§ Article 150(untitled)

onducting a meeting of deputies of local Councils of Deputies of the
 basic level of the region, deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies on the
 issue of recalling a member of the Council of the Republic
 The day of the meeting of deputies of local Councils of Deputies of the basic level of the
region, deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies (hereinafter referred to as the meeting
of deputies) is announced no later than five days from the date of adoption by the presidium
of the regional, Minsk City Council of Deputies and the regional, Minsk City Executive
Committee of the decision to call a vote on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic
elected from the region, the city of Minsk.
 A meeting of deputies is considered competent if more than half of the total number of
deputies elected to local Councils of Deputies of the basic level of the region, deputies of the
Minsk City Council of Deputies, takes part in it. At the same time, at least one quarter of the
deputies from each local Council of Deputies of the basic level of the region must take part in
the meeting of deputies.
 The meeting of deputies is opened by the chairman of the regional, Minsk city Council of
Deputies and leads it until the chairman of the meeting is elected.
 To ensure the work of the meeting of deputies, a secretariat and a counting commission are
elected.
 A meeting of deputies is held with the participation of a member of the Council of the
Republic, in respect of whom the issue of recall is being considered, or a person (persons)
authorized by him.
 The refusal of a member of the Council of the Republic to participate in a meeting of
deputies or his failure to appear at a meeting without a good reason is not an obstacle to
considering the issue of his recall.
 The grounds and motives for voting on the recall of a member of the Council of the Republic
are reported to the deputies at a meeting by a person authorized by the bodies that made the
decision to call the vote.
 The chairman of the meeting is obliged to give the member of the Council of the Republic
time to speak, sufficient to present explanations.
 On behalf of a member of the Council of the Republic, a person authorized by him has the
right to speak at a meeting of deputies. At the end of the discussion of the issue of recall, a
member of the Council of the Republic or a person authorized by him has the right to speak
before the start of voting.
 Members of the Council of the Republic, members of the Central Commission, deputies of
local Councils of Deputies of all territorial levels, and representatives of the media have the right
to attend a meeting of deputies.