§ Article 70(untitled)

ancellation of the decision of a political party or labor collective to
 nominate a candidate for deputy
 A political party or labor collective that nominated a candidate for deputy has the right, no
later than five days before election day, to cancel its decision to nominate a candidate for
deputy. The candidate for deputy is notified about the time of holding a meeting of the highest
body of a political party, the governing body of the organizational structure of a political party,
a meeting of the primary organization of a political party, a meeting (conference) of the labor
collective about the cancellation of the decision to nominate a candidate for deputy. A decision
on this issue is made in the manner prescribed for the nomination of candidates for deputies,
and is immediately submitted to the relevant district or territorial election commission.
 If the decision to nominate a candidate for deputy is canceled without valid reasons, the
political party or the organizational structure of the political party, the labor collective that
nominated the candidate for deputy, shall compensate the district or territorial election
commission for the expenses incurred by it on the candidate for deputy. If a person refuses to
voluntarily reimburse the expenses determined by the district or territorial election commission,
their collection is carried out in court.

 Article 70 1 . Cancellation of the decision to register a candidate for President of the
 Republic of Belarus, for deputy for violation of the requirements of this Code
 The Central Commission, district, territorial election commission has the right, without prior
warning, to cancel the decision to register a candidate for President of the Republic of Belarus,
for deputy in the case of:
 failure to comply with the restrictions during election campaigning established by this Code;
 repeated violation of the requirements of this Code and other acts of legislation on
elections, if a warning was previously issued;
 exceeding by more than 20 percent the maximum amount of expenditure of the election
fund specified in part two of Article 48 1 of this Code, or using the same amounts of funds in
addition to the funds of the election fund;
 participation of the organization’s administration in collecting voter signatures, coercion in
the process of collecting signatures and rewarding voters for submitting signatures;
 presentation in the declaration of income and property of the persons specified in
paragraph two of part two of Article 68 1 of this Code, information that is not true and of a
significant nature;
 using the advantages of official position in the interests of election specified in part two of
Article 73 of this Code;
 violation of the requirements for the candidate’s election program.
 The Central Commission, district, territorial election commission, without prior warning,
cancels the decision to register a candidate for the President of the Republic of Belarus, for
deputy:
 when used in the interests of the election of funds or other material assistance from foreign
states and organizations, foreign citizens and stateless persons, international organizations,
organizations whose founders (participants, property owners) are foreign states, foreign
organizations, international organizations, foreign citizens and persons without citizenship;
 in case of loss of the right of a person, a registered candidate, to be elected as the President
of the Republic of Belarus or a deputy;
 if, after registration of a candidate for President of the Republic of Belarus, for deputy, the
circumstances provided for in part one of Article 68 1 of this Code are established.
 The decision of the Central Commission, district, territorial election commission to cancel
the decision to register a candidate, indicating the grounds for canceling the decision, is issued
no later than the next day after the decision is made.
 The decision of the Central Commission to cancel the decision to register a candidate for
President of the Republic of Belarus or deputy may be appealed by the candidate to the
Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus within three days from the date of the decision. The
Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus considers the complaint within three days, its decision
is final.
 The decision of the district election commission to cancel the decision to register a
candidate for deputy can be appealed by the candidate to the regional, Minsk city election
commission within three days from the date of the decision, and the decision of the regional,
Minsk city election commission within the same period can be appealed to the regional, Minsk
city Court. The court considers the complaint within three days, its decision is final.
 The decision of the territorial election commission to cancel the decision to register a
candidate for deputy of the local Council of Deputies can be appealed by the candidate to a
higher territorial election commission within three days from the date of the decision, and the
decision of a higher territorial election commission within the same period can be appealed,
respectively, to the regional, district court. The court considers the complaint within three days,
its decision is final.
 If a decision is made to cancel the registration of a candidate for deputy by the regional or
Minsk city election commission, this decision can be appealed by the candidate to the Central
Commission within three days from the date of the decision. The decision of the Central
Commission is appealed in the manner provided for in part four of this article.
 Article 71. The procedure for nominating candidates for deputies to replace those who
 dropped out
 In the event of the withdrawal of candidates for deputies after the end of the registration
period for candidates for deputies, if there are no other candidates left in the constituency, and
also if persons nominated as candidates for deputies, before registration, withdrew their
statements of consent to run for office in the constituency or to these persons in connection
with violation of the requirements of this Code, registration was denied, as a result of which
there are no other candidates for deputies left in the electoral district, the district, territorial
election commission respectively turns to political parties, organizational structures of political
parties, labor collectives with a proposal to nominate new candidates for deputies. The
nomination of candidates for deputies to replace those who have retired is carried out in the
manner established by this Code. If candidates for deputies retire less than 20 days before
election day, repeat elections of a deputy of the House of Representatives, a deputy of the local
Council of Deputies are held in the manner provided for in Articles 87 and 94 of this Code,
respectively.