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Election framework scored across 6 methodologies, sourced to 5 primary instruments and 546 statute sections.
Romania uses paper ballots only — no voting machines. Ballots hand-counted at polling stations under BEC (Biroul Electoral Central) supervision.
Voting Channels
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; a mobile ballot box is available for non-transportable ill or disabled voters.
Electoral Law Art. 82
- EarlyEarly in personnot available
No early-voting channel is codified.
- PostalPostal / maillimited
Postal voting is available to Romanian citizens resident abroad who register for it.
Law 288/2015 (votul prin corespondență)
- ProxyProxynot available
No proxy voting.
- InternetInternetnot available
No internet voting.
Methodology Radar
Dimension Breakdown
Primary Instruments
| Citation | Type | Title | Sections | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legea nr. 115/2015 | Act | Legea pentru alegerea autorităților administrației publice locale (Romanian local elections) | 140 | active |
| Legea nr. 208/2015 | Act | Legea privind alegerea Senatului și a Camerei Deputaților (Romanian parliamentary elections) | 139 | active |
| Legea nr. 33/2007 | Act | Legea privind organizarea și desfășurarea alegerilor pentru Parlamentul European (Romanian European Parliament elections) | 42 | active |
| Legea nr. 370/2004 | Act | Legea pentru alegerea Președintelui României (Romanian presidential elections) | 73 | active |
| Constituția României | Constitution | Constituția României (republicată 2003) | 152 | active |
Methodologies — Datapoint Drill-In
Each methodology card above takes you to Romania's scoring detail for that methodology — every datapoint, with rationale and the exact statute that justifies the score.