§ Article 33(untitled)

owers of the Central Commission
 The Central Commission, within its competence:
 1) organizes the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of
Belarus, delegates of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, deputies of the House of
Representatives and members of the Council of the Republic, deputies of local Councils of
Deputies, republican referendums;
 2) exercises control over the implementation of legislation on elections, referendums, recall
of a deputy and member of the Council of the Republic throughout the territory of the Republic
of Belarus;
 3) provides explanations of the legislation on elections, referendums, recall of a deputy and
member of the Council of the Republic for the purpose of its uniform application;
 4) manages the activities of commissions for the election of the President of the Republic
of Belarus, election commissions, referendum commissions, commissions for voting on the
recall of a deputy, hears their information, provides methodological, organizational and
technical assistance to these commissions;
 5) carries out methodological management of the work on 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;
 6) if necessary, decide on the merits issues that fall within the competence of the lower
commission;
 7) forms electoral districts for the election of deputies of the House of Representatives and
establishes the average number of voters per electoral district in the Republic of Belarus;
 8) calls elections of delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, registers the elected
delegates of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly and publishes their list in the print media,
convenes the first meeting of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly of the new convocation;
 9) gives conclusions on the eligibility of nominating candidates for members of the Council
of the Republic, registers nominated candidates for members of the Council of the Republic,
sums up the results of elections of members of the Council of the Republic, registers elected
members of the Council of the Republic and publishes their list in the print media, convenes
the first session of the Council of the Republic after the elections ;
 10) registers:
 initiative groups of citizens to nominate candidates for the President of the Republic of
Belarus;
 candidates for President of the Republic of Belarus, their proxies, representatives on
financial issues and issues them the appropriate certificates;
 the initiative group of citizens for holding a republican referendum and the issues proposed
by it for the republican referendum;
 an initiative group of voters to collect signatures in support of the proposal to raise the
issue of recalling a member of the House of Representatives;
 11) ensures compliance with equal legal conditions for the election activities of political
parties, candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies;
 12) determines the procedure for informing citizens about the progress of preparation and
conduct of elections, referendums, recall of a deputy, member of the Council of the Republic;
determines the procedure for using the media in the election campaign;
 13) determines measures aimed at creating additional conditions for citizens with
disabilities during elections, referendums, recall of a deputy, member of the Council of the
Republic;
 14) draws up and approves cost estimates for the preparation and conduct of elections, a
republican referendum, the recall of a deputy of the House of Representatives within the limits
of funds allocated from the republican budget; creates an extra-budgetary fund for additional
financing of expenses for the preparation and conduct of elections, a republican referendum
and approves the regulations on the fund; distributes funds allocated from the republican
budget and extra-budgetary funds between commissions for the election of the President of
the Republic of Belarus, election commissions, referendum commissions, commissions for
voting on the recall of a deputy of the House of Representatives;
 15) controls the targeted use of funds allocated from the republican budget, extra-
budgetary fund, election funds of persons nominated as candidates for the President of the
Republic of Belarus, candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus; informs the House
of Representatives about the expenditure of funds allocated from the budget for holding
elections, a republican referendum, and the recall of a deputy of the House of Representatives;
publishes a report on the expenditure of funds from the extra-budgetary fund, places it on the
official website of the Central Commission on the global computer network Internet;
 16) establishes the forms of ballots and the list of citizens entitled to participate in elections,
referendums, voting on the recall of deputies, protocols of commissions and other documents
on elections, referendums, recall of deputies, samples of ballot boxes and stamps of
commissions;
 17) ensures the production of ballots for the elections of the President of the Republic of
Belarus and for voting in the republican referendum and supply them to the regional and Minsk
city commissions for the elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, for the conduct
of the republican referendum;
 18) determines measures to ensure the safety of ballot boxes and documents on elections,
referendums during the period of early voting;
 19) hears reports from state bodies and bodies of public associations on issues related to
the preparation and conduct of elections, referendums;
 20) when elections of different levels, elections and referendums are held simultaneously, it
may establish that the lists of citizens entitled to participate in elections of different levels,
elections and referendums are common for elections of different levels, elections and
referendums, as well as when elections and referendums are held simultaneously may establish
that territorial commissions are general for elections and referendums;
 21) controls the provision of commissions with premises, transport, communications,
considers other issues of their material and technical support;
 22) sums up the results of elections, referendums;
 23) registers the elected deputies of the House of Representatives and publishes their list
in the print media, convenes the first session of the House of Representatives after the elections;
 24) issues certificates of their election to the elected President of the Republic of Belarus
and members of the Council of the Republic;
 25) resolve issues related to the conduct of the second round of voting, repeat elections
and elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus in the event of a vacancy in the position
of President, as well as repeat voting on a referendum;
 26) decides issues related to the organization of the recall of a deputy of the House of
Representatives and a member of the Council of the Republic, calls repeat elections of deputies
of the House of Representatives, elections of deputies of the House of Representatives instead
of those who have retired and ensures their holding;
 27) establishes the results of voting on the recall of a deputy of the House of
Representatives, a member of the Council of the Republic;
 28) considers complaints against decisions of commissions for the election of the President
of the Republic of Belarus, election commissions, referendum commissions, voting commissions
on the recall of a deputy and makes decisions on them;
 29) considers appeals from citizens and legal entities on issues of holding elections,
referendums, recall of deputies, members of the Council of the Republic;
 30) studies and generalizes the practice of applying legislation on elections, referendums,
recall of a deputy and member of the Council of the Republic;
 31) makes proposals to improve the legislation on elections, referendums, recall of a deputy
and member of the Council of the Republic;
 32) carries out, in cooperation with other government bodies and other organizations,
information and educational activities on the implementation of citizens’ electoral rights;
 33) creates working groups and other structures for organizational, legal and technical
support for elections and referendums;
 34) during elections, a republican referendum, determines the procedure and types of
incentives for members of commissions, employees of the apparatus of the Central
Commission, persons carrying out accounting and reporting in commissions, as well as
employees of the structures specified in paragraph 33 of this part;
 35) establishes and develops relations with bodies of foreign states and international
organizations involved in organizing elections and referendums;
 36) exercises other powers in accordance with this Code and other acts of legislation.
 The issues specified in paragraphs 3, 6–10, 12–14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25–28 and 34 of the
first part of this article are considered by the Central Commission collectively.
 Appeals from citizens and legal entities are subject to collegial consideration if decisions on
them are made by lower-level commissions. At the initiative of the Chairman of the Central
Commission or at the request of at least one third of its members, other appeals from citizens
and legal entities are considered at a meeting of the Central Commission.
 Appeals that do not require collegial consideration are, on behalf of the Chairman of the
Central Commission, considered by members of the Central Commission, as well as employees
of its apparatus.
 Decisions of the Central Commission can be appealed to the Supreme Court of the Republic
of Belarus in cases provided for by law.

 Article 33 1 . Members of the Central Commission with advisory voting rights
 A candidate for President of the Republic of Belarus has the right, from the date of his
registration, to send to the Central Commission a member of the commission with the right of
advisory vote.
 The term of office of a member of the Central Commission with the right of advisory vote
begins from the day the Central Commission receives from the candidate for President of the
Republic of Belarus a written notification of the nomination of a member of the Central
Commission with the right of advisory vote. The written notification regarding a member of the
Central Commission with the right of advisory vote shall indicate the surname, first name and
patronymic (if any), date of birth, place of residence, series and number of the passport of a
citizen of the Republic of Belarus (identification card number of a citizen of the Republic of
Belarus), contact telephone number .
 A member of the Central Commission with the right to an advisory vote is issued a
certificate, the form of which is established by the Central Commission.
 Candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, their proxies, and representatives
on financial issues cannot be members of the Central Commission with the right of advisory
vote.
 Members of the Central Commission with the right of advisory vote are obliged to comply
with the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, comply with the requirements of this Code and
other acts of legislation on elections, and not commit actions that discredit the Central
Commission or interfere with its work.
 A member of the Central Commission with the right of advisory vote has the right to:
 introduce proposals on issues within its competence to the agenda of a meeting of the
Central Commission and demand a vote on them;
 speak at a meeting of the Central Commission;
 ask participants of the meeting of the Central Commission questions in accordance with the
agenda and receive substantive answers to them;
 get acquainted with the documents and materials that are considered at the meeting of the
Central Commissio