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Article 44
 

Powers of the Precinct Commission on Elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, a Deputy of the Chamber of Representatives and Deputies of Local Council of Deputies, on the Referendum and the Holding of Voting for Recall of the Deputy

 

The precinct commission on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, a deputy of the Chamber of Representatives and deputies of local Council of Deputies, on the referendum and the holding of voting for recall the deputyshall:

1) secure the observance of the requirements of this Code and of other legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus on elections, referendum and recall of the deputy in the territory of the polling station;

2) particularise and sign the lists of citizens who have the right to take part in the elections, referendum and recall of the deputy for the electoral precinct;

3) familiarise the electors and participants in the referendum with the list of citizens who have the right to take part in the elections, referendum and recall of the deputy, consider applications on irregularities in the list and solve the issue on the making of the relevant modifications in it;

4) inform the electors and participants in the referendum about the place of location, the working hours and the telephone number of the precinct commission as well as on the day of elections, referendum or voting for recall of the deputy, and the time and the place of voting;

5) provide for the implementation of the right of electors and participants in the referendum, as stipulated in this Code, for advance vote in the elections or referendum (with the exception of the precinct commission on the holding of voting for recall of the deputy) as well as the preservation of the ballot papers;

6) provide for the preparation of the room for voting, ballot boxes and other equipment;

7) control in the territory of the voting over the observance of the agitation material location rules;

8) secure the target use of monetary resources allocated for the holding of elections, referendum or recall of the deputy;

9) organise the voting on the day of elections, referendum or recall of the deputy;

10) count the votes and determine the results of the voting for the polling station;

11) consider applications and complaints on issues of preparation of elections, referendum and voting for recall of the deputy and organisation of the voting, count of votes and take decisions of them;

12) hear information of official persons of the local executive and administrative bodies, enterprises, institutions and organisations on the issues connected with the preparation and holding of elections, referendum or recall of the deputy; and

13) exercise other powers in conformity with this Code and other legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.

 

Powers of the precinct commissions on elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the Chamber of Representatives and deputies of local Council of Deputies and on the holding of voting for recall the deputy shall terminate upon the completion in the territory of the electoral precinct of elections or recall of the deputy whereas powers of the precinct commission on the referendum shall terminate one month after the decision of the referendum comes into force.