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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

part iii 4. Voting Method
Manual marking of Ballot papers
ELECtorAL sYstEM
5. Audit Trail
(A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy Not implemented
6. Voting Process
1. Name of the EMB(S)
AUTORITATEA ELECTORALĂ PERMANENTĂ (Per- In Portugal, there are three types of ballot papers,
manent Electoral Authority of Romania) i.e. White (for Parish assembly), Yellow (for Mu-
nicipal assembly) and Green (for City council). At
2. Website Address the polling station, a voter is required to show her/
www.roaep.ro his photo identity card and also must know her/
his voter number or must carry voter card/voter
3. Nature of EMB certificate. The voting right cannot be delegated/
Independent transferred to anyone. After identity verification,
a ballot paper is provided to the voter. The voter
4. No. of Members in EMB marks a cross inside a square on the ballot paper
3
corresponding to the candidate of preference. Vot-
5. Terms of office ing is not compulsory in Portugal
8 years (C) ELECTION CALENDAR

6. EMB Members selected by 1. Last Election Dates
Legislature, President, Prime Minister
Legislative elections were held in Romania on 11
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority December 2016.
Legislature
Presidential elections were held in Romania in 10
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB November 2019 (first round)
Parliamentary elections 24 November 2019 (second round).
Presidential elections
2. Future Election Date
9. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the Legislative elections are scheduled to be held in
Electoral Process in the country Romania in late 2020 or early 2021,
No

(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS Presidential elections will be held in Romania on
2024
1. Total Population as on 3. Compulsory Voting
19 Million (Feb. 2019)
No
2. Registered Electors as on Male Female
18 Million (2019)

3. Voter turnout in last National Elections
51.03%

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