FamilyReferendum BEC - turout at 10.00 - 7.24 percent of voters cast ballots

Until 10:00, 7.24 percent of electors have voted in the referendum for the redefinition of the notion of family, according to data centralized by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC).

The total number of voters that turned out to the polls until 10:00 hrs is of 1,324,642, of which 760,071 persons were from urban environments and 564,571 from the rural environment.

Regarding the vote abroad, 50,043 citizens cast their ballots until 10:00 hrs.

According to the BEC, in Bucharest 7.31 percent of voters cast their ballots, namely 130,989 persons.

In District 1, 8.75 percent of voters on the electoral rolls cast their ballots, in District 2 - 7.82 percent, in District 3 - 6.12 percent, in District 4 - 7.39 percent, in District 5 - 6.35 percent, and in District 6 - 8.11 percent.

A numerous turnout until 10:00 hrs was recorded in Dambovita, Bihor and Dolj counties.

The counties with the lowest turnout are: Covasna, Harghita, Satu Mare.

The turnout on county level was as follows:

* Alba - 7.19 percent

* Arad - 7.90 percent

* Arges - 6.20 percent

* Bacau - 6.55 percent

* Bihor - 10.39 percent

* Bistrita-Nasaud - 7.53 percent

* Botosani - 8.14 percent

* Braila - 8.48 percent

* Brasov - 6.98 percent

* Buzau - 8.06 percent

* Calarasi - 7.88 percent

* Caras-Severin - 9.02 percent

* Cluj - 6.67 percent

* Constanta - 6.48 percent

* Covasna - 2.88 percent

* Dambovita - 11.30 percent

* Dolj - 9.71 percent

* Galati - 6.34 percent

* Giurgiu - 8.62 percent

* Gorj -5.85 percent

* Harghita - 2.96 percent

* Hunedoara - 7.98 percent

* Ialomita - 7.65 percent

* Iasi - 6.75 percent

* Ilfov - 7.16 percent

* Maramures - 4.87 percent

* Mehedinti - 9.45 percent

* Mures - 5.29 percent

* Neamt - 8.02 percent

* Olt - 9.66 percent

* Prahova - 7.17 percent

* Salaj - 5.93 percent

* Satu Mare - 4.48 percent

* Sibiu - 5.45 percent

* Suceava - 8.81 percent

* Teleorman - 8.16 percent

* Timis - 7.41 percent

* Tulcea - 5.63 percent

* Valcea - 5.74 percent

* Vaslui - 5.77 percent

* Vrancea - 6.56 percent

The following data regarding turnout will be comunicated on Sunday at 14:30 hrs for the reference hour 13:00 hrs.

The referendum is taking place on Saturday and Sunday between 7:00 and 21:00 hrs.