§ Article 131(untitled)

nitiating the issue of recalling a deputy
 The issue of recalling a deputy may be raised at a meeting of voters of the district from
which the deputy was elected.
 Meetings of voters can be held both at their place of residence and in organizations located
within the district.
 A group of voters living in the territory of the district from which the deputy was elected
has the right to initiate the convening of a meeting, in an amount not less than:
 150 voters - on the issue of recalling a member of the House of Representatives;
 50 voters - on the issue of recalling a deputy of the regional, Minsk City Council of Deputies;
 40 voters - on the issue of recalling a deputy of a district, city (city of regional subordination)
Council of Deputies;
 15 voters - on the issue of recalling a deputy of a city (city of regional subordination),
township, village Council of Deputies.
 The initiators of convening a meeting of voters apply to the chairman of the local Council
of Deputies, on whose territory it is planned to hold a meeting of voters, with a written
application to convene such a meeting at their place of residence, and to convene a meeting of
voters in the organization - to its administration.
 The application for holding a meeting of voters must be signed by all initiators of the
meeting, indicating the motives that served as the basis for initiating the issue of recalling the
deputy, as well as the surname, first name, patronymic (if any), date of birth and place of
residence of each initiator of holding the meeting of voters.
 The issue of convening a meeting of voters is considered respectively by the chairman or
presidium of the local Council of Deputies, the administration of the organization, and a
decision is made within ten days, which is reported to the initiators of convening the meeting.
Upon acceptance of the proposal of the initiators of convening a meeting of voters, the date,
time and place of its holding are established, which is notified to voters within three days.
 If the proposal to hold a meeting of voters is rejected, its initiators are given a copy of the
reasoned decision. This decision can be appealed within three days by the initiators of
convening the meeting to a district or city court (the complaint must be signed by the majority
of the initiators of convening the meeting). The court's decision is final.
 The powers vested in accordance with this Code on the recall of a deputy to the chairman
of the local Council of Deputies, in the event of raising the issue of his recall, are exercised by
his deputy.