ELECTIONS-2016: In the Vitebsk region, early voting will take place at 777 polling stations

Early voting in the Vitebsk region for the elections of deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the sixth convocation will be held at 777 polling stations, the regional election commission reported.

A total of 819 polling stations have been established in the region, but some of them will only operate on the election day itself - September 11. These are polling stations in sanatoriums, health resorts, rest homes, hospitals and other healthcare organizations - there are 41 of them in the region, and another closed polling station has been established in a military unit. In the Vitebsk region, about 876 thousand people are included in the voter lists. Residents of the region need to elect 14 deputies to parliament. 64 candidates are running for a seat in the House of Representatives.

Early voting for the elections to the House of Representatives starts on September 6 and will last until September 10. From Tuesday to Saturday, polling stations will be open from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00. Those wishing to vote in advance are not required to officially confirm the reasons for their inability to come to the polling station on the election day itself.

Alena Tikhonova - BELTA.