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Section 14
 

(1) Election commissions shall be independent bodies serving voters that are subordinated only to the law; their primary task shall be to establish the result of the election, to ensure the fairness and lawfulness of elections, to ensure impartiality and, if necessary, to restore the lawful order of election.


(2) Election commissions shall be the following:


a) National Election Commission,


b) regional election commission,


c) parliamentary single-member constituency election commission,


d) local election commission,


e) polling station commission.


(3) In settlements with a single polling district, the functions and powers of the polling station commission shall be exercised by the local election commission.


(4) The National Election Commission shall consist of at least seven members; polling station commissions and the local election commissions in settlements with a single polling district shall consist of at least five members; regional election commissions, parliamentary single-member constituency election commissions and the local election commissions in settlements with multiple polling districts shall consist of at least three members.