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Article 44
 

The precinct commission on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, a deputy of the House of Representatives and deputies of local Council of Deputies, on the referendum and the holding of voting on the recall the deputy:


1) ensures the observance of the requirements of this Code and of other acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus on elections, referendum and recall of a deputy in the territory of the voting precinct;


2) updates and signs the lists of citizens who have the right to take part in the elections, referendum and recall of a deputy in the voting precinct;


3) familiarizes the voters and participants in the referendum with the list of citizens who have the right to take part in the elections, referendum and recall of a deputy, considers applications on irregularities in the list and solves the issue concerning the introduction of relevant changes in it;


4) informs the voters and participants in the referendum about the place of location, the working hours and the telephone number of the precinct commission as well as on the day of elections, referendum or voting on the recall of a deputy, and the time and the place of voting;


41) forwards to the voters the information about the candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for the deputies, submitted respectively by the Central Commission, territorial, circuit electoral commission;


5) ensures the implementation of the right of voters and participants in the referendum, as specified in this Code, for advance vote in the elections or referendum (with the exception of the precinct commission on the holding of voting on the recall of a deputy) as well as the preservation of the ballots;


6) ensures the preparation of the premises for voting, ballot boxes and other equipment;


7) controls in the territory of the voting over the observance of the agitation material location rules;


8) ensures the target use of monetary funds allocated for the holding of elections, referendum or recall of a deputy;


9) organizes the voting on the day of elections, referendum or recall of a deputy;


10) counts the votes and establishes the results of the voting for the precinct;


11) considers applications and complaints on issues of preparation of elections, referendum and voting on the recall of a deputy and organization of the voting, count of votes and takes decisions of them;


12) hears information of official persons of the local executive and administrative bodies, enterprises, institutions and organizations on the issues connected with the preparation and holding of elections, referendum or recall of a deputy;


13) exercises other powers in conformity with this Code and other acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus.


Powers of the precinct commissions on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of Representatives and deputies of local Council of Deputies and on the holding of voting on the recall of a deputy are terminated upon the completion in the territory of the voting precinct of elections or of voting recall of a deputy whereas powers of the precinct commission on the referendum are terminated in one month after the entry into force of the decision of the referendum.