The district and the city (in the cities of regional subordination) commissions on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of local Councils of Deputies, on the referendum and the holding of voting on the recall of a deputy:
1) organize the holding of elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the regional and the city Councils of Deputies, the republican, regional, district and city referendum, voting on the recall of a deputy of the regional and the city Council of Deputies and exercise control over the observance of the requirements of this Code and other acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus on elections, referendum and recall of a deputy in the territory of the district or the city;
2) lead activities of precinct commissions;
3) establish the unified numbering of the voting precincts for the district and the city;
4) hear information of the officials (workers) of the local executive and administrative bodies and organizations on the issues connected with the preparation and holding of elections, referendum and recall of the deputy of the local Council of Deputies ;
5) control over the compilation of the lists of citizens who have the right to take part in the elections, referendum or recall of a deputy and the submission of them for familiarization;
6) dispose of the monetary funds allocated for the preparation and the holding of elections, referendum or recall of a deputy; distribute part of those funds among the precincts commissions on the holding of elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and deputies of the local Councils of Deputies, or the referendum and exercise control over the target use of the allocated funds; control the provision of the commissions with premises, transport and communication facilities and consider other issues of the provision of material, technical and organizational support for the elections, referendum and recall of a deputy;
7) consider applications and complaints against decisions and actions of lower-level commissions and take decisions on them.
The district and the city (in the cities of regional subordination) territorial electoral commissions, in addition to the powers specified in part one of this Article, when holding elections of deputies of local Councils of Deputies:
1) form the electoral precincts for elections to the district or the city Council of Deputies on recommendations of the district or the city executive committee;
2) govern activities of city (in the cities of district subordination), settlement and rural territorial electoral commissions;
21) exercise control over receipt and use of means of the electoral funds of candidates for deputies;
3) register initiative groups of citizens for gathering signatures in support of the persons proposed for the nomination as candidates for deputies and the holding of agitation of their elections; and issue the respective certificates to the members of the initiative groups;
4) [excluded]
5) register candidates for deputies and their authorized persons and issue respective certificates to them;
6) approve texts of the ballots for elections of deputies of the district or the city Council of Deputies for each electoral precinct; and ensure the manufacturing of ballots and provision of the district commissions with them;
7) assist the candidates for deputies in organization of meetings with voters in the order established by this Code;
8) summarize the results of elections for the regional and the city Councils of Deputies and submit information on them to the regional territorial electoral commission and register the elected deputies; publish information on the results of elections and the list of the elected deputies of the regional and the city Councils of Deputies and issue certificates to the deputies elected;
9) organize the holding of a second round of voting and new elections of deputies of the regional and the city Councils of Deputies and elections of deputies instead of those who have withdrawn;
10) [excluded]
11) convene the first session of the newly elected district and city Councils of Deputies.
The commissions mentioned in part two of this Article, when holding a recall of a deputy of the regional or city Council of Deputies:
1) register the initiative groups for gathering signatures in support of the proposal on initiation of the issue on recall of a deputy;
2) appoint the voting on the recall of a deputy;
3) approve the text of the ballot on the recall of the deputy and secure the manufacture of ballots and the provision of the district commissions with them;
4) establish the results of the voting on recall of the deputy and take decision on acknowledging the deputy as being recalled by the voters.
The district and the city commissions on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, in addition to the powers stipulated in part one of this Article, when holding elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus:
1) exercise control over the observance by the initiative group of citizens for the nomination of a candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus of the requirements of this Code during the gathering of signatures and ensure the adequacy of the data on the number of such signatures;
2) summarize the results for the district and the city on the number of citizens who signed in support of the proposal on the nomination of the candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus, make up records about this and forward them immediately to the regional and the Minsk City commissions on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus.
The district and the city commissions on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and on the holding of the republican, regional, Minsk City, district or city referendum, in addition to the powers stipulated in part one of this Article, when holding elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus or the republican, regional, Minsk city, district or city referendum:
1) provide the district commissions with ballots for elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and ballots for voting in the republican, regional, Minsk City, district or city referendum;
2) establish the results of the voting in the elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and for the republican, regional and Minsk City referendum in the district and the city and inform about them the regional and the Minsk City commissions; and establish the results of voting in the district and the city referendum.
The district and the city commissions on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and deputies of local Councils of Deputies, in addition to the powers stipulated in part one of this Article, when holding elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and of deputies of local Councils of Deputies, exercise control over secure the observance of equal legal conditions for electoral activities of the candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus and the deputies of local Councils of Deputies.
The district and the city commissions on the referendum, in addition to the powers stipulated in part one of this Article, when holding a referendum, shall assist mass media in explaining the content of the issue proposed for the referendum; and provide for the publication of the results of the referendum for the region or the city in local mass media.
The district-in-the-city commissions on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and the republican, regional or Minsk city referendum shall exercise powers of the district and the city commissions on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and on the referendum specified by this Article.
The commissions specified in this Article also exercise other powers in conformity with this Code and other acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
Powers of the district, city and district-in-the-city commissions on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus are terminated after the official publication of the outcomes of the elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus.
Powers of the district and the city territorial electoral commissions on elections of deputies of local Councils of Deputies are preserved until the elections to the local Councils of Deputies of the new convocation are appointed.
Powers of the district, city and district-in-the-city commissions on the referendum shall terminate one month after the decision of the referendum came into force.
