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Article 14e
 

District Election Commissions


(1) Each district election commission


a) keeps its polling station in order, b) organises the voting and supervise its execution, c) counts votes and prepares a report on election development and results, d) forwards all electoral documents, except for one copy of its report on election development and results, to local authority for safekeeping.


(2) Any citizen of the Czech Republic,


a) at least 18 years of age when taking his/her oath, b) not disqualified in compliance with Section 2, and c) not standing as a candidate for the elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic,


may become a member of the district election commission.


(3) Each political party, movement and coalition whose candidate list for the elections to the Chamber of Deputies has been registered in the election region in which the relevant election district is situated and each political party, movement and coalition and each independent candidate whose registration application for the elections to the Senate has been registered in the election area in which the relevant election district is located may delegate one member and one alternate member to any district election commission no later than 30 days before the date of the elections. If the minimum number of members specified in Article 14c, Section c) is not secured in the aforementioned way, the relevant mayor shall appoint the remaining members before the commission’s first session. If the number of members of a district election commission drops below the specified limit in the course of the elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic and no alternate members pursuant to the first sentence of this Section are available, the mayor shall appoint other commission members to fill all vacant posts.


(4) Political parties, movements and coalitions shall delegate members and alternate members in compliance with Section 3 by delivering their lists to the mayor. Every such list must feature the first name(s) and surname, the date of birth and the permanent address of each delegated member or alternate member and the signature of an authorised representative of the political party, movement or coalition or the signature of the independent candidate presenting such list. It is also possible to specify to which district election commission the delegated members and alternate members should be appointed. If no such specification is included, their appointment shall be determined by the relevant mayor.


(5) In order to become a member of the district election commission, each delegate has to take the following oath: “I hereby affirm that I shall earnestly and impartially carry out my duties as a member of the district election commission in compliance with the Constitution and all acts of law and other legal regulations of the Czech Republic.” Each delegated or appointed representative takes the aforementioned oath by signing its written form. Upon its signing, he/she takes up his/her office.


(6) The membership in a district election commission shall expire


a) upon the day the district election commission ends its activities (Articles 52a and 77a), b) upon death, c) upon the receipt of a written note by its chairman in which a member resigns his/her membership in the district election commission; such a written note may not be withdrawn, d) upon the receipt of a written note by its chairman in which a member of the district election commission is dismissed by the same subject that delegated him/her, e) upon the loss of citizenship of the Czech Republic, or f) if a member of the district election commission does not perform his/her duties on any election day due to his/her absence for more than 2 hours.


(7) Although recorders are members of the district election commissions, they only have advisory status and do not take part in the voting of the district election commissions. They may present proposals and record the commissions’ meetings. They are also obligated to take the oath specified in Section 5 herein. Each recorder must be appointed by the relevant mayor at least 20 days before the first session of the district election commission. If any recorder ceases to carry out his/her duties, a new recorder must be appointed immediately.