By 3.45 pm, as many as 40.1% of the total number of registered voters – 1,060,074 people -- voted. In the April 5 elections, the turnout by this time was 43.05%, Info-Prim Neo reports. The elections are validated if at least 1/3 of voters cast their ballots. According to the CEC, the highest turnout is recorded in Basarabeasca – 54.5%. With 35.1% of voters' presence, Straseni district is at the opposite pole. In Chisinau, 248,844 peole have already voted, that is 39.9%. In Balti municipality, 38,025 people cast votes, that is (35.7%). The Central Election Commission insists there have been recorded no major breaches in the voting process.