Home > 6 Political parties > BELARUS - Electoral Code
 
 
 
Download file    
 
 
Article 42
 

The political party that nominated a candidate for a deputy of the House of Representatives is entitled to send to the circuit electoral commission a member of the commission with the right of deliberative vote from the day of registration of the candidate for deputy of the House of Representatives nominated by the political party.


The term of powers of a member of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote begins from the day of receipt by the circuit electoral commission of the decision of the governing body of a political party on sending of a member of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote.


Member of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote is issued a certificate, the form of which is established by the Central Commission.


Members of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote may not be candidates for deputies of the House of Representatives, their authorized persons, representative on financial issues.


Members of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote are obliged to observe the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, to fulfill the requirements of this Code and other acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus on elections, not to commit actions discrediting the circuit electoral commission or impeding its work.


Member of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote is entitled to:


bring into the agenda of sittings of the circuit electoral commission propositions on the issues fallen within its competence and to demand holding of voting on them;


speak at sittings of the circuit electoral commission;


ask questions to the participants of sitting of the circuit electoral commission in accordance with the agenda and to receive answers;


familiarize with the documents and materials which are considered at the sitting of the circuit electoral commission.


Member of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote is not entitled to:


participate in inspections being held by the circuit electoral commission, in voting on decisions being taken by the commission;


give explanations and instructions, give information on behalf of the circuit electoral commission.


Powers of a member of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote are preliminary terminated:


on his written application;


on the decision of the circuit electoral commission at the termination of powers of the candidate for deputy of the House of Representatives, nominated by the political party;


on the decision of the governing body of the political party on the recall of the member of the circuit electoral commission;


in the case of termination of citizenship of the Republic of Belarus.


Powers of a member of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote may be terminated prematurely by a decision of the circuit electoral commission upon his committing actions discrediting the circuit electoral commission or impeding its work.


In the case of preliminary termination of powers of member of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote, the circuit electoral commission annuls the certificate issued to him.


Powers of members of the circuit electoral commission with the right of deliberative vote are terminated after the circuit electoral commission establishes the results of elections of the deputy of the House of Representatives in the electoral circuit.