Electoral Commission of the Self-Governing Region

(1) The political party or coalition, which submits a list of candidates for elections to the council in at least one third of constituencies of the Self-Governing Region, may delegate one member and one substitute for the electoral commission of the Self-Governing Region. The political party or coalition shall deliver the notice of delegation of a member and substitute to the Self-Governing Region Chairman within the time limit provided in the decision on the call of elections.

(2) The notice of delegation of a member and substitute shall contain

a) the name, surname and date of birth of the member, including the address for the delivery of papers,

b) the name, surname and date of birth of the substitute, including the address for the delivery of papers,

c) name, surname and signature of the person

1. authorised to act on behalf of the political party and the seal of the political party,

2. authorised to act on behalf of each political party creating a coalition and its seal, if a coalition is concerned.

(3) The notice of delegation of a member and substitute can be delivered in paper form or in electronic form. The time limit for the delivery of the notice shall end upon the expiry of the last day of the time limit. The notices delivered after the expiry of such time limit shall not be taken into account.

(4) If the electoral commission of the Self-Governing Region is not created in the way laid down in Paragraph 1 or if the number of its members decreases below five and there is no substitute, the missing members shall be appointed by the Self-Governing Region Chairman.

(5) The first session of the electoral commission of the Self-Governing Region shall take place within the time limit provided in the decision on the call of elections; the session shall be summoned by the Self-Governing Region Chairman.

(6) The recording clerk of the electoral commission of the Self-Governing Region shall be appointed and recalled by the Self-Governing Region Chairman.

(7) The withdrawal of the list of candidates submitted for elections to the council by the political party or coalition shall result in the loss of membership of the political party or coalition in the electoral commission of the Self-Governing Region.

(8) The membership of the electoral commission of the Self-Governing Region shall also cease to exist on the date of delivery of a written notice of recall of the member by the political party or coalition, which delegated them, or upon the delivery of a written notice of the member’s  resignation to the Chairman of the electoral commission of the Self-Governing Region, who will call the substitute. The membership of the electoral commission of the Self-Governing Region shall also cease to exist if the member fails to take an oath no later than ten days before the date of elections; this shall not apply to the substitute.

(9) The electoral commission of the Self-Governing Region is established for the whole electoral term.

(10) The electoral commission of the Self-Governing Region

a) reviews the lists of candidates and makes decisions on the registration of candidates,

b) supervises the readiness of Constituency Electoral Commissions and District Electoral Commissions to fulfil the tasks hereunder,

c) negotiates information of the Self-Governing Region Office on the organisational and technical preparation of elections,

d) negotiates information on the securing of the activity of its professional summarising unit,

e) supervises the processing of voting results,

f) prepares a record of election results,

g) publishes the results of elections in the Self-Governing Region,

h) issues credentials to the elected candidates,

i) hands over the election documents to the Self-Governing Region for safekeeping.