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Argentina The smallest polling station: 3
The largest polling station: 3
American Samoa The smallest polling station: 3
The largest polling station: 6
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Australia The smallest polling station: 2
The largest polling station: 20
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Bosnia and Herzegovina The smallest polling station: 3
The largest polling station: 5
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Barbados The smallest polling station: 3
The largest polling station: 3
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Bangladesh The smallest polling station: 7
The largest polling station: 25
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Belgium The smallest polling station: 6
The largest polling station: 8
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Burkina Faso The smallest polling station: 4
The largest polling station: 4
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Bulgaria The smallest polling station: 7
The largest polling station: 9
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Bahrain The smallest polling station: 3
The largest polling station: 3
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Benin The smallest polling station: 3
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Brazil Art. 119
Each polling station corresponds to a vote reception table.
Art. 120
The vote reception table consists of a president, a first and a second polling officer, two secretaries, and an alternate, all appointed by the electoral judge sixty days before the election, in a public hearing announced at least five days in advance.
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Botswana The smallest polling station: 5
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Belarus The smallest polling station: 5
The largest polling station: 19
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Canada The smallest polling station: 7
The largest polling station: 7
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Switzerland The smallest polling station: 3
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Cameroon The smallest polling station:
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- a representative of the Administration,
- a representative of each candidate, list of candidates or political party.
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Colombia The smallest polling station: Na
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Cape Verde The smallest polling station: 4
The largest polling station: 4
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Germany The smallest polling station: 5
The largest polling station: 9
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Djibouti The smallest polling station:
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Dominica The smallest polling station: One presiding officer, one poll clerk and one assistant poll clerk.
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Dominican Republic The smallest polling station: Five people to each polling station, regardless of its size.
The largest polling station: Five people to each polling station, regardless of its size.
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Algeria The smallest polling station: 5
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Egypt The smallest polling station: 3
The largest polling station: 3
Average per polling station: 3
Grenada The smallest polling station: One presiding officer and one poll clerk.
The largest polling station: One presiding officer and one poll clerk.
Average per polling station: One presiding officer and one poll clerk.
Georgia A member of an election commission, a candidate, a representative of an electoral subject, an observer and representatives of the press and other media are allowed to be present at the polling station
French Guiana The smallest polling station: 4
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Gambia The smallest polling station: 3
The largest polling station: 3
Average per polling station: 2
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Guatemala The smallest polling station: 3
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Guyana The smallest polling station: 5
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Honduras The smallest polling station: Three at least
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Croatia The smallest polling station: 5
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Hungary The smallest polling station: 5
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Ireland The smallest polling station: 2
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India The smallest polling station: 4
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Jamaica The smallest polling station: One presiding officer and one poll clerk.
The largest polling station: One presiding officer and one poll clerk.
Average per polling station: One presiding officer and one poll clerk.
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Japan The smallest polling station: 3
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Kenya The smallest polling station: six
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Cambodia The smallest polling station: 6
The largest polling station: 6
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Kiribati No official information provided. However, there are various roles at each polling station, including Electoral Officer, Assistant Electoral Officer and presiding officer.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis Number not explicitly stated.
Supervisor of Elections may appoint persons as may be necessary to be registration officers.
Lebanon The smallest polling station: 2 and more
The largest polling station: 2 and more
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Saint Lucia The smallest polling station: 2 officials, presiding officer and poll clerk
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Sri Lanka The smallest polling station: 6
The largest polling station: 11
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Lesotho The smallest polling station: 5
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Lithuania The smallest polling station: 5
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Latvia The smallest polling station: 7
The largest polling station: 15
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Morocco The smallest polling station: 3
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Moldova, Republic of The smallest polling station: 5
The largest polling station: 11
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New Caledonia The smallest polling station: 6
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Nigeria The smallest polling station: 3
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Nicaragua The smallest polling station: A president and two members, with their corresponding substitutes.
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Netherlands The smallest polling station: 3
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Norway The smallest polling station: 3
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Nepal The smallest polling station: 5
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Niue The smallest polling station: 2
The largest polling station: 4
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Panama The smallest polling station: three chief electoral officers and three substitutes electoral officers.
The largest polling station: three chief electoral officers and three substitutes electoral officers.
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French Polynesia The smallest polling station: 6
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Philippines The smallest polling station: Three (3) per precinct
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Pakistan The smallest polling station: 5
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Poland The smallest polling station: 7
The largest polling station: 11
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Puerto Rico The smallest polling station: One polling official for every registered political party.
The largest polling station: One polling official for every registered political party.
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Palestine The smallest polling station: 4
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Portugal The members of the board
The board shall consist of five members: a chairman and a vice-chairman and three members, including a secretary and two scrutineers. For operations to be considered valid, at least three members must be present at all times, one of whom must be the chairman or vice-chairman, and at least two members.
Once the board has been formed, the chairman shall publish the names of the members who make it up, by means of a notice posted on the door of the polling stations/polling sections.
The performance of the role of board member is mandatory.
Refusal to perform the role of board member may only be due to force majeure or just cause.
The following are justifiable grounds for impediment:
• Age over 65;
• Illness or physical incapacity certified by the municipal health delegate;
• Change of residence to the area of another municipality, which must be certified by the Parish Council of the new residence;
• Absence abroad, duly proven;
• Exercise of a professional activity of an unavoidable nature, proven by a superior.
The justification must be presented in writing, whenever the voter can do so, up to 3 days before the election, to the Mayor.
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Paraguay The smallest polling station: 03
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Romania The smallest polling station: 9
The largest polling station: 9
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Russian Federation Less than 1001 voters - 3-9 members
1001-2000 - 7-12 members
More than 2000 - 7-16 members
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Seychelles The smallest polling station: 12
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Sudan The smallest polling station: not specified
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Sweden The smallest polling station: 4
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Sierra Leone The smallest polling station: 5
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Sao Tome and Principe The smallest polling station: 5
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El Salvador The smallest polling station: 3 titular officials and 3 reserve officials.
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Togo The smallest polling station: 10
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Timor-Leste The smallest polling station: 4
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Tunisia The smallest polling station: 3
The largest polling station: 3
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Turkey The smallest polling station: 7
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Ukraine The smallest polling station: 8
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The smallest polling station: one presiding officer and one poll clerk.
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Venezuela The smallest polling station: 5 members and 1 secretary.
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