§ Article 53(untitled)

arly voting in elections, referendums
 A voter, referendum participant who does not have the opportunity to take part in voting
on the day of the election, referendum, has the right, no earlier than five days before the
election, referendum, under conditions excluding control over his expression of will, to fill out
a ballot in the premises of the precinct commission and place it in a sealed separate ballot box
for voters, referendum participants. Official confirmation of the reasons for the inability of a
voter, referendum participant to come to the voting premises on election day, referendum is
not required.
 Early voting is carried out from 12 to 19 hours without a break in the presence of at least
two members of the precinct commission.
 On the first day of early voting, ballot boxes are sealed or sealed in the manner prescribed
by part three of Article 51 of this Code.
 During the early voting period, every day after the end of voting time, the chairman or
deputy chairman of the precinct commission seals the slot for placing ballots in the voting box
with a sheet of paper. The chairman or deputy chairman and a member of the precinct
commission put signatures on this sheet. The slot for placing ballots in the voting box is opened
daily before the start of early voting by the chairman or deputy chairman of the precinct
commission. When sealing and opening the slot for placing ballots in the ballot box, observers,
foreign (international) observers, and representatives of the media have the right to be present.
The storage of the ballot box is ensured by the chairman of the precinct commission.
 During the early voting period, every day the chairman or deputy chairman of the precinct
commission draws up a protocol, which indicates the number of ballots received by the precinct
commission, the number of citizens who received voting ballots (on the last day of early voting
- the total number of citizens who received voting ballots), the number of spoiled ballots and
the number of unused ballots. The protocol is signed by the chairman or deputy chairman and
a member of the commission. A copy of the protocol is posted for public viewing in the premises
of the precinct commission.
 Upon receipt of the ballot, the voter, referendum participant personally signs the list of
citizens entitled to participate in elections, referendums, and indicates the date of early voting.
 Early voting is carried out in compliance with the requirements of this Code.
 Early voting is not carried out at voting stations established in places of temporary stay of
voters, referendum participants (in hospitals, sanatoriums, rest homes and other temporary
places), as well as before the second round of voting in the election of the President of the
Republic of Belarus.