The lists of applicants to vote abroad are not classified information
25 April 2013 News
In accordance with Article 44, paragraph 8 of the Electoral Code of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is obliged to publish on its website and the web pages of diplomatic and consular representations no later than 18 days before an election the lists of Bulgarian citizens who have applied to vote abroad. Publication of these lists allows Bulgarian citizens whose applications have not been accepted as valid to take advantage of their legal right to challenge this decision before the Central Election Commission.
The CEC has approved the relevant format of the list announcing the details, which includes the names of those who have submitted applications. This also applies to the compilation of the list of those Bulgarian citizens who want to vote in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
We find no legal basis for the provisions of the Electoral Code and the decisions of the CEC to not be fulfilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.