onstituency for the election of the President of the Republic of Belarus Elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus are held in a single electoral district constituting the entire territory of the Republic of Belarus. Article 15. Electoral districts for the election of deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of local Councils of Deputies To conduct elections of deputies to the House of Representatives, 110 electoral districts are formed on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. To conduct elections of deputies of local Councils of Deputies, electoral districts are formed: for elections to the regional Council of Deputies - from 40 to 60 electoral districts; for elections to the Minsk City Council of Deputies - from 40 to 60 electoral districts; for elections to the regional Council of Deputies - from 25 to 40 electoral districts; for elections to the city Council of Deputies (cities of regional subordination) - from 25 to 40 electoral districts; for elections to the city Council of Deputies (cities of regional subordination) - from 15 to 25 electoral districts; for elections to the township and village Council of Deputies - from 5 to 11 electoral districts. The average number of voters per electoral district for the election of deputies of the House of Representatives in the Republic of Belarus is established by the Central Commission no later than September 1 of the year preceding the year of the election of deputies on a single voting day. Within the limits of the norms specified in part two of this article, the number of electoral districts to be formed for elections to the local Council of Deputies and the average number of voters per electoral district are established by the relevant local Council of Deputies no later than September 1 of the year preceding the year of elections of deputies on a single day voting. The number of voters in an electoral district is determined based on the number of citizens with the right to vote who lived in the territory included in the electoral district during the last elections or referendum. Electoral districts are formed with approximately equal numbers of voters: the deviation of the number of voters in the electoral district for the election of deputies of the House of Representatives from the average number of voters per electoral district in the Republic of Belarus, and in the electoral district for the election of deputies of the corresponding local Council of Deputies - from the average number of voters, per constituency for elections to a given local Council of Deputies, as a rule, cannot exceed 10 percent. When forming electoral districts for the election of deputies of the regional, Minsk City Council of Deputies, the deviation of the number of voters from the average number of voters in the electoral district is allowed by more than 10 percent, but not more than 20 percent. An electoral district constitutes a single territory: the formation of an electoral district from territories that do not border each other is not allowed, with the exception of territories under the same administrative subordination. The boundaries of electoral districts for elections to the regional and Minsk City Council of Deputies should not cross the boundaries of electoral districts for elections to the House of Representatives. Lists of electoral districts indicating their names, numbers, boundaries, number of voters and locations of election commissions are published within seven days from the date of formation of these electoral districts in the print media, and are also posted on the official websites of the Central Commission, local executive and administrative bodies, respectively. on the global computer network Internet: for elections of deputies of the House of Representatives - by the Central Commission, for elections of deputies of local Councils of Deputies - by local executive and administrative bodies. In the event of the dissolution of the House of Representatives, the local Council of Deputies, elections of deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of the local Council of Deputies are held in the electoral districts formed during the elections of deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of the local Council of Deputies of the previous convocation. One deputy is elected from each electoral district.
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