Public Openness During Preparation and Holding of Elections and Referendum and Recall of a Deputy of the Chamber of Representatives, a Member of the Council of the Republic and a Deputy of the Local Council of Deputies
Preparation and holding of elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the Chamber of Representatives, members of the Council of the Republic and deputies of local Councils of Deputies and of the referendum and recall of a deputy of the Chamber of Representatives, a member of the Council of the Republic and a deputy of the local Council of Deputies shall be executed openly and publicly.
The respective commissions, local representatives and executive and administrative bodies shall inform citizens about their work on preparation and holding of elections, the referendum or recall of a deputy of the Chamber of Representatives, a member of the Council of the Republic and a deputy of the local Council of Deputies, on the formation of electoral districts, on the composition, the place of location and the working time of the commissions and the lists of citizens who have the right to take part in the elections, referendum or voting for recall of a deputy, candidates, results of the vote, elections, referendum and recall.
Deputies of the Chamber of Representatives and members of the Council of the Republic, deputies of local Councils of Deputies, proxies of candidates for position of the President of the Republic of Belarus and of deputies, representatives of political parties, other public associations, labour collectives, citizens, mass media, observers from foreign states and international organisations shall have the right to be present during the holding of elections, referendum or recall of a deputy of the Council of the Republic according to the procedure established by the Central Commission. Observers from foreign states and international organisations shall be invited to the Republic of Belarus by the President of the Republic of Belarus, the Chamber of Representatives, the Council of the Republic, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and the Central Commission.
Persons indicated in part three of this article shall have the right to be present at sittings of the respective commissions, sittings of deputies of local Councils of the basic level during advance voting, voting at the place of location of electors or participants in the referendum and on the day of the voting – in rooms for voting from the time of sealing of ballot boxes till the end of the voting result summarisation. Interference of the said persons with the work of the commissions or in the holding of sittings of local Councils of deputies of the basic level shall not be allowed. Persons hindering the work of the commissions or the holding of sittings of local Councils of deputies of the basic level or the voting shall be removed from the sittings and from the rooms for voting on the order of the chairmen of the respective commissions chairing sittings of deputies of local Councils of deputies of the basic level.
Mass media shall inform about preparation and holding of elections, referendum and recall of a deputy or a member of the Council of the Republic.
