If elections that took place in the electoral circuit have been recognized invalid or only one candidate for deputy of the local Council of Deputies stand for elections who did not receive the required number of the votes of the voter well as when all candidates for deputies have withdrawn, the regional or the Minsk City territorial electoral commission instructs respectively the circuit electoral commission or the territorial electoral commissions that exercises powers of circuit electoral commissions on elections to the Minsk city Council of Deputies in the district of the city of Minsk to hold in the electoral circuit repeated elections, whereas the district, city, settlement or rural territorial electoral commission takes decision on the holding of repeated elections in the electoral circuit.In such case, the commissions may take a decision on the necessity to hold elections by the respective circuit, territorial and precinct electoral commissions in a new composition.In such case the formation of electoral commissions is made in the order established by this Code.Voting is held at the same voting precincts according to the lists compiled for the holding of the main elections and specified on the eve of the repeated elections.
Repeated elections are called by the territory electoral commission not later than three months prior to their holding and are organized with the observance of the requirements of this Code.
In case of holding the repeated elections, the citizens in relation to whom, in accordance with indents two – four, six and eight of part one of Article 701 of this Code, the decisions on cancellation of their registration as candidates for deputies have been taken may nor stand as candidates for deputies, as well as the citizens who have withdrawn their candidatures without valid reasons when the elections have been held.
