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Legislative Framework
LF001
Status of Electoral Law
Question: What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Part of Constitution b . Separate legislation
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: Electoral Code No. 1381-XIII of 21.11.97
Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Moldova.
Verified: 2021/04/01
LF003
Electoral Law covers
Question: The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s):
a . National elections c . Local elections d . Referendums
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: Electoral Code No. 1381-XIII of 21.11.97
https://cec.md/storage/ckfinder/files/cec-electoral-code-2019.pdf
Verified: 2021/04/01
LF004
Compulsory/voluntary voting
Question: Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s):
a . Voting is voluntary
Comments: Participation in elections is based on the citizen's free will. No one may exercise pressure on a voter to force him/her to participate or not in the elections, nor on the expression of a voter's free will.
Source: Electoral Law: Electoral Code No. 1381-XIII of 21.11.97 article 2:2.
Verified: 2021/04/01
LF007
Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)
Question: What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s):
a . Judiciary d . Other
Comments: Courts and electoral bodies of higher level (the body that is superior to the body having arrived at the decision) decide formal electoral disputes.
Source: Electoral Law: Electoral Code No. 1381-XIII of 21.11.97, as amended in 2018, article 71.
Verified: 2021/04/01
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