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Paragraph 71
 

No concrete provisions could be found in the legislation of Belarus concerning the complaints against decisions of electoral commissions. The regulation stipulating that higher electoral commissions decide over the claims and complaints received concerning the work of other electoral commissions is not sufficient (see for example Article 33.17 of the Code). A transparent procedure, with adequate deadlines and requiring substantive reasons for decisions, should be provided. There should be the possibility to order an effective remedy, including the authority to declare the results null and void in case of serious violations. These decisions should be subject to judicial review by the appropriate court or courts.