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Article 16
 

Powers of Precinct election commissions



The PEC shall:



1) receive Voter list for Precinct from the MEC, provide voters, election representatives for the access to such voter lists, issue voter cards to voters or distribute them in some other manner, inform the MEC about inaccuracies found in the Voter list for Precinct and transmit these data electronically according to the procedure laid down by the CEC;



2) consider complaints concerning errors in the Voter list for Precinct;



3) in accordance with the procedure laid down by the CEC, supervise the postal voting at the territory of the precinct and monitor the provision of opportunities for postal voting in all health care (except out-patient), social care institutions, military units, arrest houses, remand prisons (detention facilities) and penitentiary institutions, situated within the territory of the precinct as well as organise voting at home;



4) together with a representative of the municipal administration, take care of the arrangement of polling stations, polling booths and ballot boxes in due time pursuant to the requirements laid down in this Law;



5) organise voting in the polling station on election day;



6) count votes, draw up a vote counting protocol of the precinct (PEC results protocol) and transmit the data of the protocol electronically in accordance with the procedure laid down by the CEC;



7) consider complaints of the voters and observers of its precinct on issues concerning the preparation of an election, organising of voting, vote counting, drawing-up of PEC results protocol and shall take decisions related thereto;



8) exercise other powers provided for in this Law.