Organization of activity of councils and electoral committees
During the electoral period, the meetings of councils and electoral committees shall be convoked and conducted by the chairman and in case of his absence or upon request by the deputy-chairman. The meeting may be convoked also upon request of 1/3 of members with deliberate votes from councils and committees.
Meetings of councils and electoral committees shall be considered as deliberative if ½ with deliberative votes are present. Decisions of councils and electoral committees shall be adopted with open ballot with the participation of majority of members with deliberative votes and signed by the chairman and the secretary. In case of parity of votes, the vote of council chairman or committee shall be decisive. Members of councils and electoral committees who do not agree with the taken decisions are entitled to express in written form their opinion, which may be attached to the report of the meeting.
Decisions of the council and electoral committees adopted in the ambit of its competence shall be binding for public authorities, enterprises, institutions and organizations, officials, parties and other social-political organizations as well as their structures as well as for all citizens.
The Central Elections Commission shall determine the number of members of electoral authorities who may be exonerated from the duties of their permanent working place as well as the term of such exoneration. These persons shall receive from the financial means designed for elections a salary which is 25 percent bigger than the average salary of their permanent working place, taking into account the benefits, additional payments and indemnities but not lower than an average salary per republic in the current year, or of the previous year, in case elections took place in January or February. In case of employment of pensioners or other temporary unemployed persons, the salary is the average per republic in the current year, or of the previous year, in case elections took place in January or February.
One may conclude, upon necessity, individual labor contracts for the period of providing certain services. The respective expenses shall be covered from the means allocated for elections.
Members of councils and electoral committees with deliberative vote may not make any electoral propaganda in favor or disfavor of persons who are candidates for a public eligible position; may not involve in political activities in support of one or another electoral competitors; may not affiliate to any of them; may not offer financial or other support, directly or indirectly to electoral competitors. In case of local elections, the members of councils and electoral committees with a deliberative vote may not be wives, kinsmen, and relatives of the first and second degree of the candidate in elections.
[Article 32 as amended by the Law no.796-XV from 25.01.2002]
[Article 32 as amended by the Law no.268-XIV from 04.02.1999]
