§ Article 17(untitled)

Polling station, voting room

1. The voting shall be held at a polling station, a hall, a parlour, a room and other

 premises equipped for such purpose (hereinafter referred to as “the voting room”).

2. A polling station must be as close as possible to the residential buildings and

 houses located in the electoral precinct. The voting room in a polling station shall

 be selected in such a way as to ensure smooth voting process. The head of the

 community shall be responsible for designating the location of a polling station

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 and the voting room, as well as for furnishing the voting room in accordance

 with the requirements prescribed by Article 57 of this Code. This function shall

 be considered as a mandatory power of the head of community.

 Where in an electoral precinct there are no relevant buildings and structures or

 other premises belonging to the state or local self-government bodies that may

 be used gratuitously, the head of community, for the purpose of locating the

 polling station, shall, by consent of marz governor, rent appropriate premises.

 This function shall be considered as a delegated power of the head of

 community.

3. A polling station may not be located within the premises occupied by military

 educational institutions, military units and health care institutions.

4. During elections of the National Assembly, polling stations shall be formed in

 penitentiary institutions as well.

5. For ensuring access to the exercise of the right of suffrage by electors with

 limited physical capacity, local self-government bodies shall undertake necessary

 measures at polling stations.