§ Electoral Code art. 27Powers of the Central Electoral Commission during the electoral period

Powers of the Central Electoral Commission during the electoral period
During the electoral period, the Central Electoral Commission shall have the following
tasks:
a) supervise the execution of the provisions of this Code and of other legislative acts
containing provisions relating to the conduct of elections and referenda;
b) approve the calendar programme of electoral actions and supervise the execution
within the prescribed deadlines of the measures and actions provided for therein;
c) coordinate the work of all electoral bodies with a view to preparing and conducting
elections or referenda under the terms of this Code;
d) set up constituencies and electoral constituency councils, oversee the work of the
lower hierarchical electoral bodies;
e) issue decisions on the work of electoral bodies, on electoral procedures, on how to
organise and conduct elections (referenda) and on technical-administrative issues;
f) decide to convene or relieve members of electoral councils from their permanent
duties, approve the organisation chart and determine the number of electoral officials of
electoral councils and bureaux that may be relieved, including the deadline for which they are
relieved;
g) publish the list of political parties entitled to participate in elections (referenda) on
the basis of the data submitted by the Public Services Agency;
h) determine the number of councillors based on the number of inhabitants of the
administrative-territorial unit on 1 January of the year in which the elections take place,
according to the data in the State Register of Population, presented by the Public Services
Agency;
i) ensure that electoral rolls are drawn up and verified, working with central and local
public administration authorities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration,
diplomatic missions and consular posts;
j) distribute the financial means foreseen for the conduct of elections and coordinate
the process of technical and material securing of the elections (referenda);
k) establish the template of the ballot papers, documents, forms and other acts relating
to the conduct of elections or referenda, as well as the template of the stamps used by the
electoral bodies, including the technical parameters and/or standards relating to electoral
equipment;
l) draw up documents on optimising and standardising the application of electoral
procedures relating to the organisation, fitting-out and endowing of polling station premises
with the equipment necessary for the smooth running of the voting process;
m) examine communications from public authorities in matters relating to the
preparation and conduct of elections (referenda);
n) resolve questions on how to participate in elections for citizens who are outside the
country on the day of the vote;
o) ensure monitoring of the respect of the principle of equality between women and
men in the electoral process;
p) work with the mass-media and public associations to organise electoral and civic
education events for voters and information on the conduct of the electoral process;
q) provide voters with electoral information through the media and at any time upon
request;
r) organise prior consultations with political parties, electoral blocs as well as media
representatives and ensure that they sign the Code of Conduct before the start of the election
campaign;
s) examine applications and complaints under the terms of this Code, adopt
enforceable decisions on them;
t) ensure that the second ballot, repeated votes, early, new and partial elections are
held under the terms of this Code;
u) systematise information on voters’ turnout, make preliminary totals of elections and
publicise the final results;
v) take stock of the elections by country and, where appropriate, report on the results
of the elections to the Constitutional Court.