Duties of the CEAZ secretary

(letter “h” added by Law No. 101/2020, dated 23 July 2020)

The CEAZ secretary shall have the following duties:

a) be responsible of the technical administration and the working conditions of the CEAZ;

b) protocol requests, complaints, and notices addressed to the CEAZ;

c) keep archived electoral documentation;

ç) draft, in line with instructions of the chair, materials relevant to CEAZ meetings and distribute them to members;

d) keep minutes of CEAZ meetings;

dh) perform the transcription of decisions taken by the CEAZ and stamp them;

e) register CEAZ decisions in the official records and immediately forward them to interested subjects;

ë) provide certified copies of CEAZ decisions or of the minutes of its meetings to electoral subjects or to third parties, free of charge and within 24 hours from the submission of their request;

f) protocol the receipt of election materials sent by the CEC, in accordance with Article 99 of this Code, and be responsible for administering and keeping them in compliance with the requirements of this Code;

g) upon a request from voters, issue attestations on whether a voter’s name is or is not found on the final voter lists of the respective Electoral Administration Zone;

gj) protocol remarks that observers submit to the commission.

h) coordinate measures for public order in elections with the State Police, and administer official documentation police interventions in restoring public order when, outside the voting centre, public order is jeopardized or due voting process is hampered.