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Article 27
 

Constitution of electoral districts and district electoral councils



The Central Elections Commission shall, with at least 55 days before elections, constitute the electoral districts correspond with territorial-administrative units of the second level of the Republic of Moldova, and with at least 50 days before the elections, the district electoral councils. The aforementioned term shall be valid in case of elections of all levels as well as for republican referendums when electoral districts and distract electoral councils are to be constituted.



District electoral councils shall be constituted having a composition of 7-11 members with a deliberate right to vote, among which at least three persons shall have legal background or public administration studies.



In case of local elections or referendums, the district electoral councils shall be constituted based on the proposals of local councils of the first level, or of the executive committees of the respective rayon councils, and in case there are no such these proposals, these shall be formed by Central Elections Commission. To the extent possible, the district electoral councils shall include persons with legal background.



Persons candidates to the district electoral councils shall be proposed by the by the local councils of the first level or by executive committees of the respective rayon councils or on the basis of the list of qualified employees held by the Central Elections Commission. Members of the district electoral council may not be counselors in local councils, members of parties and other social-political organizations participating in the elections.



Within three days from the date of constitution of the district electoral council its members shall elect from among them in a secret suffrage the chairman, deputy-chairman and secretary of the council, informing immediately the Central Elections Commission about the results of this elections.



Within 4 days from the date of its constitution, the district electoral council shall bring to the public knowledge information concerning its address and the manner of establishing contacts.



The district electoral council shall adopt decisions with a majority of its members with a deliberative right to vote.



 The district electoral council shall be assisted by an administration the staff of which is approved by Central Elections Commission at the proposal of district electoral council. For the period of being exonerated from duties of the permanent working place the employees of the administration shall receive an additional payment of 25 percent to the salary.



[Article 27 as amended by the Law no.842-XV from 14.02.2002]

[Article 27 as amended by the Law no.796-XV from 25.01.2002]                       

[Article 27 as amended by the Law no.894-XIV from 23.03.2000]

[Article 27 as amended by the Law no.268-XIV from 04.02.1999].