MINSK, 15 December (BelTA) – A total of 3.4% of voters cast their votes on the first day of early voting in Belarus on 14 December, Secretary of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Lozovik told belTA. The lists of citizens eligible to vote number almost 7.044 million people. Nearly 237,000 of them have already taken an opportunity to vote early. 2.6% of voters cast their ballots early in Brest Oblast, 5% - in Vitebsk Oblast, 4.2% - in Gomel Oblast, 3.1% - in Grodno Oblast, 3% - in Minsk Oblast, 3.5% - in Mogilev Oblast and 2.6% in the city of Minsk. According to Nikolai Lozovik, early voting had a very good start. “No violations in the work of elections commissions have so far been reported,” he added. Polling stations opened in time; all necessary procedures for early voting have been observed. A reminder, early voting opened 5 days ahead of the polling day scheduled for 19 December. Polling stations will stay open from 10h00 to 14h00 and 16h00 to 19h00 till 18 December. In order to receive a ballot paper a voter should present a passport or other identification papers such as military service record card, a certificate of employment, a pension certificate or a student identity card (if there is a photo in it), a certificate from the interior bodies (for the citizens who have lost their passports).

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