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Article 73
 

Equality of the Rights and the Duties of Candidates for the Position of the President of the Republic of Belarus and for Deputy

 

All candidates for the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus and for deputies shall have equal rights and bear equal duties.

 

A candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus and for deputy shall have no right to use advantages of his position in the interests of election. Use of advantages of the position in this Code means:

involvement of persons who are in subordination or otherwise dependent through their work position for performing, during the working hours, activities that facilitate nomination and/or elections;

use of the rooms occupied by state bodies or organisations for performing activities that facilitate nomination and/or elections in case when other candidates for the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus of for deputies who have addressed in relation to the same issue are not able to use these rooms on analogous conditions;

use of telephone and other types of communication and office equipment designed for support of the functions of state bodies and organisations, for performing activities that facilitate nomination and/or elections;

free-of-charge or privileged use of transport facilities owned by the state for performing activities that facilitate nomination and/or elections; and

collection of electors’ signatures and election agitation in the course of business trips.

The provisions stipulated in paragraphs four and five of part two of this article do not cover persons who use communication and transport facilities in conformity with the legislation of the Republic of Belarus on the state guard.

 

In case of violation of the requirements of this article the Central Commission, the district or territorial electoral commission shall have the right to reject registration of the candidate or to cancel the decision on his registration.