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Voting Operations

Timor-Leste Timor-Leste

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
e. At mobile polling stations
Comments: 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
Verified: 2024/11/14
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VO004

Voting outside the country is permitted for
Question:Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s): b. Citizens residing outside the country
f. Diplomatic staff
Comments: East Timorese citizens who are or live overseas shall enjoy protection by the State for the exercise of their rights and shall be subject to duties not incompatible with their absence from the country.
Source: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, article 22: https://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constitution_RDTL_ENG.pdf Law n.º 6/2006 on National Parliament Elections with the 2012 amendments, art. 37-A: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2006-06.pdf https://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=17047&lang=en
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VO005

Locations for voting outside of the country
Question:If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
Answer(s): a. Embassies
Comments:
Source: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, article 22: https://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constitution_RDTL_ENG.pdf Law n.º 6/2006 on National Parliament Elections with the 2012 amendments, art. 37-A: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2006-06.pdf https://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=17047&lang=en
Verified: 2024/11/14
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VO011

Voting method
Question:How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s): a. Manually marking of ballots
Comments: The voter shall mark his or her choice by putting a cross in the white square appearing in the line corresponding to the list for which he or she opted for or by piercing the same square, as established in a specific regulation.
Source: Law n.º 6/2006 on National Parliament Elections with the 2012 amendments, art. 43: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2006-06.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/14
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