Organization of the activity of the commissions for the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova
(1) The meetings of the electoral commission for the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova shall be called and conducted by the chairperson, and, in case of his absence and at his request, by the vice-chairperson. Also, the meeting can be called at the request of at least one member of the commission.
(2) The meeting of the electoral commission for the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova is considered legitimate with at least 2/3 of its members present. The decisions of the commission shall be adopted by open voting of a majority of its members. In the event of a tie vote, the chairperson's vote shall decide. The members of the commission who do not agree with the commission's decisions have the right to put their own opinion in writing which is to be attached to the records of the commission meetings.
(3) The decisions of commissions for the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova adopted within their authority must be complied with by all public bodies, enterprises, institutions and organizations and all citizens. Such decisions can be appealed to the higher level electoral commission, which, within 3 days, issues a grounded decision to the appellant.
(4) The decisions of the district electoral commissions and the decisions of the precinct electoral commissions can be appealed to the regional, municipal and district law-courts in the manner established by the Code of civil procedure.
(5) Appeals against the Central Electoral Commission shall be examined by the Supreme Court of Justice within a 5-day period.
(6) With the approval of the commission for the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova some members may be released from performance of their professional duties during the period of organizing and holding elections. They shall receive from the electoral fund a wage which is 25% greater than the average monthly wage at their basic place of employment.
(7) Members of the commissions for the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova do not have the right to campaign for or against candidates for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova and may not be affiliated with any party or social-political organization or be related by blood or by law to the candidate.
