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Article 11
 

Powers of Territorial Election Commissions (TEC)

11.1 A Territorial Election Commission:



controls the implementation of this law within its territory;



informs voters about its address and telephone numbers not later than 3 days after being formed;



defines and publicises the borders of precincts;



controls the execution of this law within its territory;



creates Precinct Election Commissionsdivides and distributes funding allocated from the budget for preparation and conduct of the elections and controls that funding was expended on the correct purposes;



coordinates the activities of relevant Precinct Election Commissions, examines complaints (applications) received about their decisions and activities, and makes substantiated decisions on these complaints (applications);



registers the candidates for election to municipalities in their election area municipal bodies and announces them officially; cancels the registration of candidates for election to municipalities mentioned in Article 3.3;



registers advocates of the candidates for election to the municipality in their election area and issues them their ID cards in a standard formatcertificates;



enters the candidates’ names, surnames, patronymics and party affiliations on the ballot papers;



controls ensures that election campaigns of the candidates for member of a municipality in the election area can be conducted equallywithout bias;



gives directions about the funding allocated for preparation and conduct of elections, distributes this funding amongst Precinct Election Commissions and controls expenditure for election purposes;



gives directions about the funding allocated for preparation and conduct of the elections, distributes this funding amongst Precinct Electoral Commissions and controls expenditure for election purposes;



provides the Precinct Election Commissions with ballot papers and other documents; for voting in the electoral districts;



determines the voting results by electoral area district based on information received from the Precinct Election Commissions and informs voters and the mass media of these;



submits copies of approved final protocols within 5 days to the Central Election Commission, and preserves Precinct Election Commissions’ protocols and other documents concerning the election;



ensures Precinct Election oral Commissions are provided with accommodation, means of transportation and communications, and resolves other problems in connection with technical and financial support forelection materials or the technical conduct of the elections;



organises by elections and additional elections;



performs other duties according to this law.



11.2 Territorial Election Commissions’ powers terminate when the final election results are officially published.

11.2 The Territorial Election Commission’s term of office is the same as that of the municipality.