Initiating the Question on Recalling a Deputy
The question of recalling a deputy may be initiated at the meeting of electors of the district from which the deputy was elected.
Meetings of electors may be held both in the place of their living, and in organisations located within the boundaries of the district.
A group of electors who live on the territory of the district from which the deputy was elected shall have the right to initiate calling up the meeting, in the number of at least:
150 electors - on the question of recalling a deputy of the Chamber of Representatives;
50 electors - on the question of recalling a deputy of the Oblast or the Minsk City Council of Deputies;
40 electors - on the question of recalling a deputy of a regional or town (in towns of regional subordination) Council of Deputies;
15 electors - on the question of recalling a deputy of a town (in towns of district subordination), settlement or rural Council of Deputies.
Initiators of calling up a meeting of voters shall address the Chairman of the local Council of Deputies, on the territory of which it is planned to hold the meeting of electors, with a written petition to call up such meeting in the place of their living, and on calling up a meeting of electors in the organisation - to the administration thereof, respectively.
An application to hold a meeting of electors shall be signed by all initiators of holding the meeting with indication of the motives, which served as bases to initiate the question of recalling a deputy, as well as surnames, names, patronymic names, dates of birth, and places of living of each initiator of holding the meeting of electors.
The question of calling up a meeting of electors shall be considered, respectively, by Chairman or Presidium of the local Council of Deputies, by administration of the organisation, and decision shall be taken within ten days, which is reported to the initiators of calling up a meeting. In the event the proposal of the initiators of calling up the meeting is accepted, the date, the time and the place to hold it shall be appointed, about which the electors shall be informed within three days.
In the event the proposal to hold a meeting of electors is denied, a copy of motivated decision shall be issued to the initiators. This decision may be appealed against, within three days, by the initiators of calling up the meeting at the regional (district) or town court (the appeal must be signed by the majority of the initiators of calling up the meeting). The court's verdict shall be considered final.
The authorities executed in accordance with the present Code on recalling a deputy by the Chairman of the local Council of Deputies, in case the question is initiated to recall him personally, shall be executed by his deputy.
