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Article 32
 

The State Election Commission shall:

1. take care of the legality in the preparation and conduct of the elections, and give instructions;

2. appoint the presidents of the Municipal Election Commissions and their deputies.

3. appoint the composition of the Regional Election Commissions; give instructions for their work, explanations about the application of the provisions of this Law and other laws regarding election matters;

4. establish common standards concerning the election material, provide conditions and take care of their implementation;

5. prescribe forms for conducting elections and publish them in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia";

6. determine the way of handling and securing the election material;

7. determine the form, size, colour and serial numbers of the ballots;

8. organize the printing of ballots and candidates' lists;

9. hand over to, and receive the election material from, the Regional Election Commissions;

10. conduct education of the Regional Election Commission members;

11. inform the public of the way of voting and of the exercise of the right to vote;

12. adopt a code on the rules for monitoring of elections by domestic and foreign observers, in accordance with international standards, and provide them with identification documents;

13. decide upon complaints;

14. determine the election results;

15. announce the total results from the elections held for Members of Parliament within three days of their holding;

16. submit a report to the Parliament about the elections held; 17, issue certificates to the Members of Parliament elected;

18. pass a Rulebook and Guide for compensation for the members of the election bodies;

19. submit a financial report to the Parliament for the conducted elections; 20, perform the duties provided by the Law on Voters' List;

21. prescribe the type of device for marking and controlling the persons who have voted (UV lamps, spray, graphite pad);

22. adopt an act for the organization and systemization of the Secretariat of the State Election Commission;

23. form assisting bodies to carry out organizational and technical matters;

24. publish the descriptions of the polling units and election districts in the daily press;

25. perform other duties provided by law.