(1) The electoral commission shall: 

-    take care of legal preparation and conduct of the referendum at local level; 

-    appoint the president, members and their deputies of the electoral boards; 

-    harmonize the work and give instructions to the electoral boards; 

-    undertake technical preparations for conducting the referendum at local level; 

-   prescribe the forms for conduct of referendum at local level and publish them in the official journal of the municipality, the City of Skopje and the municipalities of the city of Skopje; 

-    determine the form, size, colour and serial numbers of the ballot;

-    hand over the voting materials to and receive them from the electoral boards; 

-    determine unified standards for the voting material; 

-    inform the citizens of the manner and technique of voting and implementation of the electoral right; 

-    determine the manner of keeping and handling the voting material; 

-    organize the printing of the voting material; 

-    determine the compensation for the bodies for conducting the referendum at local level and submit financial report to the Council in regard to the referendum conducted at local level; 

-    determine and announce the result from the referendum at local level within two days after the organization of the referendum; 

-    decide upon complaints and 

-    perform other works as determined by law.

(2) The work of the electoral commission shall be public.