:07:06 GMT

k. The national legislature consists of one chamber only

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:12:37 GMT

d. Droop

Comments: IT IS THE SAME AS HAGENBACH-BISCHOFF
Source: ACEEEO
Last updated: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 10:56:44 GMT

a. National level

Comments: The whole country is one constituency.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:13:21 GMT

d. Not applicable

Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:14:03 GMT

b. No

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:14:56 GMT

e. Not applicable Na

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Thu, 09 May 2002 22:38:52 GMT

c. The national legislature consists of one chamber only

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:15:48 GMT

e. Not applicable Na

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Thu, 09 May 2002 22:39:30 GMT

b. Specify the percentage:

Comments: c) 5%. Should the Central Election Commission find that the requirement pursuant to paragraph 2 was not met by any political party, it shall lower the threshold of five percent to the threshold of four percent.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 41
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:17:21 GMT

c. Not applicable

Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:18:04 GMT

a. No minimum

Source: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION ACT Article 41 Conditions for allocating mandates (1) The Central Election Commission shall find how many valid votes were in total cast for each political party. It shall find the number of valid votes for coalitions of political parties in case paragraph 3 does not apply for the coalition. (2) The Central Election Commission shall further determine which political party received less than 5 % of the total number of valid votes. (3) In further determination of election results and the allocation of mandates, the political party described in paragraph 2 and votes cast to it are not taken into consideration. Should this political party be a member of a coalition, other political parties are considered as if they submitted the List of Candidates independently. (4) Should the Central Election Commission find that the requirement pursuant to paragraph 2 was not met by any political party, it shall lower the threshold of five percent to the threshold of four percent.
Last updated: Tue, 28 May 2002 13:04:53 GMT

c. Not applicable

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:05:12 GMT

a. At fixed intervals (specify length)

Comments: a) The National Council of the Slovak Republic has 150 deputies who are elected for a four-year period. It can be earlier but not later. The president calls the election and the parliament adopts the act by qualified majority.
Source: Constitution, article 73
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:21:07 GMT

e. Not applicable

Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:23:53 GMT

b. Voting takes place over a period of 2 or more days

Comments: The elections shall be held on the same day on the whole territory of the Republic. It can be two days according to the law, but it often takes place on one day. It is the President's decision. In that case the elections shall commence at 2 A.M. and end at 10 P.M. of the first day, on the second day elections shall commerce at 7 A.M and end at 2 P.M.
Source: Parlimentary Election Act, article 24
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:10:49 GMT

c. Not applicable

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:09:50 GMT

a. Part of Constitution

b. Separate legislation

Comments: Some principals in the Constitution. The rules for elections are in a separate law.
Source: Law on the procedure of the Election of the President Parliamentary Election Act Referendum law of the Slovak National Council Constitution
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:14:13 GMT

b. January 1990- December 1999

Comments: b) The year of the latest version of the electoral law is 1990. Last amendment 20/05/1998
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:54:02 GMT

a. National elections

Comments: All levels have separate laws.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:54:39 GMT

a. Voting is voluntary

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:55:05 GMT

a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:15:34 GMT

c. Not applicable

Comments: The President is elected by the national council.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:16:37 GMT

a. Judiciary

b. EMB

d. Other

Comments: a) The Supreme Court. Constitutional court if the legality of the election is uncertain. b) The Central Election Committee exists only during the elections and is dissolved after. d)Municipality if the claims are connected with the voter registration. There is no hierarchy between them, but it depends on the kind of dispute.
Source: Law of Constitutional court, 1993/38 Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:03:39 GMT

h. Not applicable

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:04:08 GMT

a. Candidates

b. Parties

c. Voters

e. Other

Comments: e) The President, at least 20% of the deputies in the National Council, Chief Public Presecutor
Source: "Voting rights and electoral systems"/Electoral notebook nr. 56, Budapest, 1998, ed. Marta Dezcê, Law of constitutional court.
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:19:19 GMT

b. Constitutional (or similar) Court

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:09:10 GMT

b. Legislative Committee

c. Government

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:20:31 GMT

a. Name and Title: Livia Skultetyova
b. Job Title: Director of the Elections and Referendum Department
c. Organisation: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
g. Email: [email protected]

Last updated: 2007-01-09 15:09:19 UTC

a. Publicly owned

c. Privately owned

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1108491.stm#media www.freedomhouse.org/research/nitransit/slovakia2004.pdf
Last updated: 2007-01-09 15:09:27 UTC

a. Publicly owned

c. Privately owned

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1108491.stm#media
Last updated: 2005-04-02 09:07:28 UTC

c. Privately owned

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1108491.stm#media
Last updated: 2005-04-02 09:08:06 UTC

d. No government newspaper: competition between two or more major private newspapers

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1108491.stm#media
Last updated: 2005-04-02 09:08:27 UTC

a. Over 60%

Source: http://www.hrw.org/worldreport99/europe/slovakia.html http://www.ifj.org/docs/easternempires.doc
Last updated: 2007-01-09 15:09:27 UTC

a. Over 60%

Source: http://www.hrw.org/worldreport99/europe/slovakia.html http://www.ifj.org/docs/easternempires.doc
Last updated: 2007-01-09 15:09:27 UTC

b. Private radio

e. Print media

Source: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41707.htm
Last updated: 2005-04-02 10:46:00 UTC

a. a

Comments: ACT ON FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION §§ 5, 6., No. 211/2000 in the Coll. Of Laws
Source: http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/MEdiaLaw.asp?CID=25229&UILang=1&CIdLang=1
Last updated: 2005-04-02 10:46:59 UTC

a. A

Comments: Art. 26 of the constitution prohibits censorship, art. 2. ACT No. 254/1991 Coll. of the Slovak National Council of 24 May 1991 on Slovak Television declares that Slovak Television is a national, independent, information, cultural and educational public service institution, art 2. of ACT No. 255/1991 Coll. of the Slovak National Council of 24 May 1991 on Slovak Radio declares as well that Slovak Radio is a national, independent, information, cultural and educational public service institution.
Source: http://www.rada-rtv.sk/
Last updated: 2006-04-03 17:57:10 UTC

a. Over 60%

Last updated: 2005-04-02 10:50:06 UTC

a. Over 60 %

Last updated: 2005-04-02 10:50:17 UTC

c. Private radio

g. Print media

Source: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41707.htm
Last updated: 2005-04-02 10:53:44 UTC

b. Private radio

e. Print media

Source: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41707.htm
Last updated: 2005-04-02 10:54:04 UTC

a. a

Comments: Art. 26 of the constitution prohibits censorship, art. 2. ACT No. 254/1991 Coll. of the Slovak National Council of 24 May 1991 on Slovak Television declares that Slovak Television is a national, independent, information, cultural and educational public service institution, art 2. of ACT No. 255/1991 Coll. of the Slovak National Council of 24 May 1991 on Slovak Radio declares as well that Slovak Radio is a national, independent, information, cultural and educational public service institution.
Source: Art. 26 of the constitution Art. 2. ACT No. 254/1991 Coll. of the Slovak National Council of 24 May 1991 on Slovak Television art 2. of ACT No. 255/1991 Coll. of the Slovak National Council of 24 May 1991 on Slovak Radio
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a. a

Comments: Act No. 308 of 14th September, 2000 on Broadcasting and Retransmission and on Amendments of Act No. 195/2000 Coll. on Telecommunications as changed by - the Act No. 147/2001 Coll. on Advertising and on change and amendment of some acts (in force from 1 May, 2001) - the Act No. 206/2000 Coll. on Amendment of the Act No. 308/2000 Coll.(in force from 8 May, 2002)
Source: http://www.rada-rtv.sk/
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b. Independent regulator

Comments: Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission. § 6 Council composition (1) A Council has nine members who are elected and recalled by the National Council. (2) The National Council Committee may be presented with proposals for candidates of Council membership by members of the Parliament, professional institutions and civil associations operating in the areas of audio-visual, mass information means, culture, science, education, sport, registered religious and church societies, and civil associations of citizens with health handicaps through the Coordinating Committee for Issues of Health Handicapped Citizens of the Slovak Republic. (3) The Council elects a Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Council from its members. (4) If a Chairman is not elected, the Vice-chairman performs his activities to the full extent. § 7 Council membership (1) As a Council member can be elected a citizen of the Slovak Republic with his permanent residence on the territory of the Slovak Republic, who has reached the age of 25, has the right to legal actions in their full extent and is blameless; as blameless is considered someone who has not been convicted by law of a deliberate criminal act, blameless is shown by an extract from the Criminal Register. (2) The function of the member of the Council shall not be compatible with the function of President of the Slovak Republic, a National Council deputy, a member of the government of the Slovak Republic, a Ministry state secretary or board director, the director of other central body of the state administration or its statutory representative, an employee of a state administration body, a mayor, a judge, a prosecutor, a member of the Slovak Television Council or of the Radio Council. (3) A Council member must not a) hold a function in a political party or a political movement, appear in its name or act for its benefit, b) be the publisher of a periodic press, a broadcaster, operator of retransmission or a member of a statutory body, an administration body, a control body, a statutory body or the employee of these persons; this restriction applies also to persons close 6) to Council members, c) have a share in the basic equity, or a share in the voting rights of a person who is the broadcaster or operator of retransmission; this restriction applies also to persons close 6) to Council members, d) be a member of the statutory body, managing body or control body or statutory body of a person who provides services connected to the creation of programmes, advertisements or technical preparation of broadcasting and retransmission, e) provide the broadcaster or operator of retransmission direct or mediated counsel or a specialist service or aid for pay or any other counter value. (4) A function of the member of the Council is a public function. The function of the Chairman of the Council is incompatible with other legal relation or occasional legal relation; this restriction does not apply to scientific, pedagogical, public relations, literary or artistic activity. Other members of Council may perform their function as a single activity or alongside a legal relation, while obeying the restrictions of paragraphs 1 to 3.
Source: Art. 6-7. of the Act No. 308 of 14th September, 2000 on Broadcasting and Retransmission and on Amendments of Act No. 195/2000 Coll. on Telecommunications
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a. Political parties

b. Private companies

c. Non governmental organisations

d. Foreigners

e. Government departments

f. State owned companies

g. Other

Comments: G: natural person There are no explicit prohibitions concerning the person of the broadcaster, but according to § 16 of the broadcasting act A broadcaster has the duty a) to ensure the universality of information and plurality of opinion within the broadcast programme service, b) to ensure objectivity and impartiality of news programmes and current affairs programmes; opinions and evaluating comments must be separated from information of a news character, c) to ensure that programmes and other elements of the programme service broadcast within election campaigns comply with special regulations. According to § 32 para.10 broadcasting of political advertising and advertising promoting religion or atheism shall be prohibited, if special regulation does not provide otherwise. These special regulations are e.g. the electoral laws (parliament, president, local governments)
Source: Act No. 308 of 14th September, 2000 on Broadcasting and Retransmission and on Amendments of Act No. 195/2000 Coll. On Telecommunications
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a. a

Comments: There are no explicit grounds for suspension in the broadcasting act. § 15 of the broadcasting act provides, that (1) A broadcaster shall broadcast programmes freely and independently. There can be intervention into their content only on the basis of law and its limits. (2) The retransmission operator shall perform the retransmission of programme services freely and independently. Restriction of retransmission of programme services is possible only on the basis of law and its limits. - The Council has no competence to suspend the licence. It has the competence of warning, to assess a fine, to suspend a programme/broadcasting and to revoke the license.
Source: Act No. 308 of 14th September, 2000 on Broadcasting and Retransmission and on Amendments of Act No. 195/2000 Coll. On Telecommunications http://www.coe.int/T/e/human%5Frights/media/5%5FDocumentary%5FResources/2_Thematic_documentation/Broadcasting_&_convergence/DH-MM(2003)007%20E%20Overview%20broadcasting%20authorities.asp#P2883_119344
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b. No

Comments: In earlier cases the investigation has been stopped without filing charges
Source: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41707.htm
Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:05:28 UTC

a. Law

Comments: according to § 16 of the broadcasting act the broadcaster has to ensure that programmes and other elements of the programme service broadcast within election campaigns comply with special regulations. These special regulations are e.g. the act No. 80/1990 Coll. on the election of the Slovak National Council, the act No. 346/1990 Coll. on Elections to Community Local Administration Bodies, and the presidential election act No. 46/1999 Coll.
Source: http://www.rada-rtv.sk/
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a. Statutory regulator (e.g. broadcasting licensing body)

Comments: According to § 15 of the broadcasting act the supervision of the fulfilment of duties according to this law and special regulations belongs to the competence of the Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission.
Source: http://www.rada-rtv.sk/
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d. Other (specify)

Comments: According to Art. 13 of the LENC (Law on the Election to the National Council) the Central Election Commission discuss information on assuring the assignment of equal broadcasting time in television and radio broadcasting during the election campaign. Art. 32 para 10-11. of the broadcasting act orders that broadcasting of political advertising and advertising promoting religion or atheism shall be prohibited, if special regulation does not provide otherwise. Political advertising for the purpose of this law means public announcement determined for a) support of a political party, political movement, member of a party, or member of a movement, or candidate, or in their favour during an election campaign or referendum campaign, b) popularisation of name, mark, or slogans of a political party, political movement or a candidate. The special regulation is the Art. 23 of LENC which allows campaigning only in the Slovak Radio and Television.
Source: LENC (Law on the Election to the National Council), Broadcasting Act
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a. Yes

Comments: According to Art. 13 of the LENC the Central Election Commission discuss information on assuring the assignment of equal broadcasting time in television and radio broadcasting during the election campaign.
Source: Art. 13 of the LENC (Law on the Election to the National Council)
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d. Not applicable

Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:08:11 UTC

a. Yes

Comments: The Act on Broadcasting guarantees in general a right to reply: §21 (1) If there was in the broadcasting broadcast incorrect or truth-twisting fact about legal person or natural person who can be exactly identified on the basis of this fact, such a legal person or natural person, without reference to his state adherence, place of permanent residence or long-term residence, shall have the right to claim a free of charge correction in the broadcasting. The broadcaster shall be obliged, on the request of this person, to publish the correction. (2) After the death of the natural person, the right to correction according to paragraph 1 shall belong to close persons 6). (3) The request for broadcasting a correction must be in written form and be delivered to the broadcaster at the latest 30 days after the day of broadcasting of such contested facts - otherwise, the right to a published correction expires. (4) From the request for broadcasting a correction it must be clear in what consists the untruthfulness of the facts or the twisting of the truth; part of the request is a proposal for the wording of the correction. (5) A broadcaster shall be obliged to broadcast a correction on the same programme as the contested facts were published on, or on a broadcast time of equal value, and this in a way that the correction is in form and content appropriate to the broadcast of the contested facts. (6) A broadcaster shall be obliged to broadcast a correction without charge, with the expressed designation "correction", and with the name and surname of a natural person or the name of the legal person who requested the broadcasting of the correction. (7) A broadcaster shall be obliged to broadcast a correction within 8 days from the day the request for the broadcasting of the correction was delivered. (8) The legal person or natural person whose licence for the broadcasting has expired shall be obliged to secure at his own expense the broadcasting of the correction with another broadcaster with similar territorial extent of broadcasting as had a broadcaster who broadcast the contested fact under the conditions stipulated by this law. (9) A broadcaster shall not be obliged to broadcast the correction if a) a criminal offence shall be committed by the broadcasting of the proposed text, b) the broadcast of the proposed text would be contrary to good manners, c) the request for the broadcasting of the correction is directed against the text which was broadcast on the basis of evident previous agreement of a person who placed the request, d) he broadcast the correction on his own initiative under the conditions stipulated by this law prior to his reception of request for the broadcasting of the correction, e) he may prove the truth of the data for which correction has been required. (10) If a broadcaster does not broadcast the correction at all or if he does not keep to the conditions under paragraphs 5 to 8, the court shall decide about duty to broadcast the proposal of the person who asked for the correction. (11) If the person who asked for the correction does not submit the request under paragraph 10 to 15 days within the lapse of time according to paragraph 7, his right to publish correction expires.
Source: Act on Broadcasting http://www.rada-rtv.sk/
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a. Criminal prosecution

c. Other (specify)

Comments: Comments: general protection of the Criminal Code and the Civil Code in cases of libel etc. Criminal Code (Law No. 140/1961 Zb. of the Official Gazette as amended) Third head – Criminal acts against order in public matters; Criminal acts against the exercise of functions of organs of state administration and public officers; Attack on organs of state administration § 154 (2) Gross insults or defamation of an organ of state administration in the exercise of its function or in connection with its function are punishable by up to one year imprisonment or by pecuniary punishment. § 156 (3) Gross insults or defamation of a public officer in the exercise of his/her function or in connection with his/her function are punishable by up to one-year imprisonment or by pecuniary punishment. Fifth head – Criminal acts grossly disturbing civic cohabitation; Violence against group of inhabitants and against individual § 206 Defamation (1) Disseminating false information about another person, able to jeopardize his/her reputation among other citizens, namely to discredit him/her in occupation or disturb his/her family relations or cause other serious damage is punishable by up to two years imprisonment. (2) By imprisonment from one to five years or by pecuniary punishment or by disqualification shall be punished the perpetrator, if the act stipulated under subparagraph 1 has committed through press, film, radio, television or other similarly effective way. Simple Offences Act (Law No. 372/1990 of the Official Gazette) Article 49 Simple offences against civil cohabitation 1) Simple offence commits anyone who (a) offends another person by insulting him/her or exposing him/her to ridicule 2) This offence may be punished by a fine up to 1 000 Sk. Civil Code (Law No. 40/1964 of the Official Gazette) Article 11 Protection of personality Any natural person has the right to protection of his or her personality, in particular of his or her life and health, civil and human dignity, privacy, name and personal characteristics. Article 13 a) any natural person has the right to request that unjustified infringement of his or her personal rights should be stopped and the consequences of such infringement eliminated, and to obtain appropriate satisfaction. b) In cases when the satisfaction obtained under Article 13 (1) is insufficient, in particular because a person’s dignity and position in society has been considerably diminished, the injured person is entitled to compensation for non-pecuniary damage. According to the International Press Institute, in a case, the European Court on Human Rights had to assure that the simple reporting should not be illegal. Cf. : http://www.freemedia.at/wpfr/Europe/slovakia.htm (case Feldek-Hrico)
Source: Criminal Code Civil Code http://www.coe.int/T/e/human%5Frights/media/5%5FDocumentary%5FResources/2_Thematic_documentation/Broadcasting_&_convergence/DH-MM(2003)007%20E%20Overview%20broadcasting%20authorities.asp#P2883_119344
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b. No

Comments: Code of ethics in general: http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/codeethics.asp?UILang=1&CId=8352&CIdLang=1
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a. Publicly owned

Comments: Art. 23. of the LENC (Law on the Election to the National Council) Running political parties can conduct election campaigns through radio or television broadcasting only on Slovak Radio and Slovak Television. Election campaigning is prohibited in the radio broadcasting and television broadcasting of private licence holders.
Source: http://www.legislationline.org/view.php?document=55068
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a. Publicly owned

Comments: Art. 23. of the LENC (Law on the Election to the National Council) Running political parties can conduct election campaigns through radio or television broadcasting only on Slovak Radio and Slovak Television. Election campaigning is prohibited in the radio broadcasting and television broadcasting of private licence holders.
Source: http://www.legislationline.org/view.php?document=55068
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e. None

Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:20:17 UTC

h. Not applicable

Comments: Not applicable since the time which is allocated for election campaign to political parties by Slovak Television, Slovak Radio and licensed broadcaster is not free but paid. Otherwise the allocation is equal regardless of size of political party and previous performance.
Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
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b. The law does not specify any limits on paid advertising X

Comments: The law does not specify any limits on paid advertising but under paragraph 21 of the Political Parties Act (2005) as amended political party submits to the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic a preliminary and a final report on costs used for the election to the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
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a. Publicly owned

Source: See C.2 Art. 23. of the LENC (Law on the Election to the National Council)
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a. Publicly owned

Source: see above C.2. Art. 23. of the LENC (Law on the Election to the National Council)
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e. None

Source: see above C.2. Art. 23. of the LENC (Law on the Election to the National Council)
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a. Equal regardless of size and previous performance

Source: Art. 23. of the LENC (Law on the Election to the National Council)
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a. Publicly owned

c. Privately owned

Comments: Comments: The Candidate for the President can use no more than 4 million Slovak crowns VAT incl. for his/her pre-election campaign. This sum shall cover the expenses the candidate paid off or is to pay off, including expenses the third persons paid off or committed to pay off for the Candidate for the President. Should the advert or program be published or broadcast free of charge or for a lower price in media other than Slovak Radio or Slovak Television, their usual price shall be calculated in the stated sum. Art. 15. para (4) For the campaign Slovak Radio and Slovak Television shall allocate not more than one hour of their broadcasting time per each Candidate, 10 hours of broadcasting time at the most, in such a way that the determined time for broadcasting shall not put any of the Candidates in a less favorable position. The claim to the broadcasting time must be filed at least five days before the start of the campaign, or it shall lapse. Slovak Radio and Slovak Television shall provide for distinct identification and separation of this broadcasting from other programs. (5) The holder of the license for radio or TV broadcasting (hereinafter referred to as "the license holder" only) can allocate not more than one hour of broadcasting time for the campaign of each Candidate, 10 hours of broadcasting time at the most. The license holders shall provide for distinct identification and separation of this broadcasting from other programs by broadcasting an announcement for the public that it is a paid political advertising. (6) The payments for using telecommunication facility11) shall be reimbursed to Slovak Radio and Slovak Television according to the extent of the broadcasting time allocated pursuant to clause (4) from the state budget of the Slovak Republic.
Source: Art. 15-16. of the presidential election act
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a. Publicly owned

c. Privately owned

Comments: Comments: The Candidate for the President can use no more than 4 million Slovak crowns VAT incl. for his/her pre-election campaign. This sum shall cover the expenses the candidate paid off or is to pay off, including expenses the third persons paid off or committed to pay off for the Candidate for the President. Should the advert or program be published or broadcast free of charge or for a lower price in media other than Slovak Radio or Slovak Television, their usual price shall be calculated in the stated sum. Art. 15. para (4) For the campaign Slovak Radio and Slovak Television shall allocate not more than one hour of their broadcasting time per each Candidate, 10 hours of broadcasting time at the most, in such a way that the determined time for broadcasting shall not put any of the Candidates in a less favorable position. The claim to the broadcasting time must be filed at least five days before the start of the campaign, or it shall lapse. Slovak Radio and Slovak Television shall provide for distinct identification and separation of this broadcasting from other programs. (5) The holder of the license for radio or TV broadcasting (hereinafter referred to as "the license holder" only) can allocate not more than one hour of broadcasting time for the campaign of each Candidate, 10 hours of broadcasting time at the most. The license holders shall provide for distinct identification and separation of this broadcasting from other programs by broadcasting an announcement for the public that it is a paid political advertising. (6) The payments for using telecommunication facility11) shall be reimbursed to Slovak Radio and Slovak Television according to the extent of the broadcasting time allocated pursuant to clause (4) from the state budget of the Slovak Republic.
Source: Art. 5-16. of the presidential election act
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a. Equal regardless of size and previous performance of candidate’s party

Comments: Art. 15. para. 3 of the presidential election act provides that during the campaign time each Candidate shall have equal access to mass media. - Art. 15. provides as well: For the campaign Slovak Radio and Slovak Television shall allocate not more than one hour of their broadcasting time per each Candidate, 10 hours of broadcasting time at the most, in such a way that the determined time for broadcasting shall not put any of the Candidates in a less favorable position. The claim to the broadcasting time must be filed at least five days before the start of the campaign, or it shall lapse. Slovak Radio and Slovak Television shall provide for distinct identification and separation of this broadcasting from other programs. (5) The holder of the license for radio or TV broadcasting (hereinafter referred to as "the license holder" only) can allocate not more than one hour of broadcasting time for the campaign of each Candidate, 10 hours of broadcasting time at the most. The license holders shall provide for distinct identification and separation of this broadcasting from other programs by broadcasting an announcement for the public that it is a paid political advertising.
Source: Art. 15. para. 3 of the presidential election act
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c. Privately owned

Source: Art. 15-19. of the presidential election act
Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:49:36 UTC

c. Privately owned

Source: Art. 15-19. of the presidential election act
Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:49:49 UTC

c. Privately owned

Source: Art. 15-19. of the presidential election act
Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:50:03 UTC

h. Other (specify)

Comments: The holder of the license for radio or TV broadcasting can allocate not more than one hour of broadcasting time for the campaign of each Candidate, 10 hours of broadcasting time at the most. The license holders shall provide for distinct identification and separation of this broadcasting from other programs by broadcasting an announcement for the public that it is a paid political advertising
Source: Art. 15. para. 5. of the presidential election act
Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:50:36 UTC

a. ... (euros) 103,051.17 EUR

Comments: http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi
Source: Art. 16 of the presidential election act
Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:58:03 UTC

a. ....... presidential election act, art. 19. presidential election act, art. 19.

Source: presidential election act, art. 19.
Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:58:27 UTC

b. The law does not specify any limits x

Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:58:54 UTC

Comments: No information available
Last updated: 2005-04-02 11:59:26 UTC

a. Yes, in presidential elections

b. Yes, in legislative elections

Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Last updated: 2007-01-09 15:09:27 UTC

Comments: No information.
Last updated: 2005-04-02 12:08:37 UTC

a. 1 day

Comments: - 1 days before the election day (parliamentary) - 3 days before the election day (presidential)
Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
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b. After all polls close

Comments: Art. 15. para. 16. of the presidential election act provides that It is banned to publish polls on results of the voting during the election.
Source: Art. 15. para. 16. of the presidential election act
Last updated: 2005-04-02 12:10:42 UTC

b. After all polls close, before official results are available

Comments: Art. 15. para. 16. of the presidential election act provides that It is banned to publish polls on results of the voting during the election.
Source: Art. 15. para. 16. of the presidential election act
Last updated: 2005-04-02 12:11:20 UTC

a. Yes

Source: there is no prohibition
Last updated: 2005-04-02 12:11:42 UTC

a. Signature requirement (specify requirement)

b. Deposit requirement (specify amount)

Comments: Only a political party which is registered under the Act on political parties (2005) by Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic can submit a list of candidates for the elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic. Other requirement under paragraph 18 of the Act on elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic (2005) as amended is a deposit.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:55:42 UTC

g. Not applicable

Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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a. Age

b. Citizenship

d. Residence

f. Registration

j. Other

Comments: j) A signed declaration of the candidate attached to the list of candidates in which the candidate declares that he/she agrees with the candidacy, that he/she is not a candidate of any other political party and that no restrictions apply to his/her suffrage.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662 Parliamentary Election Act, article 17
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k. Not applicable

Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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a. Age

b. Citizenship

d. Residence

Comments: a and b)Any citizen of the Slovak Republic eligible to be elected to the member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic who has attained 40 years of age on the day of the election, may be elected President of the Slovak Republic. No one may be elected President for more than two consecutive terms. The election of the President shall be held during the last sixty days of the term of the acting President. In the event of a vacancy of the President's office before the expiration of the official term, the President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall announce presidential elections within seven days in order that the first ballot would be held within 60 days after they have been promulgated.
Source: Constitution, article 103
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a. Current criminal incarceration

e. Offences against electoral law

f. Holding of military office

g. Holding of government office

k. Mental health problems

Comments: f) Police and career military officers. g) President of the Republic, judges, and public prosecutors.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, articles 17 and 18
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a. Current criminal incarceration

e. Offences against electoral law

g. Holding of government office

k. Mental health problems

Comments: f) Police and career military officers. g) Judges, and public prosecutors.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:55:42 UTC

b. In presidential elections

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:55:42 UTC

d. Other

Comments: Can be independent, but must be registered with a registered party. THE CANDIDATE FOR DEPUTY SHALL BE ON THE LIST OF THE POLITICAL PARTY BUT IF HE OR SHE IS NOT A MEMBER OF IT IT HAS TO BE INDICATED EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL ELECTIONS HAS TO BE ON THE CANDIDATE LIST OF THE PARTY BUT HE OR SHE DOES NOT HAS TO BE MEMBER OF THE PARTY 6) The List of Candidates shall contain a) the name of the political party, b) the first name, surname, academic title, age, personal identification number, profession, permanent residence, membership in political party or indication that he or she is not member of any political party and the order within the List of Candidates in the form of an Arabic numeral for all candidates.
Source: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION ACT ART.16-17.
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e. Not applicable

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:46:41 GMT

d. Other

Comments: The proposal for the Candidate for the presidential office6) must include a) name, second name and academic title of the Candidate, b) age and personal number of the Candidate, c) occupation of the Candidate, d) the address of permanent residence of the Candidate, e) declaration of the Candidate that he/she gave consent to the candidature and meets conditions necessary for being elected the President [Title 103.1 of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic No. 460/1992 in the wording of the constitutional law No. 244/1998 and constitutional law No. 9/1999.]
Source: LAW ON PROCEDURE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,ON PLEBISCITE AND REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT ART.11.
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b. Direct

c. Indirect

Source: Paragraphs 25 – 32 of the Act on political parties (2005)
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a. As related to the election period only

Source: STUDY ON ELECTORAL SYSTEM OF SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Last updated: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 18:32:45 GMT

a. Free media access

Comments: a. TV + radio, 21 hours divided by number of parties. Funding is primarily given in cash.Election campaigning is prohibited in the radio broadcasting and television broadcasting of private licence holders. It is not allowed to use local public loudspeakers for election campaigning, except for announcements concerning the holding of election meetings.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION ACT ART23.
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c. Based on current legislative representation

e. Other

Comments: e) Funding of political parties from the state s budget can be divided into three categories: 1) funding according to the number of votes acquired in the elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, 2) funding for performance of political parties which is granted only to political parties which can claim the funding according to the number of votes, 3) funding according to the number of seat in the National Council of the Slovak Republic
Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:55:42 UTC

b. Election campaign activities

Comments: Article 23 Election Campaign (1) For the purposes of this Act, the period of the election campaign shall mean the period commencing 30 days, and ending 48 hours, before the start of elections. During the period of election campaigning every running party is ensured equal access to the mass media and other services of territorial self-government (územnej samosprávy). Running political parties can conduct election campaigns through radio or television broadcasting only on Slovak Radio and Slovak Television. Election campaigning is prohibited in the radio broadcasting and television broadcasting of private licence holders. It is not allowed to use local public loudspeakers for election campaigning, except for announcements concerning the holding of election meetings.
Source: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION ACT ART. 23.
Last updated: 2007-01-09 14:55:42 UTC

a. Yes

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:54:40 GMT

c. As related to the election period and between elections

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:55:08 GMT

a. Public disclosure of party contributions received

b. Public disclosure of party expenditure

c. Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources

h. Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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a. Public disclosure of candidate contributions received

e. Ceilings on candidate election expenses

Comments: Article 16 Allowed costs for the Campaigning The Candidate for the President can use no more than 4 million Slovak crowns VAT incl. For his/her pre-election campaign. This sum shall cover the expenses the candidate paid off or is to pay off, including expenses the third persons paid off or committed to pay off for the Candidate for President. Should the advert or program be published or broadcast free of charge or for a lower price in the media other than Slovak Radio or Slovak Television, their usual price shall be calculated in the stated sum.
Source: LAW ON PROCEDURE OF THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAk REPUBLIC,ON THE PLEBISCITE AND REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT art.16.
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c. Government department

Comments: The Finance Ministry is observing candidate's funds, gifts etc.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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b. Multi-ballot (each party has own ballot, voter picks one ballot and places in envelope)

e. Ability to vote for candidates within parties (personal vote)

i. Party symbols in black and white

n. Random listing (lottery)

o. Ballots signed or otherwise authenticated by polling station official

Comments: n. Each party is given a number randomly. A ballot shall be printed for any political party that nominates its members. A separate ballot shall be also printed for any political party that nominates its members in coalition, with the stipulation that in addition to the prerequisites according to paragraph 2, the name of the respective coalition political party or political movement shall be given on the ballot. (2) The Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic shall ensure the necessary number of ballots based on the registered Lists of Candidates. The drawn number of the List of Candidates, name of political party or coalition, first name and surname of candidates, academic title, age, sex, permanent residence and membership in political party must be stated on the ballot. The order of candidates on the ballot must be the same as their order on the List of Candidates. If a political party has placed its graphical symbol on the List of Candidates, it shall also be placed on the ballot. (3) Ballots for the elections in the National Council of the Slovak Republic must be printed using the same font and size of letters, on the paper of the same color, quality and size. Ballots shall be stamped by the seal of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic. (4) The Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic shall deliver ballots to the mayors of municipalities who shall ensure that the ballots are delivered to all Precinct Election Commissions on the day of elections. (5) The voter shall receive ballots in the polling station on the day of elections. (6) If a political party has been dissolved, or if its activity has been suspended8c , or if a political party has withdrawn its List of Candidates after registration of the List of Candidates, the ballots of this political party shall not be printed, and if they have been printed, the election commissions shall ensure that they not be distributed to voters in polling stations.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová Parliamentary Election Act Art.22.
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s. Not applicable

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:57:50 GMT

a. Single ballot (all registered parties/candidates listed)

d. Categorical (only possible to make one mark)

f. Same ballot papers used nation-wide

m. Organized alphabetically

Comments: Article 13 Ballot (1) One ballot shared by all Candidates for the President shall be produced. On the ballot the Candidates shall be listed in alphabetical order stating the second name, name and academic title, age, occupation and the municipality of their permanent residence. (2) The ballot must be marked with a print of the Central Election Commission stamp and print of the official stamp of the Municipality and before the second name of each Candidate a little box must be printed for marking the votes. (3) The Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic shall provide for production of the ballots and delivery of their necessary amount to the Municipality. (4) The Municipality shall provide for delivery of the ballots to all Precinct Election Commissions on the election day no later than 2 hours before the start of the poll. (5) The qualified voter shall receive the ballot in the polling station on the election day,
Source: LAW ON PROCEDURE OF THE ELECTION OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,ON PLEBISCITE AND REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT (1999.03.18.)
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a. At the polling stations

Comments: The Precinct Election Commission shall take out the envelopes with the ballots from the ballot box, count the envelopes and compare their number with the records in the List of Voters. The commission shall exclude all non-official envelopes. After all ballots have been taken out from the envelopes, the commission shall divide and count the ballots cast for individual political parties, exclude invalid ballots and find how many voters used the right to preference vote. The commission shall further count preference votes given to individual candidates on the ballots. Any member of the Precinct Election Commission may look at the ballots. The chairman of the Precinct Election Commission shall check the correctness of the counting of votes.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 33
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d. Number of ballots in box reconciled against number of voters

j. Sorted into piles according to individual party/candidate

l. Counted by hand

m. Sorted by party list

o. Data fed into computer for calculation

r. Observers and party agents are permitted to take their own copies of the results

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:11:32 GMT

e. National level

Source: Parliamentary Election Act, articles 36 and 39
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:40:37 GMT

d. National level

Comments: There is only one constituency Article 41 Conditions for allocating mandates (1) The Central Election Commission shall find how many valid votes were in total cast for each political party. It shall find the number of valid votes for coalitions of political parties in case paragraph 3 does not apply for the coalition. (2) The Central Election Commission shall further determine which political party received less than 5 % of the total number of valid votes. (3) In further determination of election results and the allocation of mandates, the political party described in paragraph 2 and votes cast to it are not taken into consideration. Should this political party be a member of a coalition, other political parties are considered as if they submitted the List of Candidates independently. (4) Should the Central Election Commission find that the requirement pursuant to paragraph 2 was not met by any political party, it shall lower the threshold of five percent to the threshold of four percent.
Source: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION ACT ART. 41.
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a. Physically transported

f. By computer

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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a. No security measures

Comments: According to the law
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:22:18 GMT

c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions

e. Court order

Comments: e) They can be recounted e.g. by the Constitutional Court, if there was brought a complaint referring to an election matter to this court.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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d. Other

Comments: If the Electoral department finds out that something is wrong e.g. with control numbers.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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f. Other

Comments: Act of Constitutional Court
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:09:15 GMT

h. Courts

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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a. Yes

Comments: Not a big interest since the whole process is very quick
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:14:44 GMT

a. hours: X

Comments: few hours
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Mon, 13 May 2002 14:17:37 GMT

a. Yes

Comments: The Election department shall determine and publicize the results of the election.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 13 (7)
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a. hours:

Comments: a) 17 hours. Immediately after the result is certified in a polling station, they can announce their results. The national result is announced after the certified result is signed. Last election polling stations closed Saturday 10PM. The results are announced Sunday afternoon.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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d. National Government

e. Regional Governments

f. Local Governments

i. Media

Comments: d) Ministry of Interior e) District state administration authorities f) Municipalities
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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b. Election time only

Comments: Before elections
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
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l. Other

Comments: Uncertain
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
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b. Media advertisement

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:36:08 GMT

i. Not applicable

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:36:44 GMT

a. Disabled

Comments: a) Deaf and blind people.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
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a. 91-100%

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:55:38 GMT

a. Yes

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:27:09 GMT

c. At any polling station in the same country

d. At specially designated polling stations

e. At mobile polling stations

j. Other

Comments: c) If the citizen has a voting certificate he/she shall appear before the Precinct Election Commission and vote in person. d) Based on residence. 1000 persons can form a polling station. e) Health problems or if you know you will be out of the district you can apply to get a "card" to be added to the new voting list. j)Any voter who cannot come to the polling station may ask the Precinct Election Commission to vote in the portable ballot box. In such a case, the Precinct Election Commission shall send at least two of its members to the voter with the portable election box, envelope and ballots; those members shall ensure that the voting is secret.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662 Parliamentary Election Act, article 28
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:31:55 GMT

a. Outside the country voting is not permitted

Source: Law on Procedure of the Election of the President of the Slovak Republic, on Plebiscite and Removal of the President and on Supplementation of Several Laws, 18 Mach 1999 ART 1. Parliamentary Election Act, article 2
Last updated: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:36:17 GMT

g. Not applicable

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:33:46 GMT

a. No

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:34:12 GMT

f. Not applicable

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:34:45 GMT

g. Not applicable

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:35:09 GMT

a. Yes

Comments: SOLDIERS OF ARMED FORCES AND MEMBERS OF ARMED SECURITY FORCES WHO ARE COLLECTIVELY ACCOMODATED, SHALL BE REGISTERED IN THE LIST IN THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THAT UNIT IS LOCATED. IN SUCH A CASE THE NUMBER OF THE VOTERS CAN BE HIGHER
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION ACT ART. 10.
Last updated: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 14:01:24 GMT

a. Yes, the maximum capacity is: 1000

Comments: SOLDIERS OF ARMED FORCES AND MEMBERS OF ARMED SECURITY FORCES WHO ARE COLLECTIVELY ACCOMODATED, SHALL BE REGISTERED IN THE LIST IN THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THAT UNIT IS LOCATED. IN SUCH A CASE THE NUMBER OF THE VOTERS CAN BE HIGHER THAN 1000
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION ACT ART.10.
Last updated: Mon, 13 May 2002 09:17:29 GMT

a. By manually marking the ballot

Comments: They put the chosen list of candidates to the envelope. The voter can also manually mark no more than 4 names of candidates they prefer.
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:36:41 GMT

a. The smallest polling station: 5

Comments: Minimum is 5 but there is no maximum
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:04:26 GMT

a. hours: 8

Comments: one day
Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová
Last updated: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:04:55 GMT

c. 18

Comments: Citizens of the Slovak Republic, who have reached the age of 18 on election day, and who stay within the territory of the Slovak Republic on the election day, have the right to vote for the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 2
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a. Citizenship

Comments:
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 5(3)
Last updated: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:40:50 GMT

a. Criminal Incarceration

h. Other

Comments: h) A person who has a contagious disease must be registered on the roll but cannot vote. Legal incapacity
Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
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c. Local Government Authority

Comments: c. Municipality Everyone who under law has the right to vote is enlisted in a permanent voter list in municipality in the territory of which he/she has permanent residence.
Source: Livia Skultetyova Director of the Elections and Referendum Department Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
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a. National citizens register

Source: Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic,
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a. Continuously

Comments: Composition and Maintenance of the Permanent List of Voters (1) The permanent list of voters shall be composed and maintained by the municipality, and in Bratislava and in Kosicethe , by the city ward. (2) During the electoral term, the municipality shall continuously ascertain facts, which are reasons for changes in the List. Changes in the List shall be carried out on the basis of: a) the municipality's own records, b) notices of state organs, c) results of legal proceedings.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 4
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a. Links to national population records

b. Links to police records of residence

c. Links for applications for government services

Comments: ) During the electoral term, the municipality shall continuously ascertain facts, which are reasons for changes in the List. Changes in the List shall be carried out on the basis of: a) the municipality«s own records, b) notices of state organs, c) results of legal proceedings.
Source: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION ACT ART.4
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a. Yes

Comments: Everyone who under law has the right to vote is enlisted in a permanent voter list in municipality in the territory of which he/she has permanent residence. Parliamentary Election Act, article 6: (1) Citizens of the Slovak Republic who have the right to vote are registered in the List according to the place of their permanent residence. Each elector can be registered only in one list. (2) Soldiers of armed forces and members of armed security forces and armed forces, who are collectively accommodated, shall be registered in the list in the municipality where that unit is located. Registration shall be carried out on the basis of documents furnished by the unit, within the term specified by the mayor of the municipality. Registration in the list is valid only for the time of elections. The municipality, where the unit has its seat, shall immediately notify the municipality of permanent residence of the soldier or member of the armed forces of this registration. The municipality shall ensure that precincts consisting exclusively of soldiers of the armed forces and members of armed security forces and armed forces are not formed. (3) Persons registered in the list according to paragraph 2 for the time of election should be deleted from the registers of municipalities where they have their permanent residences. (4) A citizen of the Slovak Republic who does not have permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic, and who presents himself or herself in the polling station on election day, will be registered by the election commission in the list, and entitled to vote in that commission's electoral district. Registration in the list will be recorded in his or her passport by this election commission. Registration in the list is valid only for the time of elections.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 6
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