Competencies of the CSC

(amended by Law No. 101/2020, dated 23 July 2020)

1. Pursuant to the provisions of this law, CSC shall exercise the following competencies:

a) decide on announcing the invalidity of elections in one or more voting centres, in one or more electoral zones, or in the entire country, as well as on the partial or full repetition of elections;

b) administratively examine and resolve complaints against acts of the Commissioner;

c) administratively examine and resolve complains of electoral subjects against CEAZ decisions;

ç) assess the performance of commissioners and counters in cases it examines.

d) upon the Commissioner’s request, impose disciplinary measures to election officials in cases when, following the a posteriori inspection of the electoral material, finds violations or irregularities in administration;

dh) upon the Commissioner’s request, impose administrative sanctions to people or electoral subjects and/or their candidates, who commit administrative infractions related to elections.

2. During the administrative investigation, each CSC member shall have the right to ex officio obtain, without debate and without voting, evidence that is administered by the CEC.

3. Fundamental administrative acts of the CSC shall be the decisions. Decisions shall be valid when at least three members vote in favour, except for a decision under letters ‘a’, ‘b’ or ‘c’ of point 1, when the scope of the complaint is to challenge the aggregate table of results in the electoral zone. In this case, the decision shall be valid when at least four members vote in favour of it.