Procedures for drawing up and submitting applications/complaints on polling day

1. An application/complaint shall be delivered to the PEC chairperson, his/her deputy, or the secretary of the commission. The commission secretary shall register the application/complaint in the log-book and send a notice (signed by the secretary) to the applicant/complainant specifying the date, time, and registration number of the application/complaint submitted to the commission.

2. An application/complaint shall include:

a) the date and time of drawing up the application/complaint
b) the first name, last name, and place of registration of the applicant/complainant
c) the number of the electoral precinct
d) if there is a witness - his/her first name, last name, and place of registration
e) the essence and time of the violation
f) if an offender is identified - all possible data obtained about him/her
g) an explanation by the offender (if any)
h) other additional information.

3. The PEC chairperson shall immediately respond to the application/complaint and eliminate any existing violation. If the commission chairperson fails to eliminate the violation, or otherwise refuses to respond to the application/complaint, the applicant/complainant has the right to immediately submit the application/complaint about the violation to the respective higher DEC. The DEC shall be required to take respective measures to eliminate the violation, and in the course of examination of the application/complaint, discuss the possibility of annulling the polling results of the respective precinct.

4. If the PEC eliminates the violation identified in the application/complaint, the respective note ‘violation eliminated’ shall be made in the log-book specifying the exact time.