of February 11, 2000 No. 370-Z
Accepted by the House of Representatives on January 24, 2000
Approved by Council of the Republic on January 31, 2000
This Code governs the relations arising by preparation and elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, elections of delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly of local councils of deputies and from civil society (further if other is not established, – elections of delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly), elections and response of deputies of the House of Representatives of National assembly of the Republic of Belarus (further – the House of Representatives), members of council of the Republic of National assembly of the Republic of Belarus (further – Council of the Republic), deputies of local councils of deputies, and also by preparation and holding referendum (popular vote) (further – referendum), and establishes the guarantees providing free declaration of will of citizens of the Republic of Belarus.
The legal basis of the electoral system, referendum is constituted by the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, this Code and other acts of the legislation, the resolution of Central Election Commission of the Republic of Belarus (further – the Central commission).
Election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local councils of deputies is free and is held on the basis of general, equal and direct suffrage in case of secret vote.
Elections of delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly are held on the basis of equal suffrage.
Elections of deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local councils of deputies are carried out on single-candidate constituencies.
Elections of members of council of the Republic are held on the basis of equal and indirect voting right in case of secret vote.
The referendum is held by universal, free, equal and secret vote.
Election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local councils of deputies and referendum is general: the citizens of the Republic of Belarus who reached 18 years have the right to choose, participate in referendum. The citizens of the Republic of Belarus who reached 18 years having the right to participate in other selective actions provided by this Code and carried out by legal methods, other actions for preparation and holding the appointed referendum. Before announcement of referendum in actions for preparation and holding referendum have the right to take part the citizens of the Republic of Belarus who reached 18 years.
Have no right to choose, be elected, to participate in referendum, to make other selective actions, actions for preparation and holding referendum the citizens recognized by court incapacitated, persons containing according to the court verdict in places of detention.
Election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local councils of deputies, participation in referendum is free: the voter, the participant of referendum personally solves, whether to participate to it in elections, referendum for whom to vote on elections for what to vote on referendum.
Voters, participants of referendum participate respectively in election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local councils of deputies and referendum on an equal basis: each voter, the participant of referendum has one voice.
Elections of delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly are equal: each deputy of regional council of deputies, the participant of meeting of the supreme body of the subject of civil society has equal number of votes.
Elections of members of council of the Republic are equal: each deputy of local council of deputies of basic territorial level (further – local council of deputies of basic level) has equal number of votes.
The candidates elected to the state positions participate in elections on an equal basis.
Election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local councils of deputies is straight lines. The president of the Republic of Belarus is elected directly by the people of the Republic of Belarus. Deputies are elected citizens directly.
Citizens participate in referendum on the basis of direct declaration of will.
Elections of members of council of the Republic are indirect: members of council of the Republic are elected at meetings of deputies of local councils of deputies of basic level of each area and deputies of the Minsk city council of deputies.
Vote on elections and referendum is secret: control of declaration of will of voters, participants of referendum in voting process is forbidden.
The response of the deputy of the House of Representatives, the member of council of the Republic, the deputy of local council of deputies is performed with respect for the basic principles of the electoral system.
Elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local councils of deputies, referendum, response of deputies are provided by the commissions.
The commissions in the activities are guided by the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, this Code, other acts of the legislation, resolutions of the Central commission.
The commissions by preparation and elections, referendum, response of deputies within the powers are independent of state bodies and are not connected by decisions of political parties and other public associations.
The decisions of the commissions made within their powers are obligatory for execution by all state bodies, political parties, other public associations, other organizations, and also citizens.
The decisions of the higher commission made within its powers are obligatory for the subordinate commissions.
Elections of delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly of local councils of deputies are provided by presidiums of regional councils of deputies, and also the Central commission.
Elections of delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly of civil society are provided by governing bodies of subjects of civil society, and also the Central commission.
Elections of members of council of the Republic and response of the elected members of council of the Republic provide presidiums regional, Minsk city, district, city (the cities of regional subordination) Councils of deputies and corresponding regional, Minsk city, district, city executive committees, and also the Central commission.
Publicity by preparation and elections, referendum, response of the deputy of the House of Representatives, the member of council of the Republic, the deputy of local council of deputies
Preparation and elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly, deputies of the House of Representatives, members of council of the Republic, deputies of local councils of deputies, referendum, response of the deputy of the House of Representatives, the member of council of the Republic, the deputy of local council of deputies are performed openly and publicly.
Informing voters, participants of referendum on the course of preparation and elections, referendum, response of the deputy, member of council of the Republic is performed by the relevant commissions, local representative, executive and administrative organs, mass media, the organizations and citizens according to this Code.
Content of the information materials placed in mass media, on the official sites of the Central commission, local executive and administrative organs on the global computer Internet or extended by different way, shall be objective, reliable, shall not break equalities of candidates.
The central commission, the relevant territorial, district electoral commission in case of elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies makes general posters with bio data of the candidates for president of the Republic of Belarus and also standing in one constituency of candidates for placement on sites for vote and in other places established for this purpose. The relevant commission makes information materials about candidates for president of the Republic of Belarus, in deputies for the direction them to voters. The amount of the data placed in the specified materials concerning each candidate shall be approximately identical. Expenses on production of general posters with bio data of candidates and information materials about candidates are performed at the expense of the funds allocated from the republican budget for preparation and elections.
In case of elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies, referendum, response of the deputy have the right to be present observers – the representatives of political parties, other public associations, labor collectives, citizens having the voting rights, foreign (international) observers, and also representatives of mass media according to the procedure, established by the Central commission.
Deputies of the House of Representatives, members of council of the Republic, deputies of local councils of deputies have the right to perform observation of preparation and elections, referendum, response of the deputy.
The observer has the right:
be present at meetings of the relevant commissions;
be present when sealing or sealing boxes for vote;
be in ballot day indoors for vote from the moment of sealing or sealing of boxes for vote before the end of summing up the results of vote;
be present at early voting, vote in the location of citizens, carrying out repeated counting of votes of citizens;
watch issue of bulletins, voting process, observance of the voting procedure established by this Code;
address with offers and notes on the organization of vote the chairman of the precinct election commission or his deputy;
obtain information on count results of voices and creation of protocols of the relevant commissions on election results, referendum, vote about response of the deputy;
get acquainted with protocols of precinct election commissions on results of vote and protocols of the relevant commissions on election results, referendum, vote about response of the deputy, signed and sent to the higher commission according to this Code;
make the copy of the protocol of the precinct election commission on results of vote by own efforts and means;
send appeals to the relevant or higher commission or to the prosecutor about elimination of violation of this Code and other acts of the legislation on elections, referendum, response of the deputy not later than for the third day after elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy.
The observer has no right:
be engaged in propaganda in any its form;
render to candidates for president of the Republic of Belarus, in deputies any information, methodical, financial or other aid;
create obstacles in carrying out vote;
take actions breaking the mystery of vote;
conduct polls of the citizens who arrived for vote and voted;
fill in for the citizen at its request the bulletin;
create obstacles for normal work of the commissions and carrying out vote;
be at tables of issue of bulletins, at cabins and boxes for vote;
interfere with work of the commissions.
In case of elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies, referendum observers no later than the day preceding day of the beginning of early voting, and when carrying out response of the deputy – no later than the day preceding ballot day about response of the deputy will be accredited under the relevant commissions. Observers will be accredited in case of presentation of the document on the direction by the observer from political party, other public association, labor collective, citizens determined by the Central commission and passports of the citizen of the Republic of Belarus (the ID card of the citizen of the Republic of Belarus). The prior notice of the direction of the observer is not required.
The term of office of the observer begins from the date of its accreditation and comes to an end in day of establishment by the relevant commission of count results of voices, results or results of elections, referendum, response of the deputy.
The commission, in case of which the accredited observer having the right to deprive of him accreditation in case of violation by him of the legislation on elections, referendum, response of the deputy.
The commissions inform observers, foreign (international) observers on date, time and the venue of the meetings.
Foreign (international) observers from foreign states and the international organizations are invited to the Republic of Belarus by the President of the Republic of Belarus, Vsebelorussky people's assembly, the House of Representatives, Council of the Republic, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Central commission.
Foreign (international) observers will be accredited by the Central commission. The term of office of the foreign (international) observer begins from the date of its accreditation and comes to an end in day of establishment of results of elections, referendum, response of the deputy.
Foreign (international) observers perform observation according to the procedure, provided by part seven of this Article. Foreign (international) observers have the right to meet also candidates, authorized representatives of candidates, and after the ballot day to state the opinion on the legislation of the Republic of Belarus on elections, referendum, response of the deputy, to hold press conferences and to address to mass media.
Foreign (international) observers have no right to use the status for implementation of the activities which are not connected with observation of preparation and elections, referendum, response of the deputy.
The central commission has the right to deprive of accreditation of the foreign (international) observer in case of violation of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus by him or the conventional principles and rules of international law.
Mass media light preparation and elections, referendum, response of the deputy, the member of council of the Republic according to the legislation. Representatives of mass media have the right to be present at meetings of the commissions, at rooms for vote, at meetings of regional councils of deputies and meetings of the supreme bodies of subjects of civil society at elections of delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly, at meetings of deputies of local councils of deputies of basic level of area, deputies of the Minsk city council of deputies at elections of members of council of the Republic, and also on response of the member of council of the Republic.
Candidates for president of the Republic of Belarus have the right to be present at the site for vote at counting of votes. Candidates have the right to be present at counting of votes at the site for vote located in the territory of the constituency on which they stand.
Persons interfering in the election day, referendum, vote about response of the deputy to work of the commissions according to the order of chairmen of the relevant commissions leave from rooms for vote.
The terms by preparation and elections, referendum, response of the deputy, the member of council of the Republic determined by this Code are estimated in calendar days. Transfer of the last day of the term falling on non-working day is not performed.
Terms are estimated from the date of approach of calendar date or event which determine their beginning if other is not established by this Code.
If any action shall (can) be performed from the date of approach of any event, (can) be performed in the first afternoon in which this action shall, calendar date of approach of the corresponding event, but not earlier than time of approach of this event is.
If any action shall (can) be performed after day of approach of any event, (can) be performed in the first afternoon in which this action shall, the day following after calendar date of approach of this event is.
If any action shall (can) be performed not later than certain number of days or for certain number of days about day of approach of any event, last afternoon or (can) be performed in the afternoon when this action, day after which there is number of days specified in this Code about day of approach of the corresponding event is.
If any action shall (can) be performed not earlier than before certain number of days about day of approach of any event, that this action shall (can) be performed during the number of days specified in this Code. At the same time it (can) be performed last afternoon when this action, the day preceding calendar date of approach of this event is.
If any action shall (can) be performed not earlier than through certain number of days from the date of (after day) approaches of any event, it (can) be performed in the first afternoon when this action, the day following after the expiration of the number of days specified in this Code from the date of (after day) approaches of the corresponding event is.
If any action shall (can) be performed not later than through certain number of days after day of approach of any event, this action shall (can) be performed during the number of days specified in this Code. At the same time the day following after calendar date of approach of this event, and the last - day in which the specified number of days expires is considered in the first afternoon.
If any action shall (can) be performed not later than through certain number of days from the date of approach of any event, this action shall (can) be performed during the number of days specified in this Code. At the same time calendar date of approach of this event, and the last - day in which the specified number of days expires is considered in the first afternoon.
Election of the president of the Republic of Belarus is held on the single constituency constituting all territory of the Republic of Belarus.
For elections of deputies of the House of Representatives in the territory of the Republic of Belarus 110 constituencies is formed.
For elections of deputies of local councils of deputies constituencies are formed:
at elections to regional council of deputies – from 40 to 60 constituencies;
at elections to the Minsk city council of deputies – from 40 to 60 constituencies;
at elections to regional council of deputies – from 25 to 40 constituencies;
at elections to city council of deputies (the city of regional subordination) – from 25 to 40 constituencies;
at elections to city council of deputies (the city of district subordination) – from 15 to 25 constituencies;
at elections to settlement, village council of deputies – from 5 to 11 constituencies.
The average number of voters on the constituency at elections of deputies of the House of Representatives across the Republic of Belarus is established by the Central commission no later than September 1 of the year preceding year of elections of deputies to single ballot day.
Within the regulations specified in parts two of this Article, number of the constituencies which are subject to education at elections to local council of deputies, and the average number of voters on the constituency are established by the relevant local council of deputies no later than September 1 of the year preceding year of elections of deputies to single ballot day.
The number of voters in the constituency is determined proceeding from number of the citizens having the voting rights, living in the territory entering the constituency when carrying out the last elections or referendum.
Constituencies are formed with approximately equal number of voters: the variation of number of voters in the constituency at elections of deputies of the House of Representatives from the average number of the voters falling on the constituency across the Republic of Belarus, and in the constituency at elections of deputies of the relevant local council of deputies – from the average number of the voters falling on the constituency at elections to the given local advice of deputies, as a rule, cannot exceed 10 percent. In case of formation of constituencies at elections of deputies of regional, Minsk city council of deputies the variation of number of voters from the average number of voters in the constituency over 10 percent, but no more than 20 percent is allowed.
The constituency constitutes the single territory: formation of the constituency from the territories which are not adjoining among themselves, except for the territories, being under one administrative supervision is not allowed.
Borders of constituencies at elections to regional, Minsk city council of deputies shall not cross borders of constituencies at elections to the House of Representatives.
Lists of constituencies with indication of their names, numbers, borders, numbers of voters and the locations of the electoral commissions in seven-day time from the date of formation of these constituencies are published in printing mass media, and also posted on the official sites according to the Central commission, local executive and administrative organs on the global computer Internet: at elections of deputies of the House of Representatives – the Central commission, at elections of deputies of local councils of deputies – local executive and administrative organs.
In case of dissolution of the House of Representatives, local council of deputies elections of deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local council of deputies are carried out on the constituencies formed in case of elections of deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local council of deputies of former convocation.
One deputy is elected from each constituency.
Constituencies at elections of deputies of the House of Representatives are formed by the Central commission on representation regional and Minsk city executive committees no later than October 1 of the year preceding year of elections of deputies to single ballot day.
Constituencies at elections to local councils of deputies are formed no later than November 1 of the year preceding year of elections of deputies to single ballot day:
in regional, Minsk city, district, city (the cities of regional subordination) Councils of deputies – presidiums of the relevant local councils of deputies and executive committees;
in city (the cities of district subordination), settlement and village councils of deputies – the relevant executive committees.
For carrying out vote and counting of votes on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local councils of deputies, on referendum, response of the deputy sites for vote with number no more than 3000 voters, participants of referendum are formed.
Sites for vote can be formed in military units, places of temporary finding of voters, participants of referendum (in hospitals, sanatoria, rest houses and other places of temporary stay).
Sites for vote on elections, referendum, response of the deputy are formed in areas and the cities district, city (in the cities of regional subordination) by executive committees, and in the cities with district division – local administrations of areas in the cities (further – local administration). In military units sites for vote are formed in the same procedure on representation of commanders of military units.
Sites for vote are formed not later than 45 days before elections and not later than 30 days prior to referendum, in 30 days prior to ballot day about response of the deputy.
In case of elections of deputies to single ballot day sites for vote are general at elections of deputies of the House of Representatives and elections of deputies of local councils of deputies.
In case of simultaneous elections of different level, elections and referendum sites for vote are general at elections of different level, elections and referendum.
The bodies which formed sites for vote shall not later than in seven-day time from the date of decision making to notify voters, participants of referendum on borders of each site for vote or the list of settlements, streets, the houses entering site borders for vote with indication of the location of the precinct election commission and the room for vote.
Lists of the citizens having the right to participate in election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local councils of deputies, referendum, vote on response of the deputy of the House of Representatives, the deputy of local council of deputies are constituted on each site for vote and signed by the chairman and the secretary of the precinct election commission.
City, settlement, rural executive committees, and in the cities with district division – local administrations, district executive committees in the cities and settlements of city type where city and settlement executive committees are not formed, provide accounting of voters, participants of referendum on the basis of the this state information system "Register of the Population" and (or) other databases and transfer to precinct election commissions the lists of the citizens of the Republic of Belarus registered in the territory of the respective sites for vote and having the right to participate in elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy, signed by chairmen of the relevant executive committees, and in the cities with district division – heads of local administrations.
Lists of citizens – the military personnel who is in military units, and also members of families of the military personnel and other voters, participants of referendum living in regions of arrangement of military units are constituted on the basis of the data represented by commanders of military units. The military personnel living out of military units joins in lists of the citizens having the right to participate in elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy, at the place of residence in accordance with general practice.
Lists of the citizens having the right to participate in elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy, on the sites for vote formed in places of temporary finding of voters, participants of referendum (in hospitals, sanatoria, rest houses and other places of temporary stay) are constituted by precinct election commissions on the basis of the data represented to precinct election commissions by heads of the specified organizations.
Surnames of citizens in the list are specified according to the procedure, convenient for carrying out vote.
The list of the citizens having the right to participate in elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy joins the citizens of the Republic of Belarus having the voting rights who reached by day or in the election day, referendum, the votes about response of the deputy of 18 years registered by the time of creation of the list at the place of residence or in the place of stay in the territory of this site for vote. The citizens registered in the place of stay join in the list only on the site for vote in the place of stay.
The citizen having the right to participate in elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy can be included in the list only on one site for vote.
Lists of the citizens having the right to participate in elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy are represented to voters, participants of referendum for acquaintance in 15 days prior to elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy, and on the sites for vote formed in places of temporary finding of voters, participants of referendum (in hospitals, sanatoria, rest houses and other places of temporary stay), – in two days prior to elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy.
The citizens having the right to participate in elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy and registered at the place of residence in the territory of the site for vote, but who are not included in the list for any reason in addition join the precinct election commission in the list based on the passport of the citizen of the Republic of Belarus (in the presence in it stamp about registration at the place of residence in the territory of the site for vote) or the ID card of the citizen of the Republic of Belarus (after refining of data on registration at the place of residence in the territory of the site for vote), and the citizens registered in the place of stay in the territory of the site for vote – based on the passport of the citizen of the Republic of Belarus and the document confirming registration in the place of stay in the territory of the site for vote or the ID card of the citizen of the Republic of Belarus (after refining of data on registration in the place of stay in the territory of the site for vote).
In case of absence at the citizen of registration for the territories of this site for vote it can be included in the list till the election day, referendum, vote about response of the deputy based on the passport of the citizen of the Republic of Belarus (the ID card of the citizen of the Republic of Belarus) and the document confirming accommodation in the territory of the site for vote. In this case the precinct election commission transfers the message on inclusion of the citizen in the list to the precinct election commission of the site for vote in the territory of which the citizen is registered at the place of residence or in the place of stay.
Opportunity to check whether he is included in the list is provided to each citizen and whether correctly in the list the information about him is specified.
Each citizen is granted the right to appeal non-inclusion, the wrong inclusion in the list or exception of the list, and also allowed in the list of inaccuracy in specifying of data on the citizen. The assignment of error in the list is considered by the precinct election commission which shall not later than in two-day time, and the day before and in the election day, referendum, vote about response of the deputy immediately to consider the application, to enter necessary corrections in the list or to issue to the applicant the copy of the motivated decision on variation of its statement. This decision can be appealed in the higher commission which shall consider the claim not later than in three-day time, and in ballot day – within two hours, but no later than time of the end of vote. The solution of the precinct election commission can be also appealed not later than five days before elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy in district, city court who shall consider the claim in three-day time. The decision of district, city court is final. Correction in the list according to the decision of the higher commission or court is made by the precinct election commission immediately.
President of the Republic of Belarus:
1) appoints the regular and early elections in the House of Representatives and determines organizational actions for ensuring their carrying out;
2) appoints the regular and early elections in Council of the Republic and determines organizational actions for ensuring their carrying out;
3) appoints the regular and early elections in local councils of deputies and determines organizational actions for ensuring their carrying out;
4) appoints elections to local councils of deputies in again formed administrative and territorial units;
5) in case of dissolution of the Republic of local council of deputies by Council appoints elections to this local council of deputies;
6) is appointed by republican referendum and determines organizational actions for ensuring its carrying out.
House of Representatives:
1) appoints election of the president of the Republic of Belarus and determines organizational actions for ensuring their carrying out;
2) by consideration of the republican budget provides funds for elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly, deputies of the House of Representatives, members of council of the Republic, deputies of local councils of deputies, republican referendum.
Regional, Minsk city executive committees prepare offers on formation of constituencies on elections to the House of Representatives.
District, city (in the cities of regional subordination) executive committees, local administrations form sites for vote and precinct election commissions on elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy, establish single numbering of sites for vote on the area, the city.
City (in the cities of district subordination), settlement, rural executive committees:
1) constituencies at elections in city (the cities of district subordination) form, settlement, village councils of deputies;
2) is formed by city, settlement, rural electoral commissions, the city, settlement, rural commissions on referendum.
City, settlement, rural executive committees, local administrations, district executive committees in the cities and settlements of city type where city and settlement executive committees are not formed, provide accounting of citizens and transfer to precinct election commissions lists of the citizens registered in the territory of the respective sites for vote and having the right to participate in elections, referendum, vote about response of the deputy.
District, city, settlement, rural executive committees, local administrations:
1) will organize provision to the commissions on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, the electoral commissions, the commissions on referendum, the commissions on carrying out vote about response of the deputy of rooms for placement of the commissions and carrying out vote, and also the necessary equipment, means of communication, vehicles;
2) create conditions for holding meetings of candidates for president of the Republic of Belarus, in deputies with voters; provide free provision of rooms by it for these purposes, and also required reference and information materials; provisions of rooms for public discussion of the questions submitted for referendum resolve issues;
3) are allocated for the territories of sites for vote of the place for placement of propaganda printed materials;
4) is determined by places for carrying out by candidates for president the Republic of Belarus, in deputies, their authorized representatives of mass actions (meetings out of rooms, meetings, picketing) for the purpose of implementation of election propaganda;
5) help the organization and holding the actions connected with training and advanced training of members of the commissions and other persons participating in preparation and elections, referenda, response of the deputy, the member of council of the Republic.
District, city executive committees, local administrations, and also regional and Minsk city executive committees in case of initiation of holding referendum by citizens of the Republic of Belarus check reliability of signatures of citizens in subscription lists of referendum and make decisions on results of petition of citizens.
Presidiums regional, Minsk city Councils of deputies and regional, Minsk city executive committees:
1) constituencies at elections in regional, Minsk city form Councils of deputies;
2) the commissions on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, regional, Minsk city form regional, Minsk city the electoral commissions, regional, Minsk city the commissions on referendum, and also district electoral commissions;
3) meetings of deputies of local councils of deputies of basic level of area convoke, deputies of the Minsk city council of deputies at elections and response of members of council of the Republic.
Presidiums of regional councils of deputies will organize holding meetings of regional councils of deputies at elections of delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly of local councils of deputies.
Presidiums of regional, city councils of deputies and district, city (in the cities of regional subordination) executive committees:
1) constituencies at elections in district, city (the cities of regional subordination) form Councils of deputies;
2) district, city commissions on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, district form, City Elections Commissions, and also district, city commissions on referendum.
Presidiums of city councils of deputies and city executive committees in the cities with district division form the district commissions on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, on referendum in the cities.
Presidiums Minsk city, district, city (the cities of regional subordination) Councils of deputies and the relevant executive committees propose alternate members of Council of the Republic, and also initiate (except presidium of the Minsk city council of deputies and the Minsk city executive committee) excitement of question of response of the member of council of the Republic.
Presidiums regional, district, city (the cities of regional subordination) Councils of deputies, city (the cities of district subordination), settlement and village councils of deputies propose candidates for delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly of local councils of deputies.
Regional councils of deputies elect delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly of local councils of deputies of the respective area.
Local councils of deputies determine number of the constituencies which are subject to education and average number of voters on the constituency at elections to the relevant local council of deputies, appoint respectively regional, district, city, district in the cities, settlement, rural referenda, and also elections of deputies instead of disposed.
Chairman or presidium of local council of deputies:
1) is convoked by election meetings on initiation and excitement of question of response of the deputy;
2) will organize check of reliability of signatures of voters on subscription lists in support of the offer on excitement of question of response of the deputy and constitute the protocol on results of petition.
Local executive and administrative, and also representative bodies perform also other powers provided by this Code and other acts of the legislation on elections, referendum, response of the deputy, member of council of the Republic.
Preparation and elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies, referendum provide the Central commission, and also respectively:
the electoral commissions on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus (further – the commissions on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus);
the electoral commissions at elections of deputies (further if other is not established, – the electoral commissions);
commissions on referendum.
Preparation and carrying out response of deputies are provided by the Central commission and the commissions on carrying out vote about response of the deputy.
The central commission is the state body organizing within the powers preparation and elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, delegates of Vsebelorussky people's assembly, deputies of the House of Representatives, members of council of the Republic, deputies of local councils of deputies, republican referenda. The central commission resolves the issues connected with the organization of response of deputies of the House of Representatives and members of council of the Republic.
The central commission heads system of the acting during preparation and elections and republican referenda of the commissions on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, the electoral commissions and the commissions on referendum.
The central commission – permanent body, is legal entity, has seal with the image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus and with the name, the bank account.
Preparation and elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus are provided by the following commissions:
the territorial commissions on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus – regional, Minsk city, district, city (in the cities of regional subordination, except the cities with district division), the district commissions on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus in the cities;
precinct election commissions on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus.
In case of calling of an election of the President of the Republic of Belarus the House of Representatives can make the decision not to form regional, Minsk city, district, city (in the cities of regional subordination, except the cities with district division) the commission on election of the president of the Republic of Belarus, and to assign implementation of their powers on acting regional, Minsk city, district, city (in the cities of regional subordination) the electoral commissions.
Preparation and elections of deputies are provided by the following electoral commissions:
territorial election commissions – regional, Minsk city, district, city (in the cities of regional and district subordination), settlement and rural electoral commissions;
district electoral commissions;
precinct election commissions.
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In this section, we’ve tried to describe in detail the features and capabilities of the system, as well as the most effective techniques for working with the database.
You also may open the section Frequently asked questions. This section provides answers to questions set by users.