ZAGREB, Jan 2 (Hina) - Everything is ready for Monday's parliamentary elections in Croatia, the president of the National Electoral Commission, Marijan Ramuscak, said on Sunday. The locations of 6,502 polling stations within Croatia
and another 152 abroad were announced timely; all members of voters' committees in and outside of the country have been appointed and election materials - ballots, note forms - have been sent timely, Ramuscak said. Ramuscak called on citizens to go to the polls reminding that a voter can vote only personally, with the exception of disabled persons (blind persons, persons without arms) and illiterate persons, who can vote with the help of an authorised person. Once at the polling station, each voter will be given only one ballot. Ballots for the ten constituencies Croatia has been divided into will be white and contain the names of party lists and bearers of those lists. The
ZAGREB, Jan 2 (Hina) - Everything is ready for Monday's
parliamentary elections in Croatia, the president of the National
Electoral Commission, Marijan Ramuscak, said on Sunday.
The locations of 6,502 polling stations within Croatia and another
152 abroad were announced timely; all members of voters' committees
in and outside of the country have been appointed and election
materials - ballots, note forms - have been sent timely, Ramuscak
said.
Ramuscak called on citizens to go to the polls reminding that a
voter can vote only personally, with the exception of disabled
persons (blind persons, persons without arms) and illiterate
persons, who can vote with the help of an authorised person.
Once at the polling station, each voter will be given only one
ballot. Ballots for the ten constituencies Croatia has been divided
into will be white and contain the names of party lists and bearers
of those lists. The voter can round up only one list, that is, the
list's number on the ballot.
The number of rosters in Croatia per constituency is between 23 and
31. Voters in the first electoral unit (Zagreb's centre and western
parts, part of Zagreb County) will have the largest choice of
rosters (31).
The Croatian Diaspora will vote on Sunday and Monday by rounding up
one out of a total of 21 rosters. Ballots for Croatian citizens
living outside of Croatia are apricot-coloured.
Croatia's displaced people will cast blue ballots and vote for
those constituencies in which they have permanent residence.
Ballots for Croatia's autochtonous minorities are of different
colours and are printed in both Croatian language and script and a
minority language and script. Minorities will elect their
representatives by rounding up the number marking the name of only
one candidate.
Members of the Hungarian minority will, for example, round up the
name of only one out of four offered candidates on green ballots.
Four candidates are also offered on pink ballots for the Serb
minority; five candidates of the Italian minority are presented on
violet-blue ballots.
Members of the Czech and Slovak minorities will vote on light brown
ballots, whereas Austrians, Germans, Ruthanians, Ukrainians and
Jews will be casting red ballots.
Should they choose not to vote for the separate, 12th constituency
(minorities), minorities will be able to vote for lists of
candidates in those constituencies where they have residence.
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