§ Electoral Code art. 44Supporting and providing technical and material support to the work of

Supporting and providing technical and material support to the work of
electoral councils and bureaux
(1) Public authorities, businesses, institutions and organisations, regardless of their
legal form of organisation, official persons, political parties and their bodies shall be required
to support electoral councils and bureaux in the performance of their duties, to provide them
with the information and material necessary for their work. Support from public authorities and
their exponents shall be granted only upon request and cannot be manifested in actions
manifestly disproportionate to existing needs.
(2) Local public administration authorities, businesses, institutions and organisations,
regardless of their legal form of organisation, shall provide electoral councils and bureaux with
premises suitable for their activities, as well as the technical and material and logistical
equipment necessary for the organisation, conduct and totalisation of election results.
(3) Outside the electoral period, local public administration authorities shall provide the
Chairperson of the second-level electoral council with a seat for his/her permanent activity.
(4) The entities referred to in Article 28 shall, within the limits of their functional
competences and additional responsibilities, provide the necessary support to electoral
councils and bureaux in the process of organising and conducting elections.
(5) The electoral council and the electoral bureau may refer matters relating to the
organisation and conduct of elections to public authorities, companies, institutions,
organisations, whatever their legal form of organisation, official persons, political parties and
their bodies, the latter being obliged to examine the referral and to respond within 3 days of
the date of receipt of the referral, but no later than the election day.
(6) Failure to comply with the provisions of paragraphs (1) to (4) shall serve as a basis
for referring the matter to the inspection bodies under the conditions laid down in Article 104.
(7) The chairpersons of electoral councils and bureaux shall be required to ensure the
preservation and return of property received from the Central Electoral Commission, local
public administration authorities or other entities, bearing material liability for the damage
caused.