Competences of the Republic Electoral Commission

The Republic Electoral Commission shall:

1) ensure lawful conduct of the elections;

2) prescribe instructions for carrying our electoral activities;

3) publish a calendar of electoral activities;

4) prescribe forms for conducting electoral activities;

5) monitor the application of, and issue opinions regarding the application of this Law;

6) appoint, dismiss and establish termination of office of a member / deputy member of the electoral management body, in accordance with this Law;

7) prescribe uniform standards for election material;

8) provide election material for conducting elections;

9) prescribe the manner of handover of the election material before and after voting;

10) designate polling stations, in accordance with this Law;

11) decide on the submitted electoral list;

12) compile and publish a manual for the practical application of the rules governing how polling boards conduct voting and determine the results of voting at the polling station;

13) prescribe the manner of monitoring the turnout of voters;

14) prescribe training programs and implement trainings for members / deputy members of local electoral commissions and polling boards;

15) inform and educate voters on the manner of exercising the right to vote, as well as other participants in the election procedure;

16) decide on complaints, in accordance with this Law;

17) prescribe in more detail the manner of filing complaints and actions upon complaints in the Republic Electoral Commission;

18) determine election results, render and publish general report on the election results;

19) coordinate and supervise the work of electoral management bodies;

20) prescribe the code of conduct of members and deputy members of the electoral management bodies;

21) submit to the National Assembly a report on the conducted elections;

22) perform other tasks stipulated by this Law.

In supervising the work of local electoral commissions, the Republic Electoral Commission is authorized to annul ex officio decisions of the local electoral commission made contrary to the provisions of this Law.

The forms required for the submission of the electoral list shall be prescribed by the Republic Electoral Commission within three days following the day when the decision on calling the elections came into force.

The Republic Electoral Commission shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. The Instructions for conducting electoral activities and the Rules of Procedure of the Republic Electoral Commission shall be published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia".