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Paragraph 31
 

31.  Under the previous election laws, deputies were appointed for the presidents and members of all election bodies, and this practice would be continued under the Draft Code. In a welcome change, the Code provides greater specifics concerning the formal role of the deputies – namely, that deputies participate in the work of the body only in the absence of a member.[12] (On the other hand, a new definition in the Code includes deputies as “members” of election management bodies.)[