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Voting Operations
VO003
Electors vote at
Question: Where can electors vote?
Answer(s):
a . At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections f . By mail j . Other
Comments: 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
Verified: 2024/10/25
VO004
Voting outside the country is permitted for
Question: Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s):
b . Citizens residing outside the country c . Citizens outside the country (including those on vacation)
Comments: Section 34
Postal voting by electors who do not have permanent residence in the Slovak Republic
(1) An elector who does not have permanent residence in the Slovak Republic and who has been registered in the special electoral register pursuant to section 10 shall be sent by the city borough of Bratislava-Petržalka not later thirty-five days before polling day to his or her address of permanent residence abroad:
a) an envelope pursuant to section 28,
b) ballot papers,
c) a return envelope, and
d) instructions on how to vote.
Section 35
Postal voting by electors who have permanent residence in the Slovak Republic and who are outside its territory at
the time of the elections
(1) An elector with permanent residence in the Slovak Republic who will be outside its territory at the time of the elections may make a request in writing to vote by post to the municipality in which he or she has permanent residence. The request must be delivered not later than fifty days before polling day.
(2) The municipality shall send the elector not later than thirty-five days before polling day to his or her designated address of permanent residence abroad:
a) an envelope pursuant to section 28,
b) ballot papers,
c) a return envelope, and
d) instructions on how to vote
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Sections 34 & 35: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
VO005
Locations for voting outside of the country
Question: If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
Answer(s):
e . By mail
Comments: Section 34
Postal voting by electors who do not have permanent residence in the Slovak Republic
(1) An elector who does not have permanent residence in the Slovak Republic and who has been registered in the special electoral register pursuant to section 10 shall be sent by the city borough of Bratislava-Petržalka not later thirty-five days before polling day to his or her address of permanent residence abroad:
a) an envelope pursuant to section 28,
b) ballot papers,
c) a return envelope, and
d) instructions on how to vote.
Section 35
Postal voting by electors who have permanent residence in the Slovak Republic and who are outside its territory at
the time of the elections
(1) An elector with permanent residence in the Slovak Republic who will be outside its territory at the time of the elections may make a request in writing to vote by post to the municipality in which he or she has permanent residence. The request must be delivered not later than fifty days before polling day.
(2) The municipality shall send the elector not later than thirty-five days before polling day to his or her designated address of permanent residence abroad:
a) an envelope pursuant to section 28,
b) ballot papers,
c) a return envelope, and
d) instructions on how to vote
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Sections 34 & 35: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
VO011
Voting method
Question: How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s):
a . Manually marking of ballots
Comments: Section 30
Voting
(5) After receiving the ballot papers and an envelope, an elector shall go to a polling booth. In the polling booth, an elector shall place in the envelope one ballot paper. On the ballot paper which an elector places in the envelope, he or she may circle the number of not more than four candidates to which he or she gives preference. Other marks on the ballot paper shall not be taken into account.
(6) An elector who is unable to mark a ballot paper owing to physical disability, or an inability to read or write, shall have the right to be accompanied in the polling booth by another elector, who is a not a member of the polling district commission, for the purpose of marking his or her ballot paper as he or she instructs and placing it in the envelope.
(7) To cast a vote, an elector shall leave the polling booth and place the envelope in the ballot box in front of the polling district commission. If an elector has not gone to a polling booth, the polling district commission shall not allow him or her to cast a vote.
(8) For serious reasons, in particular of health, the polling district commission may allow an elector on request to cast his or her vote outside the polling station and within the polling district for which the polling district commission was established. In such a case, the polling district commission shall send to the elector two of its members together with the portable ballot box, envelopes and ballot papers; these members of the commission shall ensure that secrecy of voting is observed. The elector's participation in voting shall be registered by the polling district commission in each copy of the electoral register immediately after the two commission members sent with the portable ballot box have returned to the polling station.
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
Verified: 2024/10/25
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