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Boundary Delimitation

Slovakia Slovakia

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Section 6 Election Wards (1) In the municipalities, towns, Capital of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, as well as in the town of Košice and their town districts (hereinafter referred to as ”municipalities”), the election wards shall be constituted for the purposes of casting votes and the count. (2) The distribution of the election wards and polling stations within them shall be specified by the Presiding Councillor of the municipality, Mayor of the town (hereinafter referred to as”Mayor”) or Mayor of municipality within the Capital of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava and the town of Košice not later than 40 days before the polling day. (3) The election wards shall be distributed in such way, that their electorate is, as a rule, 1,000 voters. The election wards must not extend beyond the boundaries of the constituency. (4) The election wards within a municipality shall be allocated consecutive numbers expressed in Arabic numerals. In Bratislava, Capital of the Slovak Republic, and Košice the election wards shall be allocated separate consecutive numbers in each town district. The election wards shall be allocated their numbers also in the cases where there is only one election ward in a municipality.
Source: Act on Elections to the National Council (2004), Part 2, Section 6 (1-4) https://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/4420
Verified: 2024/10/25
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
g. Other
Comments: (3) The election wards shall be distributed in such way, that their electorate is, as a rule, 1,000 voters. The election wards must not extend beyond the boundaries of the constituency.
Source: Act on Elections to the National Council (2004), Part 2, Section 6 (3) https://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/4420
Verified: 2024/10/25
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): g. Other
Comments: (2) The distribution of the election wards and polling stations within them shall be specified by the Presiding Councillor of the municipality, Mayor of the town (hereinafter referred to as ”Mayor”) or Mayor of municipality within the Capital of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava and the town of Košice not later than 40 days before the polling day.
Source: Act on Elections to the National Council (2004), Part 2, Section 6 (2) https://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/4420
Verified: 2024/10/25
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