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Section 71
 

(1) The technical aspect of the activities of the election offices shall be under the control of the President of the National Election Office.


(2) The President of the National Election Office may give direct orders to the heads of all election offices; the heads of territorial election offices may give direct orders to the heads of parliamentary single-member constituency election offices, to heads of local election offices; and the heads of parliamentary single-member constituency election offices may give direct orders to the heads of local election offices regarding the execution of their tasks as listed in this Act.


(3) Apart from the head of the superior election office, no other person or body may give orders to the heads of election offices regarding the execution of the tasks related to the preparing and conducting elections. Only the head of the election office may give orders to members of the election office regarding the execution of the tasks related to preparing and conducting elections.


(4) The chairmen of election commissions may give orders to the heads of the election offices operating alongside their commissions regarding the secretarial activities of the commission.