Procedure for Calling and Holding a Sitting of Deputies of Local Councils of Deputies of the Base Level and of Deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies on Elections of Members to the Council of the Republic
The deputies of the local Councils of Deputies of the base level of the Oblast and the deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies shall hold a sitting on the elections of the members to the Council of the Republic not later than 35 days prior to the expiry of the term of office of the Council of the Republic by a joint decision to be passed by the majority of votes of the members of the Presidiums of the Oblast Council of Deputies, the Minsk City Council of Deputies and the Oblast Executive Committee and the Minsk City Executive Committee. The joint session held by these bodies shall be attended by not less than two thirds of the number of members of the respective presidium of the Council of Deputies and of the executive committee. The decision shall set the date of the session.
The sitting of the deputies of the local Councils of Deputies of the base level of the Oblast and of the deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies shall be competent, if attended by not less than a half of the total number of deputies elected to the local Councils of Deputies of the base level of the Oblast or to the Minsk City Council of Deputies. In so doing, the sitting of the deputies of the local Councils of Deputies of the base level shall be attended by not less than one fourth of the number of deputies elected to each local Council of Deputies of the base level.
The sitting of the deputies of the local Councils of Deputies of the base level of the Oblast and of the deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies shall be opened by the oldest deputy.
A sitting shall elect the presidium, the secretariat, the counting committee and the mandate committee to support its proceedings.
Upon the presentation made by the mandate committee, the sitting of the deputies of the local Councils of Deputies of the base level of the Oblast and of the deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies shall be declared competent.
The sitting shall hear the conclusion by the Central Committee on the legality of nomination of candidates for election to the Council of the Republic from the Oblast and the city of Minsk and its notification of registration of the candidates.
A decision by a sitting of deputies of the local Councils of the base level and of the deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies shall be passed by a majority vote of the deputies present at the sitting of the Councils.
