All 11 prosecutors on the voter list in Smolyan have voted in the election of members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the prosecutors' quota. Ekaterina Stratieva, chair of the local election commission, told BTA that turnout in Section 21 was 100%.
Voting with paper ballots began at 8:00 am today in 29 sections across Bulgaria and closed at 6:00 pm. Prosecutors are choosing four SJC members from 25 candidates. In all, 1,567 people can vote.
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All ballots in the Smolyan section are valid. Stratieva said there were no violations and the day passed calmly. The section was in the Palace of Justice. Prosecutors from the Smolyan regional and district prosecutor's offices voted there, along with those from local branches in Devin, Chepelare, Madan and Zlatograd.
The commission's members are prosecutor Simona Valova and Teodora Pavlova. Nezhko Metahchov and Stela Yurchieva-Basheva are the reserves.
For the first time, cameras are watching the ballot count, and the footage is streamed on the SJC website. The national results must be announced by 11:00 pm.