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Article 12
 

The Powers of Regional Territorial Commissions

 

The Regional Territorial commission

a) systemizes the work of the precinct commissions;

b) oversees the legality during the organization and conduct of referendum in a corresponding region, provides for the equal application of this law;

c) Considers the applications and complaints regarding the decisions, actions and inactivity of subordinate commissions, reviews and invalidates their decisions that contradict the laws, decisions of Government of Republic of Armenia, CEC decisions and its decisions, as well as the decisions of the subordinate commissions adopted in excess of their powers, eliminates the violations of citizens' rights occurred in the result of actions or inactivity of the subordinate commissions;

d) According to the procedure established by the CEC, oversees the formation of voter lists of citizens eligible for participation in the referendum;

e) Provides for the collaboration between the Central Commission, bodies of territorial governance and local self-governance;

f) Collaborates with mass media with the purpose of covering the issues submitted to referendum;

g) Accredits the representatives of mass media;

h) Organizes trainings for members of precinct commissions;

i) Approves the referendum precincts, numbers them, and appoints the precinct center. Sends this data to the central commission within two days;

j) Distributes the allotted financial means between the precinct commissions, oversees their efficient use, provides the precinct commissions with required items;

k) Undertakes measures for providing the precinct commissions with territories, material, technical and communicational means, and documents corresponding to the required work conditions of the referendum commissions;

l) Submits the seals of the commissions to the precinct commission Chairmen not later than 2 days prior to the day of voting;

m) Based on the protocols of precinct commissions announces the preliminary voting results by precinct, summarizes and publishes the results of voting in the region;

n) Applies to corresponding competent bodies in case of violation of this law and on the issue of organization of referendum;

o) Exercises other powers prescribed in this law and in the Electoral Code of Republic of Armenia.