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Article 30
 

Rights and Responsibilities of Local and International Observers (Henceforth Referred to as “Observers”)

and Representatives of Mass Media, and Safeguards for their Activities

 

1. Observers and representatives of mass media shall have the right:

1) to be present at electoral commission sessions, as well as in precinct centers during the voting; to observe the process of printing, transporting, storing and counting the ballots in accordance with procedures defined by the Central Electoral Commission;

2) to freely examine electoral documents, sample ballots, electoral commission decisions and protocols of meetings possessed by that particular electoral commission, and to receive their copies and make excerpts from them.

3) Revoked

4) to move freely in precinct centers for observation of ballots and ballot boxes, in accordance with procedures defined by the Central Electoral Commission.

2. Observers and representatives of mass media shall have no right to interfere with the work of electoral commission.

3. Revoked

4. On the voting day, observers shall observe the work of electoral commissions. They may make comments and suggestions about the work to the commission chairmen, and the latter shall take appropriate measures.

5. No restriction of the rights of observers and representatives of mass media shall be allowed in all electoral processes.

6. Observers and representatives of mass media shall not be prosecuted for their opinions about the course of the elections or the summarization of their results.