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Bulgaria Declares Day of Reflection in Elections Eve [Oct 22, 2011] A day of reflection is held in Bulgaria Saturday in the eve of the October 23 presidential and local elections when campaigning under any form is banned. The Election Code does not allow placing campaign materials such as posters and brochures of different political parties, coalitions, and initiative committees inside voting polls or within 50 meters from the building where it is located ? this ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Shortens Residency Requirement for Voters [May 13, 2011] The Bulgarian Parliament accepted amendments in the country's Election Code, which were revoked last week by the Constitutional Court. The permanent residency requirement, which provided that only Bulgarian citizens, who had lived in the respective city or town for the last 12 months, can vote for mayors and members of municipal councils, will be shortened to 6 months. The Constitutional Court ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Constitutional Court Strikes Voters' Residency Requirement [May 06, 2011] Bulgaria's Constitutional Court, KS, revoked the text from the new Election Code pertaining to voters' permanent residency requirement. The text provided that only Bulgarian citizens, who had lived in the respective city or town for the last 12 months, can vote for mayors and members of municipal councils. The rule, now published on the KS official internet page, had been issued on May 4. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Launch Food Safety Watchdog February 2011 [Jan 04, 2011] This means a one month delay, as the agency was originally scheduled to begin operating on January 1, 2011. As Naydenov explained on Tuesday, the Bulgarian MPs have been too busy passing the Election Code amendments, which has led to a delay in the new legislation on foods, necessary in order for the agency to be launched. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Hold Local, Presidential Elections Together [Dec 21, 2010] The presidential and local elections in Bulgaria 2011 will be held on one and the same date, the Parliament has decided with the new amendments to the election code. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's President to Tackle Election Code Amendments [Dec 15, 2010] Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov will take part in a public discussion focusing on the " Election Code " changes, organized by his own civic movement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Hold Presidential, Local Vote Together in 2011 [Nov 07, 2010] Bulgaria's presidential elections will be held together with the local vote next year, under a draft Election Code, which was tabled in parliament on Thursday by the ruling party and their nationalist allies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Hold Presidential, Local Vote Together in 2011 [Nov 04, 2010] Bulgaria's presidential elections will be held together with the local vote next year, under a draft Election Code, which was tabled in parliament on Thursday by the ruling party and their nationalist allies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria GERB Resuscitates Voting Abroad Ban [Apr 27, 2010] The texts, discussed by the temporary Parliamentary Committee on the Election Code, include a proposal to introduce the so-called residency requirement for the upcoming presidential elections in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>