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62 INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS DURING COVID-19

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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA
STATE ELECTION COMMISSION
DRŽAVNO IZBORNO POVJERENSTVO

REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE
OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

KLASA: 013-03/20-01/57
CLASS: 013-03 / 20-01 / 57
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 507-02 / 01-20-14
URBROJ: 507-02/01-20-14

Zagreb, 30. lipnja 2020.
Zagreb, June 30, 2020

PRIOPĆENJE
PRESS RELEASE

U povodu Priopćenja udruge GONG i prof. Branka Smerdela koji u javnosti
On the occasion of the Press Release of the GONG Association and prof. Branko Smerdel who
iskrivljuju preporuke Državnog izbornog povjerenstva glede glasanja osoba koje su zaražene
in public distort the recommendations of the State Election Commission regarding the voting of infected
persons with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
sa SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
i s t i č e m o
i s t i č e m o
It is true that there are no regulations prohibiting voting by infected persons but general
Točno je da nema propisa koji brani glasanje zaraženim osobama no opće mjere
zaštite zdravlja i zdrav razum nalažu svakom tko boluje od bilo koje zarazne bolesti da ne
measures health protection and common sense dictate to anyone suffering from any contagious disease
ugrožava zdravlje drugih ljudi pa i kada se radi o ostvarivanju biračkog prava. t to vote.
not to endangers the health of other people, even when it comes to exercising the righ
In considering this situation, the State Election Commission also took into account provisions
Razmatrajući navedenu situaciju, Državno izborno povjerenstvo je uzelo u obzir i
odredbe Zakona o zaštiti pučanstva od zaraznih bolesti, kao i odredbe Kaznenog zakona, Glava
of the Law on Protection of the Population from Infectious Diseases, as well as provisions of the Criminal
Code, ChapterXIX, Crimes against human health.
XIX, Kaznena djela protiv zdravlja ljudi.
Nadamo se da osobe kojima je dijagnosticirana zarazna bolest dijele stav Državnog
We hope that people who have been diagnosed with a contagious disease share the view of
the State of the Electoral Commission and that it will not therefore jeopardize the health of other persons
izbornog povjerenstva i da neće zbog toga dovoditi u pitanje zdravlje drugih osoba što je
which is also a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia.
također pravo zajamčeno Ustavom Republike Hrvatske.
The statements we are reacting to now certainly do not contribute to building a peaceful and
balanced atmosphere on Election Day.
Priopćenja na koja sada reagiramo sigurno ne doprinose izgradnji mirne i
uravnotežene atmosfere na dan izbora.

STATE ELECTION COMMISSION
DRŽAVNO IZBORNO POVJERENSTVO
OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE

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