§ Article 45(untitled)

lection campaigning, campaigning for a referendum, recall of a deputy,
 member of the Council of the Republic
 Citizens of the Republic of Belarus, political parties, other public associations, labor
collectives, proxies of candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies are
given the right to freely and comprehensively discuss the election programs of candidates for
the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, their political, business and personal
qualities, conduct campaigning for or against a candidate at meetings, rallies, in the media, the
global computer network Internet, as well as during meetings with voters.
 Voters, initiative groups, and proxies of a deputy have the right to freely and
comprehensively discuss issues related to the recall of a deputy, his business and personal
qualities, to campaign for or against the recall of a deputy at meetings, rallies, in the media, the
global computer network Internet, and also during meetings with voters.
 At a meeting 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 of members of the Council of
the Republic or upon the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic, each deputy
participating in the meeting has the right to freely and comprehensively discuss the business
and personal qualities of candidates for members of the Council of the Republic, a member of
the Council of the Republic in respect of whom the question of recall has been raised, campaign
for or against nominated candidates for membership in the Council of the Republic, for or
against the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic.
 Citizens of the Republic of Belarus, political parties, other public associations, and labor
collectives are given the right to unhindered campaigning for a proposal to hold a referendum,
for the adoption of a question submitted to a referendum, as well as against a proposal to hold
a referendum, against the adoption of a question submitted to a referendum.
 Foreign citizens and stateless persons do not have the right to take part in campaigning.
 Candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus and for deputies hold meetings with
their voters at meetings or in another form convenient for voters. By mutual agreement of the
candidates, joint meetings with voters may be held.
 Local executive and administrative bodies, in agreement with the relevant election
commissions, determine premises for holding meetings of candidates for the President of the
Republic of Belarus, for deputies with voters, as well as for pre-election meetings organized by
voters. Applications for the provision of premises are submitted by candidates, candidates'
proxies, voters to the relevant territorial and district election commissions no later than two
days before the expected date of the event. The application shall indicate the place(s) of the
meeting, meeting, date, start and end time of the event; surname, first name, patronymic (if
any) of the applicant, information about his place of residence and contact telephone number,
date of application. If it is impossible to provide premises on the date and time specified in the
application, the relevant election commission, no later than the next day after receiving the
application, informs the applicant about this and proposes another date and time for the
meeting. Premises for holding meetings with voters and pre-election meetings are provided
free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. Territorial and district election commissions in
the media or in other ways inform voters about meetings with candidates for the President of
the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, as well as about pre-election meetings organized by
voters.
 Candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus and deputies have the right, at the
expense of their own election fund, to rent buildings and premises for holding meetings with
voters. Buildings and premises for these purposes are provided to candidates on equal terms.
 Candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, their proxies, in the
manner prescribed by Article 45 1 of this Code, may hold mass events (outdoor meetings, rallies,
picketing) for the purpose of pre-election campaigning.
 Mass events, the purpose of which is to carry out election campaigning, campaigning for a
referendum, or recall a deputy, with the exception of mass events specified in part nine of this
article, are held in accordance with the legislation on mass events.
 Candidates for the President of the Republic of Belarus and deputies have the right to
produce campaign materials at the expense of their own election funds. The production of
campaign materials is carried out after advance payment from the candidate’s election fund.
Propaganda materials must be produced on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
 Propaganda printed materials must contain the following release data: name and address
of the organization (individual entrepreneur) that produced the printed propaganda materials,
number of the certificate of state registration of the manufacturer of printed publications and
the date of its issue, circulation and order number, surname and initials of the customer. One
copy of printed campaign materials or their copies (reduced copies, layouts, etc.) before
distribution is submitted by the candidate for President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputy,
respectively, to the Central Commission, territorial, district election commission. Distribution of
anonymous propaganda printed materials is prohibited.
 When holding elections, a referendum, or a vote to recall a deputy, local executive and
administrative bodies, in agreement with the relevant commissions, allocate places on the
territory of voting stations that are most visited by citizens for the placement of printed
campaign materials. It is prohibited to place printed campaign materials in buildings where
commissions are located and in voting premises. The placement of printed propaganda
materials in other places may be carried out with the permission of the head of the relevant
organization. If the head of an organization has allowed one candidate to place campaign
printed material in the organization, he does not have the right to refuse another candidate to
place campaign printed material under the same conditions. Executive and administrative
bodies may prohibit the placement of printed propaganda materials in places not designated
for them.
 Removing, gluing, covering up, or damaging printed propaganda materials is not allowed
if they are manufactured and placed in compliance with the requirements of the law.
 At all voting stations no later than 14 days before the elections, stands with information
materials about the candidates are set up. Stands with such information materials are kept in
the voting premises and on election day. When holding a referendum, the questions submitted
for the referendum must be posted in a visible place in the voting premises.
 Campaigning on voting day is not permitted. Printed campaign materials previously posted
outside voting premises are retained in their original places. Election campaigning of a
candidate for President of the Republic of Belarus or deputy begins 25 days before the elections,
referendum campaigning begins from the day of registration of the initiative group for holding
a referendum or from the day the referendum is called. Pre-election campaigning and
referendum campaigning ends at 24:00 on the day preceding the election day, referendum.
 Article 45 1 . Carrying out mass events organized by candidates for the President of
 the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, and their proxies
 Local executive and administrative bodies, in agreement with the relevant election
commissions, determine the places where candidates for the President of the Republic of
Belarus, for deputies, their proxies for the purpose of election campaigning can hold mass
events (outdoor meetings, rallies, picketing) in the manner established this article.
 To organize a mass event specified in part one of this article, a candidate for the President
of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, or the candidate’s authorized representative sends a
written notification to the local executive and administrative body in whose territory it is
planned to be held (in the city of Minsk, a notification is sent to the Minsk City Executive
committee), no later than two days before the expected date of the event. One notification may
contain a message about one mass event. The notification shall indicate the purpose, type of
mass event, place(s) of its holding, date, start and end time of the event; surname, first name,
patronymic (if any) of the applicant, information about his place of residence and contact
telephone number, date of submission of the notification. If the local executive and
administrative body has previously received a notification from another candidate for the
President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputies, or an authorized representative about holding
a mass event in the same place and at the same time and there is no agreement to hold a joint
mass event, the local executive and administrative body is obliged, no later than the next day
after receiving the notification, to bring to the attention of the applicant a proposal to change
the place and (or) time of the mass event.
 Mass events specified in part one of this article can be held from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
 Ensuring public order and the safety of citizens during a mass event is the responsibility of
the local executive and administrative body and internal affairs bodies. Candidates and their
proxies are obliged to help ensure public order.
 A mass event, as well as preparations for it, must be stopped at the request of the head or
deputy head of the relevant local executive and administrative body, internal affairs body in the
following cases:
 failure by the candidate or authorized representative to comply with the requirements
provided for in parts two and three of this article;
 danger to the life and health of citizens.