Competence of State Electoral Office

(1) The function of the State Electoral Office is:

1) to ensure the holding of the elections in accordance with law, to organise electronic voting and ascertain the results of electronic voting;
2) to exercise supervision over the activities of the elections managers;
3) to organise the development and management of the technical solutions necessary for the performance of the duties arising from the electoral acts;
4) to perform other duties arising from this Act.

(2) For the performance of their functions, the State Electoral Office:

1) shall give written instructions to the elections managers for ensuring the uniformity of elections;
2) shall issue oral and written orders to the elections managers, which are mandatory for performance;
3) shall draw up a draft budget for the preparation and holding of the elections;
4) shall distribute among the local authorities, upon approval of the National Electoral Committee, the funds allocated for holding of the elections and establish the procedure for using the funds allocated to the rural municipality and city secretaries and voting district committees;
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5) shall ensure the availability of the inventory and services necessary for holding of the elections;
5¹) shall establish the procedure for forwarding to the voting district committees and the distribution areas of the election equipment and envelopes with the ballot papers of voters who voted outside their residence;
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5²) shall establish the procedure for use and preservation of the election equipment;
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6) shall instruct and train the elections managers and rural municipality and city electoral committees;
7) may remove a person managing elections who has violated the law or an order of the State Electoral Office from the holding of the elections;
8) if necessary, shall make a proposal to the National Electoral Committee for adopting of the resolutions provided for in clauses 12 (2) 2)–4) of this Act.

(3) The Head of the State Electoral Office shall sign a written order of the State Electoral Office. A written order shall enter into force upon signature thereof.
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