Organisation of remote and hybrid meetings of the Central Electoral Commission

1. Under the procedure set out by the Central Electoral Commission, the meetings of the Central Electoral Commission may also be held remotely or in a hybrid mode.

2. As regards remote or hybrid meetings of the Central Electoral Commission, they are organised, members of the Commission participate and decisions on the matters under discussion are taken remotely or in a hybrid mode in real time on teleconferencing platforms assessed and recognised as safe by the National Cyber Security Centre under the Ministry of National Defence.

3. Members of the Central Electoral Commission must exercise their rights and obligations in person.

4. Where a meeting of the Central Electoral Commission is held remotely or in hybrid mode, a video and audio recording of the meeting must be made. The recording shall be published on the website of the Central Electoral Commission and stored under the procedure set out by the Central Electoral Commission.

5. The procedure set out by the Central Electoral Commission shall apply to the organisation of remote and hybrid meetings of the Central Electoral Commission, the participation of members, the identity of the members of the Commission, the determination of the voting results, the adoption of decisions on the matters under consideration, and the implementation of the rights and duties of a member of the Commission in person.

6. Other provisions of this Code regarding the procedures applicable to the meetings of the Central Electoral Commission in a meeting room, whether remote or hybrid, shall be understood and applied mutatis mutandis, taking into account the specificities of holding remote or hybrid meetings of the Central Electoral Commission.