Rights of the Central Electoral Commission

1. When carrying out the tasks and functions set out in this Code, the Central Electoral Commission shall have the right to do the following:

1) receive, free of charge, data and documents necessary for the performance of its functions from all state registers, national and municipal institutions and agencies, other institutions, companies and organisations, other legal and natural persons, members of political organisations, campaigners, as well as from electoral committees;

2) receive, free of charge, and use personal data necessary for the performance of its functions where such data, including special categories of personal data, are processed in state registers and state information systems;

3) require all national and municipal institutions and agencies, as well as other institutions, companies and organisations, other legal and natural persons, and electoral committees to comply with the requirements of this Code and other legal acts regulating the preparation for and holding of elections and to eliminate violations of this Code and other laws;

4) require the persons specified in this Code and other laws to submit the documents on the financing of election campaigns and of political advertising, provided such documents are specified in this Code and other laws;

5) to receive and process the data necessary for the performance of the functions of the Central Electoral Commission. In the context of preparation for, holding and monitoring of elections, as well as control and audit of the financing of election campaigns, when the processing regards personal data of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and persons permanently residing in Lithuania, the following personal data shall be processed: name, surname, personal identification number, date of birth, address of the declared place of residence, the date of entry of this address in the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania, the number of the documented proof of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania; name, surname, personal identification number, date of birth, data on the incapacity of a natural person from the manager of the Register of Legally Incapable Persons and Persons with Limited Legal Capacity; also name, surname, personal identification number, date of birth, and data on the criminal record of a natural person from the Register of Suspects, Accused and Convicts;

6) in the context of monitoring of the financing of election campaigns and of political advertising and investigation into claims regarding any violations of this Code, other laws and secondary legal acts, the Central Electoral Commission shall have the right to assess the data related to the matter under investigation and receive documents, data and information from all state authorities, the Bank of Lithuania, national and municipal enterprises, including those under their control, institutions and organisations, and legal and natural persons, as well as to receive initial and other documents in which the said data or information is recorded, and to obtain either oral or written explanations, information or data from the above persons;

7) to decide, if necessary, on any matter falling within the remit of other electoral committees;

8) if necessary, request the Speaker of the Seimas to initiate an amendment to this Code;

9) to prepare and publish recommendations regarding the implementation of the provisions of this Code.

2. The Central Electoral Commission may prohibit persons from entering the premises used by electoral committees provided this is necessary for ensuring the security of the data or documents stored in therein.

3. The Central Electoral Commission shall have other rights set out in other laws and other legal acts.