Constitution of the electoral councils and committees for the unfolding of the local referendum
District electoral councils for holding of the local referendum shall be constituted by the Central Elections Commission at the proposal of the local councils or of the representative authorities of the administrative-territorial unit with a special status, comprised of 5-11 members, with at least 25 days before the day of the local referendum.
For the holding of the local referendum, the district electoral councils shall set up electoral committees of the polling stations, at the proposal of the local public administration authorities, comprised of 5-11 members, with at least 20 days before the day of the local referendum.
To hold the local referendum, the chairmen of the electoral councils of the rayon, the electoral council of the Chisinau municipality and of the electoral councils of the administrative-territorial unit with a special status, shall be elected by the respective councils.
Councilors from the local councils, members of the initiative group, members of political parties, other social-political organizations running in the elections may not be included within the composition of the electoral councils for the holding of the local referendum.
At the first meeting of the district electoral council of the second level administrative-territorial unit there shall be elected by the majority vote, for purposes of holding the local referendum, the deputy chairman and the secretary of the council, and at the first meeting of the district electoral council of the village (commune), city (municipality) and at the first meeting of the electoral committee of the polling station there shall be elected the chairman, deputy chairman and the secretary of the council.
During two days since its constitution, the electoral councils and committees shall bring to public knowledge their composition and premises, the contacts.
The powers of the electoral councils and committees for the performance of the local referendum shall expire after the confirmation of its results.
[Article 188 as amended by the Law no.796-XV from 25.01.2002]
