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Article 19
 

The Rights and Duties of Observers

1.  While performing their duties, observers have these rights:



to observe without hindrance all aspects of the preparation and conduct of elections;



to submit written comments to the election commissions for every kind of        irregularity that they notice;



to look at or examine the documentation or materials of the electoral process.



2.  The observers have these duties:



to respect the requirements of this Code and the instructions of the CEC on election   observation;



to act in an impartial manner and not to make propaganda for any candidate, party,   

coalition or referendum alternative at the voting centers or at other places prohibited        according to this Code;




to present themselves at the election commissions with the authorization issued by       the CEC and an identification document accepted by the CEC;



ç)                  not to bear distinctive signs that serve as means of propaganda or that might                   influence the voters’ will;



not to violate the right of the voter to a secret ballot and not to hamper the process  of voting and the administration of the election.