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Article 31
 

Commissions on referendum


Preparation and holding of republican referendum are ensured by the following commissions:


regional and Minsk City commissions on referendum;


district, city (in the cities of regional subordination, except for cities with district division), district in the cities commissions on referendum;


precinct commissions on referendum.


When calling the republican referendum the President of the Republic of Belarus may take the decision to not create regional, Minsk City, district, city (in the cities of regional subordination) commissions on referendum, but entrust carrying out of their powers to effective regional, Minsk City, district, city (in the cities of regional subordination) territorial electoral commissions.


Preparation and holding of local referendum are ensured by:


regional, Minsk City, district, city (in the cities of regional subordination), district in the cities and circuit commissions on referendum in the case of regional, Minsk City referendum;


district, city, district in the city commission and commissions on referendum in the case of district, city (in the cities of regional subordination), district-in-the-city referendum;


city, settlement, rural and district commissions on referendum in the case of city (in the cities of district subordination), settlement, rural referendum.


When calling a local referendum, the local Council of Deputies which has called the referendum may take the decision to not create respective commissions on referendum, but entrust exercising of their powers to effective territorial electoral commissions.


In the case of calling and holding the republican and local referendums simultaneously, the commissions created in the order provided for by this Code are general for all simultaneously held referendums.