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BulgariaTouchscreen + paper

Election framework scored across 6 methodologies, sourced to 1 primary instruments and 506 statute sections.

Touchscreen + paperVoting method

Bulgaria uses both paper ballots and DRE machines: machines mandatory in polling stations >300 voters (Изборен кодекс Чл. 206), paper ballots in smaller stations. Machine-printed paper receipt cast into ballot box for parallel count.

Sourceverified 2026-05-17

Voting Channels

How voters cast a ballot

The voting channels available under current law, each verified against the cited statute.

  • Election dayElection-day in personall

    Voting at the polling station on election day; out-of-country voters vote in person at designated polling places abroad.

    Electoral Code (Изборен кодекс)

  • EarlyEarly in personnot available

    No early-voting channel is codified.

  • PostalPostal / mailnot available

    No postal voting is codified.

  • ProxyProxynot available

    No proxy voting.

  • InternetInternetnot available

    No internet voting.

Methodology Radar

Primary Instruments

CitationTypeTitleSectionsStatus
Изборен кодексCodeElection Code (Изборен кодекс)506active

Methodologies — Datapoint Drill-In

Each methodology card above takes you to Bulgaria's scoring detail for that methodology — every datapoint, with rationale and the exact statute that justifies the score.

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