ELECTIONS-2016: 819 polling stations established in Vitebsk region for House of Representatives elections

819 polling stations have been established in the Vitebsk region for the elections of deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the sixth convocation, the regional election commission reported.

Among them, 41 polling stations will operate in sanatoriums, health resorts, rest homes, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations; 1 polling station has been established in a military unit. The largest number of polling stations is in the Gorodok electoral district No. 21, with 100 stations here; the smallest number is in Vitebsk-Chkalovsky No. 18 and Novopolotsk No. 24, with 34 polling stations operating in each of these districts. Full information about the polling stations is posted on the website of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. An election campaign is underway in Belarus. The nomination of candidates for deputies to the House of Representatives began on July 3. The registration of nominees will take place from August 1 to August 11. After that, campaigning will begin. The elections of deputies to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the sixth convocation are scheduled for September 11.

Alena Tikhonova - BELTA.