1. An observer has the right to:

1.1. Observe, without hindrance, the preparation and conduct of elections, including
post-election day meetings, hearings and activities related to the elections, complaints
and appeals over election results, and determination of the winning candidates;

1.2. submit written comments to election commissions and polling station committees;

1.3. observe the packaging, transfer, delivery, handling, counting, safekeeping, and
destruction of ballots;

1.4. obtain copies of decisions, protocols, tabulations, minutes, and other electoral
documents during the entirety of the election processes, including processes before
and after election day.

2. During the electoral process, including the voter registration process, an accredited observer
may submit a complaint of any violation of applicable Rules, Administrative Directions, Electoral
Rules, or Administrative Procedure to the CEC in accordance with its procedures.

3. An observer has the duty to:

3.1. respect the requirements of this law and the rules of the CEC;

3.2. wear the observer’s identity badge where it can be easily seen when the observer
is engaged in observation activities;

3.3. refrain from wearing distinctive signs that serve as means of propaganda or that
might influence the voters’ will or identify them with a particular political entity or a
candidate; and

3.4. refrain from violating the right of the voter to a secret ballot and from hampering the
process of voting and the administration of the election.

4. An accredited observer organization may send an observer to CEC and MEC meetings.