Article 43. Status of Agents
1. A candidate, as well as an electoral association, electoral bloc that have nominated candidates, a list of candidates shall be entitled to appoint their agents. Registration of agents shall be carried out forthwith by the election commission on the basis of a written application of a candidate (an electoral association, electoral bloc) and an application of the proposed agent stating his consent to be such agent.
2. Persons occupying state offices of category A or elective municipal offices shall not be agents of candidates, political parties, electoral blocs. State or municipal officials may be appointed agents provided that they are relieved from their official duties for the period of the exercise of the powers of agents. Registration of an agent who is a state or municipal official shall be effected provided that an order relieving such official from his official duties (including the period of his leave, vacation) is submitted to the relevant election commission.
3. Agents shall receive their ID cards by the election commission and shall be involved in the election campaign of a candidate, an electoral association, electoral bloc, including propaganda activities. For the period of a person’s activity as an agent, the administration (employer) shall grant such person, at his request, an unpaid leave. Candidates, electoral associations, electoral blocs that appointed agents shall be entitled to recall such appointments at any time by serving a notice to this effect on the election commission that shall annul the ID cards issued to such agents. The number of agents of a candidate, an electoral association, electoral bloc shall be established by law.
4. The powers of agents shall be terminated by the decision of the candidate, the electoral association, electoral bloc or at the time when the candidates included on a list of candidates nominated by the electoral association, electoral bloc that appointed these agents forfeit their status as candidates.
