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Article 65
 

Complaints


(1) Voters and candidates may challenge the actions/inactions and decisions made by the electoral councils and bureaus, as well as the actions/inactions of candidates. A complaint may be lodged with a court of law, but only a!er prior addressing the electoral body hierarchically superior to the body whose decision is challenged, except the complaints related to the exercise of the right to vote or to the administration of elections lodged to the electoral bureau on the Election Day.


(2)The complaints on the organisation and holding of elections are examined by electoral bodies, by observing their hierarchy. The detailed procedure for the examination of complaints during the electoral period is made by a decision of the Central Electoral Commission.


(3) Complaints on the coverage of the electoral campaign by the broadcasters, which are under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Moldova, are examined by the Audiovisual Coordinating Council in accordance with the provisions of the Audiovisual Code, and the complaints related to written media are examined by a court of law.


(4) The decisions on complaints adopted by the electoral bodies and the Audiovisual Coordinating Council may be appealed in court.


(5) The complaint shall contain the description of the alleged violations, proofs, legal ground, the claimant’s requirements, signature and identity data of the person who submits it. In case of complaints concerning the decisions issued by the electoral bodies, the burden of proving their legality rests with the respective bodies.


(6) The complaints regarding the finances of electoral campaigns shall be addressed to the Central Electoral Commission in case of political parties, electoral blocs and independent candidates in parliamentary and presidential elections, and to the District Electoral Councils – in case of independent candidates in local elections.


The review of the complaints related to the "nances of electoral campaigns of political parties shall not be subject to the deadlines prescribed by art. 66-68.