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| Law on Election of Members of Parliament
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Promulgated State Gazette No.37/13.04.2001
Chapter One
COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 1
This Law shall define the terms and conditions for the election of Members of Parliament, as well as the terms and conditions for filling in seats made vacant before the expiry of the term of office in the event of termination of powers of Members of Parliament.
Article 2
Elections shall be held on the basis of general, equal and direct suffrage by the secret ballot.
Article 3
(1) All Bulgarian citizens above the age of 18 as of the election day inclusive, except for those under legal disability or persons serving imprisonment sentences, shall have the right to elect Members of Parliament.
(2) All Bulgarian citizens above the age of 21 as of the election day inclusive and without any other citizenship, except for those under legal disability or persons serving imprisonment sentences, shall have the right to be elected as Members of Parliament.
Article 4
(1) Each voter shall be entitled to one vote.
(2) The vote of each voter shall be equal to the vote of any other voter.
Article 5
(1) Elections shall be held on a non-working day for the whole country.
(2) Elections shall be scheduled by the President of the Republic not later than 60 days prior to the election day.
(3) The President of the Republic shall endorse the specimens of the ballot papers and promulgate them in The State Gazette not later than 55 days prior to the election day.
Article 6
(1) Elections shall be held on the basis of the proportional representation system with election tickets of parties, coalitions and independent candidates registered in multi-seat constituencies.
(2) The D'Ondt method shall be applied to the allocation of seats among parties and coalitions at a nationwide level.
(3) The parties and coalitions which have carried at least four per cent of the valid votes at the nationwide level, as well as the independent candidates who have carried at least as many votes as the constituency quota shall participate in the allocation of seats.
Article 7
(1) The Council of Ministers and the regional and municipal administration in cooperation with the election committee shall carry out the organisational and technical preparation for the elections.
(2) The costs for the preparation and holding of the elections, except for the production costs of voting ballots, shall be borne by the state budget in accordance with the accounts drawn up in consultation with the Central Election Committee.
(3) Any applications, petitions and other certificates under this Law shall be exempted from government charges or fees. | |
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