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III. Comments on the Text on the Draft Electoral Law 


C. Election commissions


The three-level system of election administration, which consists of the CEC, District Election Commissions (DEC) and Precinct Election Commissions (PEC), is maintained in the parliamentary electoral law. The system is hierarchical with the CEC having supervisory authority over the lower-level commissions. It has been previously recommended that the registration of candidates in the single-mandate districts be conducted by the DEC, provided that the CEC enjoys strong regulatory functions with regard to candidate registration and has the right to overrule unsound decisions of the DECs. This recommendation is partially addressed by the draft laws as the DECs are given authority in the areas of election administration and candidate registration for the registration of candidates in the single-mandate districts. However, the proposed amendments contain no provisions for CEC oversight of candidate registration by the DECs. In line with previous recommendations, the draft electoral law should be revised to provide the CEC with strong regulatory functions with regard to candidate registration and the right to overrule an unsound decision of the DEC on candidate registration.