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Voting Operations

Montenegro Montenegro

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
d. At specially designated polling stations
f. By mail
h. By proxy
Comments: Article 67:Voters shall cast their votes at polling stations in which they have been included into the extract from the electoral register. As an exception to the provision of para.1 of this Article, voters may vote by post outside of the polling station in which they have been included into the extract from the electoral register, under the conditions laid down in this Law. Article 84: A voter who cannot cast his vote in person because of polling station, information and communication inaccessibility (person with disability) or due to illiteracy (illiterate person) shall be entitled to do so with the assistance of an aid designated by him, who shall mark the ballot, that is, cast the vote as instructed by the vote.
Source: Electoral Law: Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives as amended in 2011, art. 67, 84-85 & 87. https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7743/file/Montenegro_Law_elections_councillors_members_of_parliament_1998_am2016_en.pdf
Verified: 2021/12/25
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VO004

Voting outside the country is permitted for
Question:Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s): h. No information available
Comments: IFES: Only citizens who are currently in Montenegro at the time of the elections may vote. Montenegrin citizens who live abroad may only vote in person by returning to the country for Election Day. Venice Commission: 18. There are, for example, 12 countries where no legal provisions have been enacted to organise voting for their nationals abroad or where the right to vote has only been granted to a very restricted category of people. These countries are: Albania, Armenia, Chile, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Malta, Montenegro, San Marino and Turkey. Article 88: Voters staying abroad shall cast their votes at polling stations in the area of their last place of permanent residence in the territory of Montenegro before they went abroad.
Source: Elections in Montenegro 2016 Parliamentary Elections Frequently Asked Questions (IFES) pp. 2 http://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/2016_ifes_montenegro_parliamentary_elections_faqs.pdf EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW (VENICE COMMISSION) DRAFT REPORT ON OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING (2011) pp. 5 http://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL(2011)027-e LAW ON ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, as amended 2016, art. 88 http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/57/topic/6
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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): h. Not applicable
Comments: Article 88: Voters staying abroad shall cast their votes at polling stations in the area of their last place of permanent residence in the territory of Montenegro before they went abroad.
Source: LAW ON ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, as amended 2016, art. 88 http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/57/topic/6
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VO011

Voting method
Question:How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s): a. Manually marking of ballots
Comments: Article 82: Voters may vote only for one candidate list from the ballot paper. Votes shall be cast by circling the ordinal number in front of the title of the candidate list for which the vote is cast, or by circling the title of the list or the name and surname of the leader of the list. Voters shall personally fold the ballot paper that has been filled in so that no one can see how they voted, while leaving the counterfoil unobstructed, and thereafter, while holding in their hands the folded ballot paper, they shall go to the ballot box and enable the polling board member chosen by drawing lots, and if need be, the member designated by the polling board, to detach the counterfoil from the ballot paper along the line of perforations. Voters shall thereafter put the ballot paper in the appropriate ballot box and leave the polling station.
Source: Electoral Law: Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives as amended in 2016, art. 82. http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/57/topic/6
Verified: 2021/12/25
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