§ Article 42(untitled)

owers of district election commissions
 District election commissions:
 1) organize elections of deputies of the House of Representatives, deputies of the regional,
Minsk City Council of Deputies and monitor compliance with the requirements of this Code and
other acts of legislation on elections in the territory of electoral districts for elections to the
House of Representatives, as well as in the territory of electoral districts for elections in the
regional , Minsk City Council of Deputies formed within the boundaries of the corresponding
district for elections to the House of Representatives;
 2) manage the activities of precinct election commissions;
 3) hear reports from officials (employees) of local executive and administrative bodies,
organizations on issues related to the preparation and conduct of elections;
 4) register initiative groups of citizens to collect signatures of voters in support of persons
proposed for nomination as candidates for deputies; issue members of initiative groups with
appropriate certificates;
 5) excluded;
 6) register candidates for deputies, their proxies, representatives on financial issues and
issue them the appropriate certificates;
 7) exercise control over compliance with equal legal conditions for the election activities of
candidates for deputies;
 8) assist candidates for deputy in organizing meetings with voters in the manner established
by this Code;
 9) control the compilation of lists of citizens entitled to participate in elections and their
presentation for review;
 10) manage the funds allocated for the preparation and conduct of elections in electoral
districts, distribute part of these funds between precinct election commissions, and ensure
control over the intended use of the allocated funds; control the provision of precinct election
commissions with premises, transport, communications and consider other issues of material,
technical and organizational support for elections;
 10 1 ) exercise control over the receipt and use of funds from election funds of persons
nominated as candidates for deputies, candidates for deputies;
 11) approve the texts of ballots for electoral districts, ensure the production of ballots and
supply them to precinct election commissions;
 12) establish and publish in the print media the results of elections in electoral districts;
 13) issue certificates of election to deputies after their registration by the Central
Commission, regional, Minsk city election commission, respectively;
 14) excluded;
 15) consider applications and complaints about decisions and actions of precinct election
commissions and make decisions on them;
 16) exercise other powers in accordance with this Code and other acts of legislation.
 The powers of district election commissions terminate 30 days after the elections.

 Article 42 1 . Members of district election commissions with advisory voting rights
 A candidate for deputy of the House of Representatives has the right, from the date of his
registration, to send to the relevant district election commission a member of the commission
with the right of advisory vote.
 The term of office of a non-voting member of a district election commission begins on the
day the district election commission receives from a candidate for deputy of the House of
Representatives a written notification of the nomination of a non-voting member of the district
election commission. The written notification regarding a member of the district election
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 number phone.
 A member of the district election commission with the right to an advisory vote is issued a
certificate, the form of which is established by the Central Commission.
 Candidates for deputies of the House of Representatives, their proxies, representatives on
financial issues, as well as candidates for deputies of local Councils of Deputies cannot be
members of the district election commission with the right of advisory vote. The same person
may be nominated as a member of a district election commission with the right of advisory vote
to only one district election commission and only one candidate for deputy of the House of
Representatives.
 Members of the district election 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 district
election commission or interfere with its work.
 A member of the district election commission with the right of advisory vote has the rights
established by this Code related to the organization and conduct of elections of deputies of the
House of Representatives.
 A member of a district election commission with an advisory vote has the right to:
 introduce proposals on issues within its competence to the agenda of a meeting of the
district election commission and demand a vote on them;
 speak at a meeting of the district election commission;
 ask participants of the meeting of the district election 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
district election commission.
 A member of the district election commission with the right of advisory vote does not have
the right to:
 participate in inspections conducted by the district election commission and in voting when
the commission makes decisions;
 give explanations and instructions, make communications on behalf of the district election
commission.
 The powers of a member of the district election commission with the right to an advisory
vote are terminated early:
 at his written request;
 by decision of the district election commission when a candidate for deputy of the House
of Representatives leaves the electoral district;
 upon the application of a candidate for deputy of the House of Representatives to recall the
member of the district election commission assigned by him;
 in case of termination of citizenship of the Republic of Belarus.
 The powers of a member of a district election commission with the right to an advisory vote
may be terminated early by decision of the district election commission if he commits actions
that discredit the district election commission or interfere with its work.
 In the event of early termination of the powers of a member of the district election
commission with the right of advisory vote, the district election commission will cancel the
certificate issued to him.
 The powers of the members of the district election commission with the right of advisory
vote are terminated after the district election commission establishes the results of the election
of a deputy of the House of Representatives in the electoral district.