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Article 15
 

(1) The meetings of election commissions and polling station commissions shall be open to the public.

(2) Journalists, persons authorised by political organisations (parties) or by their associations that are registered with the Ministry of Justice and any of the submitters of a list of candidates may be present at commission meetings if they do not disturb the work of the commission. Voters may be present at election commission meetings if they have been granted permission by the chairperson of the respective commission.

(3) Members of the Central Election Commission or persons authorised by this Commission have the right to participate in election commission meetings.

(4) Members of the Central Election Commission or persons authorised by this Commission, as well as members of the respective city, district, county or pagasts election commission, have the right to participate in polling station commission meetings.

(As amended by the 19.06.1998 law and the 02.11.2000 law)