Electronic voting
ForMin Corlatean: My proposal is to make statutory declaration available before voting day, on a website
Foreign Affairs Minister Titus Corlatean on Tuesday said that he proposed the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) representatives that the statutory declaration should be made available for the electors on the internet before the voting day and signed afterwards, in front of the polling station president.
Romania Pledges to Ease Voting Abroad
Romania's government on Monday pledged to take steps to make sure that citizens living or working abroad will have no trouble voting in the presidential runoff on November 16.
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Students League Abroad: Violating voting right is extremely serious act
The League of the Romanian Students from Abroad and CAESAR Foundation (the Center for Access to the Expertise of the Romanian Students and Graduates) voiced on Monday 'deep indignation and concern' over the manner in which the first round of the presidential elections was conducted on Sunday and asked that those responsible 'be held to account'.
Interior Ministry: Elections unfolded in normal, legal climate
The Sunday presidential election unfolded 'in a general climate of normalcy and legality,' Internal Affairs Ministry (MAI) spokesperson Monica Dajbog announced on Monday.
Election Bureau: 161,054 Romanians from abroad voted in Sunday's presidential polls
As many as 161,054 Romanian voters turned out to the presidential ballot on Sunday, according to the figures received by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) from 294 polling stations set up abroad by 8 a.m. on Monday.
ForMin Corlatean: Several embassies asked for voting process's extension, BEC turned them down
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Titus Corlatean on Sunday night said that several Romanian embassies, the one in London among them have requested an extension of the voting process, but the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) decided to deny it.
Foreign Ministry points out it acted legally in organizing ballot abroad
The Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) said in a press release to AGERPRES on Sunday night it has acted in accordance with the laws and the decisions of the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) as regards the organization of the first round of the presidential election.
The document mentions MAE has no responsibility for the voting proceedings inside the polling stations.
Romanian associations in Europe request resignation of Foreign Minister and extension of vote abroad
The Federation of Associations of Romanians in Europe (FADERE) request the resignation of Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean for the "poor organization" of the elections abroad and request the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) to extend the voting hours in the polling stations abroad in order for all those queuing to be able to exercise their right to vote.
Extending voting hours overseas, not under electoral bureau's authority
Electoral Bureau 48 for the overseas polling stations says in a press release issued on Sunday that extending the voting hours is not under its authority.
Independent Macovei asks for extension of voting hours overseas
Independent presidential candidate Monica Macovei has asked for an extension of the voting hours if voters are still waiting to cast a ballot at 21:00hrs EET.
'All the Romanian nationals heading for the polling stations should vote,' Macovei says in a press release. AGERPRES