Examining of complaints in electoral committees

1. A person’s complaint shall be examined by the electoral committee competent to decide on a complaint concerning the alleged violation. If the complaint has been filed with an electoral committee, which, within the limits of its competence and the territory covered, is not entitled to decide on the violation alleged in the complaint, the electoral committee which has received the complaint shall forward the complaint to the competent electoral committee no later than within two days by electronic means of communication. If the complaint has been filed with several electoral committees at the same time, the higher electoral committee shall resolve the issue of its examination and inform the other electoral committees thereof.

2. After examining the complaint, the electoral committee shall take a decision. The decision of the polling district electoral committee may be appealed against to the constituency electoral committee and municipal electoral committee, whereas decisions by constituency and municipal electoral committees may be appealed against to the Central Electoral Commission. Having examined a complaint against a decision adopted by a subordinate electoral committee, a higher electoral committee shall be entitled to confirm, annul, amend the decision or return it to a lower electoral committee for reconsideration.

3. The persons concerned, namely, the complainant and the person in respect of whom the decision has been taken, or their legal representatives, shall be informed of the decision taken.