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Article 37
 

Organisation of Work of Territorial, District and Precinct Commissions

 

The first sitting of the territorial, district and precinct commission shall be convened by the bodies that formed the commissions not later than three days after the day of their formation.

 

The chairman, the deputy chairman and the secretary of the commission shall be elected at the first sitting of the respective commission from its members.

 

Sittings of the commission shall be convened and held by the chairman or, if he is absent or on his instruction, by the deputy chairman of the commission. Sittings of the commission shall be held also on demand of not less than one third of the commission members.

 

Sittings of the commission shall be competent if they are attended by not less than two thirds of the commission members. Decisions of the commission shall be taken by an open voting by the majority of votes of the total membership of the commission. If the number of votes is equal, the decisive shall be the vote of the chairman. Members of the commission who disagree with its decision shall have the right to speak out their special opinion that shall be appended to the minutes in writing.

 

The member of the commission shall have the right to:

put forward proposals to the agenda of the commission sitting as well as proposals on the issues that are within the competence of the commission;

speak at the sittings of the commission and demand the holding of the voting on the proposals put forward;

ask question to the participants in the commission sitting in conformity with the agenda and receive answers to them in essence;

familiarise himself with the documents and materials of the commission of which he is a member and of lower commissions; and

exercise other powers in conformity with the competence of the commission.

 

The member of the commission shall be obliged to:

observe the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, fulfil the requirements of this Code and other legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus on elections, referendum and recall of the deputy; not to commit actions discrediting the commission;

take part in the commission sittings and if he is unable to take part in the sitting – report about this to the commission management;

take part in the preparation of the commission sittings and verifications performed by the commission; and

fulfil the commission decisions and charges of the commission and of its management.

 

Decisions of superior commissions taken within its competence shall be obligatory for lower commissions.

 

Decisions and actions of the commission may be appealed against in a superior commission and in cases stipulated in this Code and other legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus in a court of law as well.

 

On decision of the commission its certain members may be freed, during the period of preparation and holding of elections, referendum or recall of a deputy, from the performance of production or office duties with retention of the average salary at the expense of the resources allocated for the holding of elections, referendum or recall of the deputy.

 

Payment for work of the members of the commission and its staff may also be made proceeding from the actual working hours on the commission.

 

Persons who are members of the commission shall have no right to take part in agitation for or against a candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus or for deputy, for or against a bill or another question proposed for the referendum or for or against recall of a deputy.