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Article 34
 

Right to Be Present at a Commission’s Meeting

 

1.        Representatives of parties (blocs) in the Central Election Commission shall take part in meetings of the Central Election Commission and have a recommendation vote.

 

2.        The following individuals shall have the right to be present at a meeting of the Central Election Commission without permission or invitation:

 

1)        candidates for deputies and authorized representatives of parties (blocs) in the all-national constituency (altogether no more than two individuals from each party or bloc);

 

2)        official observers from foreign states and international organizations;

 

3)        representatives of mass media.

 

3.        Only the following individuals shall have the right to be present at meetings of a district election commission or a polling station commission without permission or invitation of the respective commission, including during the vote tabulation and determination of voting results, and at a polling station on Election Day on the premises where the voting is conducted:

 

1)        commission members of the superior level

 

2)        candidates for deputies, authorized representatives of parties (blocs), official observers of parties (blocs) that are subjects of the election process (altogether nor more than two individuals including candidates for deputies, authorized representatives or official observers from one party or a bloc)

 

3)        official observers from non-governmental organizations (no more than three individuals from different non-governmental organizations altogether);

 

4)        official observers from foreign states and international organizations;

 

5)        representatives of mass media (nor more than two individuals from each media outlet).

 

4.        Other individuals, except for those indicated in paragraph 3 of this Article, may be present at a meeting of an election commission only upon permission or invitation of this commission. Presence of individuals not stipulated by paragraph 3 of this Article at a polling station during the voting and also at a meeting of an election commission during the vote tabulation and determination of the election results is prohibited.

 

5.        An election commission may pass well-grounded decision on deprivation of individuals referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article of the right to be present its meeting if they illegally impede upon the conduct of the meeting. Such decision shall be passed by two thirds of commission members.

 

6.        Agents of law enforcement bodies may protect law and order on Election Day and during the vote tabulation only outside the premises for voting. In the event of a breach of law and order, a commission head or a commission secretary may call upon them exclusively to reinstall law and order for the period of time necessary to accomplish this.