District Electoral Commission 

(1) The political party or coalition, which submits a list of candidates for elections to municipal council, may delegate one member and one substitute for the District Electoral Commission. The political party or coalition shall deliver the notice of delegation of a member and substitute to the municipality mayor 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 District Electoral Commission 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 municipality mayor.

(5) The first session of the District Electoral Commission shall take place within the time limit provided in the decision on the call of elections; the session shall be summoned by the municipality mayor.

(6) The withdrawal of the list of candidates by the political party or coalition shall result in the loss of membership of the political party or coalition in the District Electoral Commission.

(7) The membership of the District Electoral Commission 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 District Electoral Commission, who will call the substitute. The membership of the District Electoral Commission 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.

(8) The District Electoral Commission

a) ensures the correct process of voting,

b) adds voters to the electoral roll on the date of election,

c) counts votes and prepares a record of the voting process and results in the electoral district,

d) hands over the election documents to the municipality for safekeeping.

(9) In the municipality, where only one electoral district is created, no District Electoral Commission shall be created; its tasks shall be fulfilled by the Local Electoral Commission; the recording clerk of the Local Electoral Commission shall also fulfil the tasks of recording clerk of the District Electoral Commission.

(10) The District Electoral Commission is established for the whole electoral term.