Draft Law Implementing Postal Voting For Romanians Abroad Outlined In 2006 – Foreign Min

The Foreign Ministry added that, at the moment, the draft law is pending with the electoral authority which has to bring certain amendments to issues that do not come within the ministry's area of expertise.

According to the ministry, the draft law implementing postal voting for Romanians abroad was drawn up by a work group back in December 2006. The work group was set up by the secretary of state within the Department for Relations with Romanians Abroad and made up of representatives with the Foreign Ministry, the Justice Ministry, the Interior Ministry and the Electoral Standing Authority.

The draft law implements postal voting for parliament elections, European Parliament elections and presidential election first run-off for Romanians living abroad.

"The Foreign Affairs Ministry continues to uphold the enforcement of postal voting and will contribute to the draft law's coming into being as far as its expertise permits it," the ministry said.

In the summer of 2007, former Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ilie Banica said the draft law implementing postal voting was finished and about to be put up for public debate.

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday that one of the greatest successes of his previous term was fulfilling his promises to Romanians abroad, adding that he will push towards implementing postal voting and setting up a call center for the diaspora.

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