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Article 6
 

The Central Election Commission shall:

1) determine the distribution of state-allocated financial resources among other election commissions;

2) see to it that state and local government institutions provide the election commissions with premises, transportation, communication facilities and other materials and technical resources;

3) determine what the ballot boxes must be like and provide samples of election documents;

4) set the procedure by which the minutes of election commission and other materials related to elections (a national referendum and initiation of legislation) are to be sent to election commissions;

5) determine the procedure by which election commissions shall send their minutes and other materials related to elections (a national referendum and initiation of legislation) to the Central Election Commission;

6) hear the reports of City and Regional election commissions on preparations for elections or a national referendum and initiation of legislation;

7) give instructions to City and regional election commissions on all issues pertaining to ensuring the compliance of the election process with the law;

71) check election results in specific constituencies or polling stations on the basis of received complaints or on its own initiative;

72) inform voters about the voting procedure at elections or a national referendum and initiation of legislation;

73) compile elections or referendum results and publish them in a separate publication;

8) review complaints and proposals regarding the decisions and work of other election commissions and annul their unlawful decisions;

9) be entitled to review any issue related to the preparation and conduct of elections or a national referendum and initiation of legislation;

10) fulfil other obligations as set by law.