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Article 32
 

Organisation of the Activity of Electoral Councils and Bureaus


(1) Meetings of electoral councils and bureaus during the electoral period shall be called and held by the chairperson, and, in case of his/her absence or at his/her request, by the vice-chairperson. In addition, a meeting may be called at the request of at least one-third of electoral council/bureau members.


(2) A quorum for holding a meeting of an electoral council/bureau shall be more than half of its members. All decisions of electoral councils and bureaus shall be made by an open vote of the majority of its voting members, and will be signed by the chairperson and the secretary. Upon a tie vote, the decision is not adopted, and the issue under question will be re-considered at the next meeting. Members of the council or bureau who disagree with adopted decisions have the right to submit in writing their dissenting opinion, which shall be attached to the record of the meeting.


(3) Information about the decisions of electoral councils or bureaus adopted within the scope of their authority must be disseminated to all public administration
bodies, enterprises, institutions and organisations, parties, other socio-political organisations and their bodies, and to all citizens.


(4) The Central Electoral Commission shall establish the number of election administration body members who shall be detached from the place of their full
time job, and the time period of that detachment. Persons detached from the institutions financed by the budget have their full-time job salary maintained and are paid an allowance of 25% of national average salary for the preceding year from the funds allotted for elections. Persons detached from non-budgetary institutions, pensioners, and persons temporarily unemployed are paid an allowance from the fund allotted for elections equal to an average national salary for the preceding year. Persons not detached who are members of the electoral bodies are paid for their activity during the electoral period, including for the election day, an allowance from the funds allotted for elections equal to 15% of the average national salary for the preceding year.


(5) Civil servants who are members of election administration bodies or employees of their apparatus, detached from their full time job, shall keep their permanent civil service job as specified under civil service statute.


(6) If necessary it is allowed to conclude individual employment contracts for a determined time period. Expenses to accomplish this shall be covered from the funds allotted for elections.


(7) The members of electoral councils or bureaus shall not campaign for or against candidates running for elective public position; shall not engage in any political activity or support of any electoral contestant; shall not be affiliated with any candidate; and shall not provide any €nancial support or other contribution, directly or indirectly, to any electoral contestant. In local elections, members of electoral councils and bureaus shall not be the spouse, relatives by blood or by marriage of the first and second degree with a candidate running in elections. Judges appointed in the district electoral councils shall not examine the electoral cases in the respective electoral district starting with the date of establishment of the electoral council.


(8) Chairpersons of the electoral councils and bureaus shall be responsible for ensuring the maintenance and return of the goods received from the Central
Electoral Commission, bearing liability for failure to do so in accordance with current legislation.