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"Where servicemen cannot return home on polling day, they should preferably be registered at polling stations near their barracks. Details of the servicemen concerned are sent by the local command to the municipal authorities who then enter the names in the electoral list. The one exception to this rule is when the barracks are too far from the nearest polling station. Within the military units, special commissions should be set up to supervise the preelection period, in order to prevent the risk of superior officers’ imposing or ordering certain political choices. "
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CoE (Venice Commission): Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters, I.3.2.2.2.41 (exp. report)Summaries
- Various methods may be employed to facilitate voting for those unable to reach a polling station.
- Accommodation to vote should be made for voters with special needs, including conscripts.
- Methods to facilitate voting may include making special provision for members of the military to vote.
- Provisions on the rights of active duty military personnel to vote should be carefully written to avoid abuse and potential disenfranchisement of voters.