Voting

Bulgaria to Open 312 Overseas Polling Stations for Referendum on E-Voting

Bulgarians living abroad will be able to vote in the national referendum on October 25 on the introduction of remote electronic voting at 312 polling stations in 45 countries.

The largest numbers of polling stations will be opened in the US, Spain, and Germany, according to a media statement of Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission (CEC).

Relocations of polling stations in Turkey

The statements of Bitlis Governor Ahmet Ç?nar of Turkey's east was on papers Sept. 22. In order to provide voting security, to avoid possible troubles in the transfer of ballot boxes and for the national will to be reflected in the ballot box, he has asked the Provincial Election Board whether certain polling stations can be relocated at certain provincial and district centers.   

How the 300 seats are shared throughout Greece (info-graphic)

Nearly 10 million Greek citizens will be going to the voting booths on Sunday, September 20, to decide who will govern them for the next 4 years. Voters will send 300 representatives to the Greek Parliament. 288 of these will be directly chosen by the electorate, while the remaining 12 are calculated based on the aggregate number of votes parties receive across the country.

Bulgarian President Criticises Parliament for Ignoring Citizens' Will

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said on Tuesday that the decision of the parliament to include only the question on electronic voting in the forthcoming referendum, did not take into full account the will of the nation to define the rules on the election of its representatives.

Bulgarian Parliament Lowers Threshold for Initiating Referendum

The Bulgarian Parliament adopted at second reading on Tuesday the amendments to the law on direct participation of citizens in the government.

According to the adopted amendments, the collection of 400 000 signatures will be enough to initiate a compulsory referendum, daily Dnevnik repots.

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