Voter leaving the voting booth in a section of Romania. Photo: Vadim Ghirda / AP / Profimedia
The Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) warns, on Saturday, while the diaspora votes in the presidential elections, that the filming and photography are forbidden, after receiving multiple notifications regarding people who are filming in the voting booth and make public the recordings in the online environment.
UPDATE 12:19: The General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police has announced that it was notified by the Central Electoral Bureau, regarding the materials in the online environment, which refer to the disclosure of the voting option.
According to the Romanian Police, the notifications from the bulb are under verification.
Initial news: BEC has received multiple notifications regarding people who are filmed in the voting booth and make public the records in the online environment.
“Given the multiple notifications regarding people who are filmed in the voting cabin and make public the records in the online environment, revealing their voting option and violating the secret of the vote, the Central Electoral Bureau draws attention to the illicit character of this behavior.”
According to the bulb, such actions contravene the provisions of art. 37 para. (2) of Law no. 370/2004, according to which “the means used in the election campaign cannot contravene the law order”.
Also, they violate the provisions of art. 11 para. (1) of the decision of the Central Electoral Bureau no. 22D/2025 regarding some measures for the exercise of the right to vote in the elections for the President of Romania in 2025 under conditions of legality, equality and integrity, which stipulates that “photography or filming by any means of the ballot is forbidden”.
“Such actions are confined to the contraventions provided by art. 55 letter m of Law no. 370/2004 and can attract the contravention liability, under the conditions established by the legislation in force, the notifications received being transmitted to the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police”, the BEC said.
