§ Article 24(untitled)

owers of local executive and administrative, as well as representative
 bodies in organizing the preparation of elections, referendums, recall of a
 deputy, member of the Council of the Republic
 Regional and Minsk city executive committees are preparing proposals for the formation of
electoral districts for elections to the House of Representatives.
 District, city (in cities of regional subordination) executive committees, local administrations
form voting stations and precinct commissions for holding elections, referendums, voting on
the recall of a deputy, and establish a unified numbering of voting stations for the district and
city.
 City (in cities of district subordination), township, rural executive committees:
 1) form electoral districts for elections to city (cities of regional subordination), township,
rural Councils of Deputies;
 2) form city, town, and rural election commissions, city, town, and rural referendum
commissions.
 City, township, rural executive committees, local administrations, district executive
committees in cities and towns where city and township executive committees have not been
formed, ensure registration of citizens and transmit to precinct commissions lists of citizens
registered in the territory of the relevant voting precincts and entitled participate in elections,
referendums, voting on the recall of a deputy.
 District, city, settlement, rural executive committees, local administrations:
 1) organize the provision of commissions for the election of the President of the Republic
of Belarus, election commissions, referendum commissions, commissions for conducting voting
on the recall of a deputy with premises for accommodating commissions and conducting
voting, as well as the necessary equipment, communications, and vehicles;
 2) create conditions for holding meetings of candidates for the President of the Republic of
Belarus, for deputies with voters; provide them with free premises for these purposes, as well
as the necessary reference and information materials; resolve issues of providing premises for
public discussion of issues submitted for referendum;
 3) allocate places on the territory of voting stations for the placement of printed campaign
materials;
 4) determine places for candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies,
and their proxies to hold mass events (outdoor meetings, rallies, picketing) for the purpose of
pre-election campaigning;
 5) facilitate the organization and conduct of events related to the training and advanced
training of members of commissions and other persons involved in the preparation and conduct
of elections, referendums, recall of a deputy, member of the Council of the Republic.
 District, city executive committees, local administrations, as well as regional and Minsk city
executive committees, when initiating a referendum by citizens of the Republic of Belarus, check
the authenticity of citizens' signatures on the referendum signature sheets and make decisions
on the results of collecting citizens' signatures.
 Presidiums of regional, Minsk city Councils of Deputies and regional, Minsk city executive
committees:
 1) form constituencies for elections to the regional and Minsk City Councils of Deputies;
 2) form regional, Minsk city commissions for the election of the President of the Republic
of Belarus, regional, Minsk city election commissions, regional, Minsk city referendum
commissions, as well as district election commissions;
 3) convene meetings of deputies of local Councils of Deputies of the basic level of the
region, deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies for the election and recall of members
of the Council of the Republic.
 The presidiums of regional Councils of Deputies organize meetings of regional Councils of
Deputies to elect delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils of
Deputies.
 Presidiums of district, city Councils of Deputies and district, city (in cities of regional
subordination) executive committees:
 1) form electoral districts for elections to district, city (cities of regional subordination)
Councils of Deputies;
 2) form district and city commissions for the election of the President of the Republic of
Belarus, district and city election commissions, as well as district and city referendum
commissions.
 The presidiums of city Councils of Deputies and city executive committees in cities with
regional divisions form city district commissions for the election of the President of the Republic
of Belarus and referendums.
 The presidiums of the Minsk city, district, city (cities of regional subordination) Councils of
Deputies and the corresponding executive committees nominate candidates for members of
the Council of the Republic, and also initiate (except for the presidium of the Minsk City Council
of Deputies and the Minsk City Executive Committee) the issue of recalling a member of the
Council of the Republic.
 The presidiums of regional, district, city (cities of regional subordination) Councils of
Deputies, city (cities of regional subordination), township and rural Councils of Deputies
nominate candidates for delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils
of Deputies.
 Regional Councils of Deputies elect delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from
local Councils of Deputies of the corresponding region.
 Local Councils of Deputies establish the number of constituencies to be formed and the
average number of voters per constituency for elections to the corresponding local Council of
Deputies, appoint regional, district, city, city district, township, rural referendums, respectively,
as well as elections of deputies to replace those who have dropped out.
 Chairman or presidium of the local Council of Deputies:
 1) convene meetings of voters to initiate and raise the issue of recalling a deputy;
 2) organize verification of the authenticity of voters’ signatures on signature sheets in
support of the proposal to initiate the issue of recalling a deputy and draw up a protocol on the
results of collecting signatures.
 Local executive and administrative, as well as representative bodies, exercise other powers
provided for by this Code and other acts of legislation on elections, referendums, recall of a
deputy, member of the Council of the Republic.

 CHAPTER 7
SYSTEM OF COMMISSIONS FOR PREPARATION AND CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS, DEPUTIES, REFERENDUM, VOTING ON THE
 RECALL OF A DEPUTY