§ Art. 14Duties of the National Electoral Commission

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Duties of the National Electoral Commission.
The National Electoral Commission administers the implementation of this Act, and its
main duties are to:
a. publish official notices on the preparation, conduct and timing of elections,
b. prepare voting materials, cf., however, paragraph 2 of Article 64,
c. provide the general public, candidates standing for election, the media, electoral
commissions and others responsible for the conduct of elections with information, training
and guidance,
d. co-operate and consult with appropriate parties, non-governmental organisations and
agencies on the preparation and conduct of elections,
e. publish the results of elections,
f. promote election research and progress in the conduct of elections,
g. provide the Minister and other government authorities with advice on elections and make
proposals to the Minister on the issuance of regulations providing further details regarding
individual provisions of this Act,
h. take part in international co-operation relating to elections,
i. perform other functions relating to the public administration of elections in accordance with
the provisions of the Constitution, this Act or other legislation.
In municipal elections, the senior electoral commissions of municipalities, cf. Article 17,
shall perform the functions under points (a), (b) and (e) of paragraph 1. In addition to the
National Electoral Commission, the senior electoral commissions of municipalities shall also
perform the functions under point (c) in municipal elections.
Registers Iceland shall provide the National Electoral Commission with access to its
records and systems free of charge to enable the Commission to perform its role.
The National Electoral Commission shall issue an annual report on its activities. The
Commission shall submit a report to Minister after each election on the preparation and
conduct thereof, and the Minister shall submit the report to the Althingi.
The National Electoral Commission may give other electoral commissions general
directions on the preparation and conduct of elections. The Commission may decide to have
such directions published in the Government Gazette.
The National Electoral Commission decides the design, markings and use of official seals
used in elections and supplies these to other electoral commissions. These rules shall be
published in the Government Gazette.

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