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Article 23
 

(1) City, district, county and pagasts election commissions shall ensure the preparation and holding of Saeima elections, elections of relevant councils and, in cases provided for by law, national referendums.

(2) An election commission, being subject to public law, shall be allowed to engage only in such activities as are prescribed by relevant laws and regulations.

(3) Election commissions shall perform the duties set by:

1) this law;

2) The Saeima Election Law;

3) the Law on the Election of City, County and Pagasts Councils;

4) the Law on National Referendums and Legislative Initiatives;

5) Deleted by the 19.06.1998 law;

6) instructions issued by the Central Election Commission.

(4) Decisions and orders issued by the Central Election Commission are binding on election commissions.

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