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Angela CARAMAN,
Secretary, Central Praetor’s Office, Chisinau
Compilation of voter lists in the sectors of Chisinau
In identifying solutions to improve the quality of voter lists, and the entire election
process, it is more than necessary to know the experience of countries
with democratic traditions. The support of international experts will certainly
strengthen this joint effort and will facilitate the application of new technologies
in conducting elections.
I want to express thanks to the organizers of the Conference for the provided opportunity
for local authorities to exchange views and best practices in managing
voter lists.
The amendments that are necessary in this area are not related only to the technical
aspect, by implementing some ways to prevent multiple voting, but also to
the legal framework. I want to emphasize that the current legislation does not
provide for an express qualification of multiple voting, and, respectively, a sanction
for this violation. The wording on criminal liability for “falsification of voting
results by any means 3 ” is fairly generous in possible interpretations, and it is difficult
to prove to what extent election results were influenced. For comparison, the
Romanian 4 legislation expressly provides that the act of the person voting two or
more times shall be punished with imprisonment from six months to three years
or a fine and a ban on the exercise of some rights.
3
Art. 70 paragraph (1) let. b) of the Moldovan Electoral Code
4
Law no. 370 of 20 September 2004 on the election of the President of Romania, with amendments in force from
03 September 2009, Art. 26 5 .