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Article 54
 

General Provisions


54.1 Certified Political Entities, NGOs and governmental and inter-governmental organizations as well as international organizations specialized and engaged in elections or the protection of human rights, and representatives of foreign countries have the right to request the accreditation of observers to the elections.


54.2 A person may not be a local observer if he or she is not eligible to vote in the elections.


54.3 Requests for accreditation by an organization may be submitted to the CEC at any time prior to the 25th day before the Election Day.


54.4 Requests for accreditation for observing the Election Day only may be submitted by an organization at any time prior to the 20th day before the Election Day.


54.5 Accreditation of individuals to observe elections on behalf of on an organization shall be submitted to the CEC no later than 30 days before the Election Day.


54.6 The CEC approves or refuses the requests no later than ten (10) days after their submission.


54.7 Any person or organization who has applied for certification as an electoral process observer who has been denied accreditation by the CEC may submit an appeal to ECAC to review that decision in accordance with the procedures of the ECAC.


54.8 The CEC may remove the accreditation of an electoral process observer who has violated applicable Laws, Rules, Administrative Directions, Electoral Rules or Administrative Procedures concerning the electoral process.