§ Article 96(untitled)

onducting elections of deputies of local Councils of Deputies in newly
 formed administrative-territorial units and when changing the boundaries of
 the administrative-territorial unit
 If in newly formed administrative-territorial units the formation of a local Council of
Deputies is impossible due to the absence or insufficient number of deputies elected to the
local Council of Deputies in the territory included in the newly formed administrative-territorial
unit, then new elections are held for the corresponding local Council of Deputies.
 If, as a result of changes in the boundaries of an administrative-territorial unit, the local
Council of Deputies cannot carry out its activities due to an insufficient number of deputies,
then new elections are held for the corresponding local Council of Deputies.
 Elections in the cases specified in parts one and two of this article are appointed by the
President of the Republic of Belarus and are held in the manner established by this Code. The
number of electoral districts to be formed and the average number of voters per electoral
district are established by the relevant higher local Council of Deputies, and the territorial
election commission is formed by higher state bodies in the manner established by Article 34
of this Code .
 During the election of deputies to the regional Council of Deputies in a newly formed
region, the number of electoral districts to be formed and the average number of voters per
electoral district are established by the Central Commission. Regional and district election
commissions are also formed by the Central Commission.
 SECTION V 1
 ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE ALL-BELARUSIAN PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY

 CHAPTER 19 1
 PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTING ELECTIONS OF DELEGATES TO THE ALL-BELARUSIAN
 PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY FROM LOCAL COUNCILS OF DEPUTIES. ELECTION OF DELEGATES
 TO THE ALL-BELARUSIAN PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY FROM LOCAL COUNCILS OF DEPUTIES

 Article 96 1 . Appointment of elections of delegates to the All-Belarusian People's
 Assembly from local Councils of Deputies
 Elections of delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils of
Deputies are appointed by the Central Commission no later than 10 days and are held no later
than 45 days after the single voting day.
 The message about the date of the elections is made public (published) in the media and
posted on the official website of the Central Commission on the Internet the next day after the
elections are called.

 Article 96 2 . The procedure for the election of delegates to the All-Belarusian People's
 Assembly from local Councils of Deputies
 Delegates of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils of Deputies of each
region are elected by regional Councils of Deputies from among the deputies of local Councils
of Deputies of the regional, basic and primary territorial levels (hereinafter referred to as the
regional, basic and primary levels).
 The maximum number of delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local
Councils of Deputies is determined by law.
 The Central Commission, based on the established maximum number of delegates of the
All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils of Deputies and the number of delegates
of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from the Minsk City Council of Deputies, determines
the norms for the representation of delegates of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from
local Councils of Deputies of each region. The rate of representation is calculated in proportion
to the number of voters living in the territory of the relevant region, in the manner determined
by the Central Commission. The said decision of the Central Commission is adopted no later
than 10 days after the single voting day and the next day after its adoption is sent to the regional
Councils of Deputies and posted on the official website of the Central Commission on the global
computer network Internet.
 Based on the decision of the Central Commission on the standards of representation from
local Councils of Deputies, the regional Council of Deputies determines the number of delegates
to be elected from local Councils of Deputies of the regional, basic and primary levels, and
brings it to the attention of the relevant local Councils of Deputies.
 The procedure for nominating and electing delegates to the All-Belarusian People's
Assembly from local Councils of Deputies is determined by the regulations of local Councils of
Deputies, taking into account the requirements of this Code and other laws.
 Monitoring compliance with the requirements of this Code and other acts of legislation
during elections of delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils of
Deputies is carried out by the Central Commission. Members of the Central Commission,
employees of the Central Commission apparatus, within the limits of their powers, have the
right to participate in meetings held for these purposes by local Councils of Deputies, to request
and receive the necessary information, to familiarize themselves with their documents and
decisions.

 Article 96 3 . Requirements for candidates for delegates to the All-Belarusian People's
 Assembly from local Councils of Deputies
 A person who is simultaneously a deputy of local Councils of Deputies of several levels can
be nominated as a candidate for delegate to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from only
one of them.
 The same person cannot be a candidate for delegates to the All-Belarusian People's
Assembly from local Councils of Deputies and from civil society.
 Candidates for delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils of
Deputies cannot be nominated by citizens who have citizenship (nationality) of another state
and (or) documents of foreign states that provide rights to benefits and advantages in
connection with political, religious views or nationality.

 Article 96 4 . Nomination of candidates for delegates to the All-Belarusian People's
 Assembly from local Councils of Deputies
 The nomination of candidates for delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from
local Councils of Deputies begins no earlier than 15 days and ends no later than 35 days after
the single voting day.
 The right to nominate candidates for delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly
from local Councils of Deputies belongs to the presidiums of regional, district, city (in cities of
regional subordination) Councils of Deputies, city (in cities of regional subordination), township
and rural Councils of Deputies.
 The decision to nominate a person as a candidate for delegate to the All-Belarusian People's
Assembly from the local Council of Deputies shall indicate the surname, first name and
patronymic (if any), date of birth, position of the employee (worker's profession, occupation),
place of work and place of residence (city; urban settlement type or rural settlement indicating
the area). The decision to nominate a person as a candidate for delegate to the All-Belarusian
People's Assembly from the local Council of Deputies shall be accompanied by:
 a written statement from a deputy nominated as a candidate for delegate to the All-
Belarusian People's Assembly, agreeing to run for the All-Belarusian People's Assembly;
 biographical data of the deputy nominated as a candidate for delegate to the All-Belarusian
People's Assembly, in the form established by the Central Commission. If a person nominated
as a candidate for delegate to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly has previously had a
criminal record, information about this is indicated in the biographical information.
 Decisions on the nomination of persons as candidates for delegates to the All-Belarusian
People's Assembly from local Councils of Deputies of the basic, primary levels are sent to the
regional Council of Deputies within three days from the date of their adoption.

 Article 96 5 . Holding a meeting of the regional Council of Deputies for the election of
 delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils of
 Deputies
 A meeting of the regional Council of Deputies for the election of delegates to the All-
Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils of Deputies is convened no later than 45 days
after the single voting day by decision of the presidium of the regional Council of Deputies. The
date of the meeting is determined in the decision.
 Regional Councils of Deputies, no later than five days before the meetings of regional
Councils of Deputies for the election of delegates to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly,
inform the Central Commission about the date, start time and place of their holding.

 Article 96 6 . Establishment of the results of the elections of delegates to the All-
 Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils of Deputies by the Central
 Commission
 The decision of the regional Council of Deputies on the election of delegates from local
Councils of Deputies of the region to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, indicating their
surname, first name, patronymic (if any), date of birth, position of the employee (worker's
profession, occupation), place of work and place of residence, as well as local Councils of
Deputies, of which they are deputies, within two days after its adoption is transferred to the
Central Commission along with the documents specified in part four of Article 96 2 and part three
of Article 96 4 of this Code. The Central Commission has the right to request and receive other
necessary documents from local Councils of Deputies in the manner prescribed by law.
 The Central Commission, on the basis of the received documents specified in part one of
this article, establishes the results of the election of delegates to the All-Belarusian People's
Assembly from local Councils of Regional Deputies and registers the elected delegates of the
All-Belarusian People's Assembly.
 The Central Commission may declare the election of a delegate to the All-Belarusian
People's Assembly invalid if during the elections, during the counting of votes or when
establishing the election results, there were violations of the requirements of this Code, other
laws or regulations of local Councils of Deputies that influenced the results of the elections, and
refuse to register the delegate of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly people's assembly. The
decision of the Central Commission to recognize the elections as invalid can be appealed by a
candidate for delegate of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly 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.
 If, during the election of a delegate to the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local
Councils of Deputies, the elections were declared invalid, repeat elections of a delegate to the
All-Belarusian People's Assembly from the local Council of Deputies of the same level are held
within the period established by the Central Commission. Repeat elections are appointed by
the Central Commission and are held in the manner established by the regulations of local
Councils of Deputies, taking into account the requirements of this Code and other laws.

 Article 96 7 . Publication of the results of the elections of delegates to the All-
 Belarusian People's Assembly from local Councils of Deputies
 A message on the results of the elections of delegates to the All-Belarusian People's
Assembly and a list of elected delegates of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly from local
Councils of Deputies by region in alphabetical order, indicating for each delegate of the All-
Belarusian People's Assembly the surname, first name, patronymic (if any), date of birth, position
of the employee (worker's profession, occupation), place of work and local Council of Deputies,
of which he is a deputy, the Central Commission sends it to the print media for public