CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION ELECTORAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 2019 1 Unofficial translation ELECTORAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Chişinău – 2019 2 Electoral Code No. 1381-XIII of 21.11.1997 Published: Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova No.81, Art. No.: 667 of 08.12.1997 Entered into force: 08.12.1997 Amended and completed by the Laws of the Republic of Moldova: Law No. 302 of 30.11.2018 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, No. 462-467, Art. 778, in force from 12.12.2018; Law No. 271 of 23.11.2018 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, No. 441-447, Art. 717, in force from 01.12.2018; Law No. 268 of 23.11.2018 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, No. 467-479, Art. 792, in force from 14.12.2018; Law No. 238 of 08.11.2018 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, No. 441-447, Art. 709, in force from 30.12.2018; Constitutional Court Decision No. 25 of 11.10.2018 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, No. 424-429, Art.148, in force from 11.10.2018; Law No. 172 of 27.07.2018 - Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, No. 321-332, Art. 529, in force from 24.08.2018; Law No. 79 of 24.05.2018 - Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, No. 195-209, Art. 338, in force from 15.06.2018; Law No. 74 of 26.04.2018 - Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, No. 235-244, Art. 368, in force from 29.06.2018. Republished on 29.12.2017, Official Gazette No. 451-463, Art. 768, under Art. III, align. (2), letter d) al Law No.154 of 20.07.2017 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2017, No.253-264, Art.422. Law No. 305 of 21.12.2017 - Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, No. 7-17, Art. 66, in force from 12.01.2018; Law No. 254 of 01.12.2017 - Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, No. 1-6, Art. 14, in force from 05.01.2018; Constitutional Court Decision No.24 of 27.07.2017 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2017, No.335 - 339, Art.89; in force from 27.07.2017; Law No.153 of 14.07.2017 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2017, No.301-315, Art.523; Law No.154 of 20.07.2017 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2017, No.253-264, Art.422. Republished under the Art. II, Law No.147 of 15.07.2016 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2016, No.232-244, Art.496. Amended and completed by the Laws of the Republic of Moldova: Law No.134 of 17.06.2016 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2016, No.245-246, Art.515, in force from 01.08.2016; 3 Law No.147 of 15.07.2016 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2016, No.232-244, Art.496; Law No.71 of 14.04.2016 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2016, No.140-149, Art.291; Constitutional Court Decision No.7 of 04.03.2016 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2016, No.59-67, Art.10, in force from 04.03.2016; Law No.84 of 30.04.2015 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2015, No.124-130, Art.237; Law No.61 of 09.04.2015 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2015, No.93, Art.138; Law No.36 of 09.04.2015 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2015, No.93, Art.134, in force from 14.04.15; Law No.74 of 16.04.2014 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2014, No.147-151, Art.331; Law No.61 of 11.04.2014 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2014, No.110-114, Art.280, in force from 01.09.2014; Law No.18 of 06.03.2014 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2014, No.87-91, Art.216; Law No.29 of 13.03.2014 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2014, No.80-85, Art.185; Law No.216 of 12.07.2013 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2013, No.173-176, Art.590; Law No.108 of 03.05.2013 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2013, No.109, Art.346; Law No.94 of 19.04.2013 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2013, No.91, Art.302; Law No.92 of 19.04.2013 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2013, No.91, Art.298; Law No.44 of 22.03.2013 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2013, No.75-81, Art.239; Law No.187 of 11.07.2012 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2012, No.186-189, Art.625, in force from 07.03.2013; Law No.267 of 23.12.2011 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2011, No.13-14, Art.32, in force from 13.01.2012; Law No.181 of 19.12.2011 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2011, No.1-6, Art.4, in force from 01.03.2012; Law No.64 of 01.04.2011 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2011, No.53, Art.116; Law No.48 of 26.03.2011 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2011, No.53, Art.114, in force from 04.04.2011; Law No.222 of 17.09.2010 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2010, No.210, Art.696; Law No.216 of 17.09.2010 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2010, No.191-193, Art.634; Law No.119 of 18.06.2010 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2010, No.108-109, Art.332; Law No.16 of 26.02.2010 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2010, No.36,0 Art.79; Law No.131-XVIII of 23.12.2009 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2009, No.23-24, Art.35; Law No.127-XVIII of 23.12.2009 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2009, No.197-200, Art.664; Law No.25-XVII of 15.06.2008 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2008, No.103, Art.266; Law No.273-XVI of 07.12.2007 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2008, No.84-85, Art.288; Law No.76-XVI of 10.04.2008 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2008, No.83, Art.283; Law No.447-XVI of 28.12.2006 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2007, No.51-53, Art.239; Law No.75-XVI of 23.03.2007 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2007, No.43-46, Art.194; Law No.248-XVI of 21.07.2006 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2006, No.131-133, Art.677; Law No.79-XVI of 06.04.2006 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2006, No.66-69, Art.283; Law No.368-XVI of 23.12.2005 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2006, No.1-4, Art.34; Law No.298-XVI of 17.11.2005 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2005, No.161-163, Art.801; Law No.276-XVI of 04.11.2005 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2005, No.151-153, Art.728; 4 Law No.176-XVI of 22.07.2005 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2005, No.107-109, Art.535; Law No.191-XV of 08.05.2003 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2003, No.97-98, Art.432; Law No.31-XV of 13.02.2003 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2003, No.27-29, Art.108; Law No.842-XV of14.02.2002 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2002, No.26, Art.136; Law No.796-XV of 25.01.2002 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2002, No.20, Art.84; Law No.1439-XIV of 28.12.2000 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2001, No.49-50, Art.233; Law No.1422-XIV of15.12.2000 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2000, No.166-168, Art.1217; Law No.1227-XIV of 21.09.2000 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2000, No.130-132, Art.921; Law No.1217-XIV of 31.07.2000 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2000, No.102-105, Art.751; Law No.1107-XIV of 30.06.2000 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2000, No.124-126, Art.853; Law No.1036-XIV of 09.06.2000 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2000, No.77, Art.574; Law No.894-XIV of 23.03.2000 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2000, No.59-62, Art.405; Law No.778-XIV of 03.02.2000 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 2000, No.19-20, Art.102; Law No.480-XIV of 02.07.1999 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 1999, No.87-89, Art.427; Law No.403-XIV of14.05.1999 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 1999, No.50-52, Art.236; Law No.268-XIV of 04.02.1999 – Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova, 1999, No.22-23, Art.93. 5 6 Table of contents TITLE I.