Electoral blackout is in force until 1900 hours on Sunday, when polling stations close. The blackout also covers the release or estimate of temporary results. People may be asked about their preferences through exit polls, but the results of such polls must not be released until polling stations close.
Breach of electoral blackout is punishable with fines ranging from 100,000 to 500,000 kuna for legal persons, between 10,000 and 30,000 kuna for candidates running in the elections, and 3,000 kuna for physical persons.
These are the fourth local elections since Croatia gained independence over a decade ago. Constituents will elect representatives to 426 municipal and 123 city councils, 20 county assemblies and the Zagreb City Assembly.
Voters will choose 8,377 members to representative bodies, of which 5,392 to municipal and 2,062 to city councils, 872 to county assemblies and 51 to the Zagreb City Assembly.
(EUR1 = 7.3 kuna)