Activities of the state bodies on ensuring the freedom of elections

1. The Election Day and the day preceding it shall be declared as a working day for the courts, public prosecution and internal affairs bodies as well as organizations on maintenance of the housing stock.

2. The internal affairs bodies and organizations on maintenance of the housing stock shall be obliged to render any assistance that the election commissions shall need:

1) to ensure the public order and freedom of elections during conduct of the voting;

2) to adjust the voter registers;

3) in respect to other issues that can arise in the activity of the election commissions.

3. If the election commission at check of the application submitted in its name finds it necessary to conduct a check of the circumstances indicated in the application by the law-enforcement bodies, then, the corresponding bodies upon the request of the election commission shall check such circumstances and take a decision in respect to the given application within three days from the date of a receipt of the application and, if an application has been received less than five days before the Election Day or on the Election Day – then, the decision shall be taken immediately.