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Article 5
 

Competences


1. The National Electoral Commission has the competences:


a) To promote the objective enlightenment of citizens concerning electoral acts, particularly through the media;


b) To ensure equal treatment of citizens in all acts of electoral registration and electoral operations;


c) Register party coalitions for electoral purposes;


d) To ensure equal opportunities of political action and propaganda of the candidatures during election campaigns;


e) (Revoked.);


f) To distribute broadcasting time on radio and television among the different candidatures;


g) To decide the appeals made by the mandatory lists of candidates and parties against the decisions of the civil governor or, in the case of the autonomous regions, of the Minister of the Republic, concerning the use of indoor performance venues and public enclosed spaces.


h) To oversee electoral income and expenditure;


i) To draw up the map of national elections results;


j) To carry out any other functions attributed to it by the electoral laws;


2. For a better exercise of functions, the National Electoral Commission may appoint delegates where deemed necessary.