Competencies of the public authorities regarding the consideration of complaints

(1) When submitting a complaint, shall be taken into account the competences of the public authorities in considering complaints, the type of elections, the alleged infringements and the place where they were committed and the submitted requirements.

(2) Starting from the provisions of this Code and other related normative acts, the competence to consider complaints rests with:

1) District Electoral Councils — complaints submitted under the provisions of this Chapter. The Electoral Councils shall be responsible for considering:

a) requests for cancellation — in respect of electoral subjects that were registered, accredited or confirmed by the concerned Electoral Council;

b) complaints against the decisions of the Precinct Electoral Bureaus approving the minutes on votes counting results and/or of the reports on their activities performed during the electoral period;

c) complaints against the decisions of the first-level District Electoral Councils approving the minutes on voting results at the district level and/or report on their activities performed during the electoral period, and against the decision on the declaration of the elected candidates, the allocation and validation of the mandates of local elected representatives, confirmation of alternate candidate lists in local elections;

2) Central Electoral Commission — complaints submitted under the provisions of this Chapter. The Central Electoral Commission shall be also responsible for considering:

a) requests for cancellation — in respect of electoral subjects registered, accredited or confirmed by the Commission;

b) requests for votes recounting— in the event of disagreement with the preliminary voting results in local elections and local referendums;

c) complaints against decisions of the electoral bodies concerning voting results and/or on approval of the report on their activities performed during the electoral period;

d) complaints against the decisions on declaration of the elected candidates, the allocation and validation of the mandates of local elected representatives, confirmation of alternate candidate lists in local elections;.

3) Audiovisual Council — complaints submitted under the provisions of this Chapter and requests provided for in the Audiovisual Media Services Code.

(3) If the consideration does not fall within the competence of that body, the complaint and the attached materials shall be transmitted for examination in accordance with immediate competence, but no later than 2 days after the date of receipt, except for the case referred to in Article 93 (2) lit. g) and Article 99.

(4) After the dissolution of the Precinct Electoral Bureaus or, where appropriate, of the District Electoral Councils, they shall be substituted by the Central Electoral Commission in the procedures for consideration of electoral complaints.