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V. Election administration









Municipal election commissions are appointed in a process similar to the one used for constituency election commissions. Article 75 of the draft Code requires the mayor of the relevant municipality to hold public consultations. Political parties and coalitions submit written proposals for membership and there is an attempt to reach consensus. If consensus is not reached, then the CEC makes the appointments based on the written proposals of political parties and coalitions. Article 76 of the draft Code requires certain balance in the composition and is similar to Article 61 of the draft Code regulating the composition of the constituency election commission. A similar process for public consultations, attempted consensus, and proportionate representation of political parties and coalitions is established in Articles 91 and 92 of the draft Code for the appointment of polling station commissions.