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Article 7
 

The rights and duties of observers

1. While performing their duties, observers have the following rights:

a) to observe without hindrance all aspects of the preparation and conduct of elections and all the phases of the electoral process;

b) to submit written comments to the election commissions for every kind of irregularity that they notice;

c) to look at or examine the documentation or materials of the electoral process;

ç) other rights provided for in this Code or in secondary legislation issued for its implementation.

2. Observers have the following duties:

a) to respect the requirements of this Code and the instructions of the CEC on election observation;

b) to act in an impartial manner and not to make propaganda for any candidate, party or coalition at the voting centres or at other places prohibited according to this

Code;

c) to present themselves at the election commissions with the authorization issued by the CEC and an identification document accepted by the CEC;

ç) not to bear distinctive signs that serve as means of propaganda or that might influence the voters’ will;

d) not to violate the right of the voter to a secret ballot and not to obstruct the voting process and the administration of the election.