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Central Election Commission starts organizing upcoming elections

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The Central Election Commission (CEC) decided that by August 7 regional governors should hold consultations on the formation of Regional Electoral Commissions for the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled on October 2. The consultations are public with the participation of representatives from the formations of the 47th Parliament. The regional commissions should start work after August 13.

Voting by paper ballots will be available in all sections in the country and abroad, where the number of voters is less than 300, Tsvetozar Tomov, deputy chairman and spokesman of the CEC has told BNR.

GERB/SDS - Varna have asked for the metrology and standardization service to check the software of the voting machines before the vote, BTA reported.



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