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Article 144
 

Content of CEC decisions

1. A CEC decision is always to be in writing.

2. CEC decisions pertaining to electoral appeals consist of:

a) the parties participating in the administrative review;

b) the requests of each party;

c) an indication of any evidence taken under review;

ç) an explanation of circumstances and facts that have emerged from this evidence;

d) a legal analysis of the case; and

dh) the part providing an order. 

3. A CEC decision is to contain the number, date, or respectively the hour, when it is declared, as well as the signatures of the CEC members together with the declaration of their vote. 

4. A decision is to be accompanied by the dissenting opinion or the concurring opinion signed by the members who support it. 

5. A decision also contains the explanation of the right of the parties to make a court appeal against the decision, as well as the time limits for appeals. 

6. In no case is the CEC to issue decisions that do not contain all the elements mentioned in this article.