For the new local elections and local referendum scheduled for this Sunday, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) is printing a total of 18,251 ballot papers in four languages: Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian, and Gagauz.

For the election of mayors, 12,481 ballots will be printed, including 3,851 in Romanian, 8,168 in Russian, 100 in Gagauz, and 362 in Bulgarian. For the election of a new local council, 4,042 ballots will be printed, including 100 in Romanian, 3,842 in Russian, and 100 in Gagauz. For the local referendum, 1,728 ballots will be printed, all in Romanian.

The ballots will be differentiated by color: pink for mayoral elections, gray for local council elections, and light pastel blue for the referendum.

The cost of a ballot is 0.96 lei for mayoral elections, 2.10 lei for local council elections, and 2.40 lei for the referendum. The total cost of printing the ballots for the new local elections and referendum amounts to 24,618.16 lei.

On November 1, 2026, new mayoral elections will be held in the villages of Cairaclia and Novosiolovca (Taraclia district), the town of Costești (Rîșcani district), the village of Hăsnășenii Mari (Drochia district), and the village of Chirsova in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia.

Elections for a new composition of the local council will take place in Tomai, ATU Gagauzia, while a local referendum will be held in the village of Delacău, Anenii Noi district.