The Central Commission

Constituency Electoral Commissions

Precinct Electoral Commissions

Constituency electoral commissionPrecinct electoral commission

No later than July 9 ,2012

No later than August 8, 2012

Election Day September 23,

2012

9-13 members

Chairperson

of the commission

Deputy chairperson

of the commission

Secretary of the

commission

6-10 members

Candidate for deputies to the House of Representatives

Close relative husband (wife) Directly subordinate

Chairperson of constituency electoral commission

Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. till 7 p.m

Break from 2 p.m. till 3 p.m.

Saturday from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m.

Sunday Day-off

Persons nominated as candidates for

deputies

Candidates for deputies

Authorized persons of candidates for

deputies

observersForeign

(international)observers

Mass media Representatives

Persons withappeals under consideration

If necessary:Representatives of state bodies,

public associations,other organizations

The sitting of the commission shall be legitimate if no less than 2/3 members of its composition participate

9 members 6 members

10 members

7 members

11 members

7 members

12 members

8 members

13 members

9 members

The decision of the commission is made by the majority votes of the total composition of the commission

9 members 5 members

10 members

6 members

11 members

6 members

12 members

7 members

13 members

7 members

If the number of votes “for” and “nay” is equal:

6 members «for»

5 members «nay»

The decision:

«nay»

chairperson « nay»

The Central Commission

The protocol of candidates’ registration

The protocol of the resultsof the elections

Special opinion

The commission’s decision

Special opinion

The commission’s decision

Constituency electoral

commissionCentral Commission

Precinct electoral commission

Precinct electoral commission decision on

citizen’s appeal concerning errors in the list of voters

Constituency electoral commission

Constituency electoral commission

district, city court no later than 5 days before

election

or

Appeals concerning electoral legislation violationif check is required

immediately

3 days

10 days

Election day appeals

Appeals concerning electoral legislation

violation

Political party having nominated a candidate for a

deputy of the House of Representatives and having submitted all the documents

needed for candidate’s registration

Central Commission

member of the Commission with the Consultative Capacity

Political partiesLabour groups, organizations Citizens by way of

signatures collection

Citizenship of the Republic of

Belarus

21 years oldPermanent

residence in the Republic of

Belarus

No criminal record (clean

record)

Citizen nominated as a candidate for deputies

Candidates nomination

70 days prior to the elections

July 15, 2012

40 days prior to the

elections

August 13,2012

Election day

September 23, 2012

Submission of documents concerning initiative group registration to the constituency commission

65 days before the electionsJuly 19, 2012

Election day

Period to consider initiative group

registration application

1st day 2nd day 4th day3rd day 5th day

Constituency commission

decision

Central CommissionWithin three days after

it was taken

The person intending to be nominated as candidate for

deputy

Central Commission

decision

Supreme Court

Within three days after it was taken

The person intending to be nominated as

candidate for deputy

documents are submitted to a constituency commission in one set;

a set of documents is submitted by a person nominated as candidate for deputy;

in order to check person’s permanent residence in the Republic of Belarus, person nominated as candidate for deputy should submit a passport of the Republic of Belarus;

documents should be registered in the register of incoming documents.

Application submissionApplication submission

Terms of checkTerms of check

The day of documents submission for a candidate of deputy

The day of documents submission for a candidate of deputy

territorial organizations of real estate

state registration

territorial organizations of real estate

state registration

State Automobil

e Inspection

State Automobil

e Inspection

Inspectorate on Taxes and Levies

Inspectorate on Taxes and Levies

Securities Department

of the Ministry of Finance of

the Republic of Belarus

Securities Department

of the Ministry of Finance of

the Republic of Belarus

Registration day

Additional verification

Handed in1400

signatures

selected 200 signatures(20 % from

1000)

Unreliablesignatures

31 signatures(15,

5 %)

selected150 signatures(15 % от 1000)

Unreliablesignatures

22 signatures(14,6 %)

Total number of unreliablesignatures

31+22=53 signatures

(15,1 %)

Further verification is stopped

Protocol of registration of candidates for deputies

Application with consent to be

Nominated

Biographical data

Income and property

declaration

Special opinion of a commission

member

Commission decision

on special opinion

copies:

Constituency commission

decision

Central CommissionWithin three days after

it was taken

A person nominated as a candidate for a deputy

Central Commission

decision

Supreme CourtWithin three days after

it was taken

A person nominated to be a candidate for Deputy’s office

since the day of

registration as a

candidate for deputies

Election Day

electoral propaganda

till Election

Day

• use of mass media:TV and radio statementsdebateselectoral programs publishing

• issuing and distribution of propaganda printed materials

• meetings with voters including mass events

candidate for deputiesnot more than 20

base values

citizen of the Republic of Belarus

not more than 5 base values

legal entitynot more than 10

base values

Maximum sum of all the expenditures

not more than 1000 base values

The resources of the electoral fund can serve to pay for:on-air broadcasting time and printing space in the mass media;leasing of buildings and premises, equipment, transport expenditures, communication service;propagandistic printing materials;consultation and propagandistic work (services);stationery items and other expenditures directly related to the pre-election campaign

election day

first financial report from September 7 up to September 12 of the current year and

including it

10 days prior to the election day

15 days prior to the election day

election day

concluding financial report

5 days after the election day not later than September 27

of the current year and including it

>50% of the voters included into the lists,have taken part in voting

the elections have taken place

More than 50% of the votes of the electorate taken part in voting are

given for the candidate

the deputy is elected in the first round of the election

More than 50%, of the votes of the electorate taken part in the voting are not cast for anyone of the candidates

the second round of voting

The Central Commission

Constituency electoral commissions1. Protocols on the election results in the constituencies 2. Special opinions of the members of commission, applications of

the authorized persons of the candidates and other persons about electoral legislation violations and the decisions taken on them by the commission

Precinct electoral commissions1. Protocols on the voting2. Special opinions of the members of commission, applications of

the authorized persons of the candidates and other persons about electoral legislation violations and the decisions taken on them by the commission

Not later than in 5 days after completing the voting

After establishing the results of the counting of votes

a grievanceConstituency commission

not later than on the 3-d day after the election

Constituency commission’s

decision

The Central commission

within 3 days from the day of taking it

The Central commission’s decision about

recognizing the election as invalid

The Supreme

courtwithin 3 days from the

day of taking it

an application the Central commission

not later than on the 3-d day after the election

the total number of the voters in the constituency included into the lists of the citizens having a voting right;

the number of voters taken part in the election; the number of votes cast for each candidates; the number of votes cast against all the candidates (if the

election was held with 1 candidate to be nominated – the number of votes cast against the candidate);

the number of rejected voting ballots; first name, middle name, last name, date of birth, position

(occupation), place of work and place of residence (city or village is specified), party membership of the elected deputy.

Contents of the notification

Term of submitting the notification to the mass media

Election day 5-th day after the election

September 28, 2012

A repeat election is held in case:

if after the first ballot or the second one the election results in the constituency are recognized null and void or invalid;

if in the first ballot there were no more than 2 candidates nominated and neither of them has received the necessary number of votes;

if in the second ballot there is only one candidate left who hasn’t received the necessary number of votes;

in case of deregistration all the candidates for Deputy’s office in the constituency.

A repeat election is scheduled by the Central commission.