Central Election Commission Sample Clauses

Central Election Commission. 1. The Commission shall adopt electoral Rules and Regulations on all matters necessary for the conduct of free and fair elections in Kosovo, including rules relating to: the eligibility and registration of candidates, parties, and voters, including displaced persons and refugees; ensuring a free and fair elections campaign; administrative and technical preparation for elections including the establishment, publication, and certification of election results; and the role of international and domestic election observers. 2. The responsibilities of the Commission, as provided in the electoral Rules and Regulations, shall include: a. the preparation, conduct, and supervision of all aspects of the electoral process, including development and supervision of political party and voter registration, and creation of secure and transparent procedures for production and dissemination of ballots and sensitive election materials, vote counts, tabulations, and publication of elections results; b. ensuring compliance with the electoral Rules and Regulations established pursuant to this Agreement, including establishing auxiliary bodies for this purpose as necessary; c. ensuring that action is taken to remedy any violation of any provision of this Agreement, including imposing penalties such as removal from candidate or party lists, against any person, candidate, political party, or body that violates such provisions; and d. accrediting observers, including personnel from international organizations and foreign and domestic non-governmental organizations, and ensuring that the Parties grant the accredited observers unimpeded access and movement. 3. The Commission shall consist of a person appointed by the Chairman-in-Office (CIO) of the OSCE, representatives of all national communities, and representatives of political parties in Kosovo selected by criteria to be determined by the Commission. The person appointed by the CIO shall act as the President of the Commission. The rules of procedure of the Commission shall provide that in the exceptional circumstance of an unresolved dispute within the Commission, the decision of the President shall be final and binding. 4. The Commission shall enjoy the right to establish communication facilities, and to engage local and administrative staff.

Central Election Commission. 1. The Commission shall adopt electoral Rules and Regulations on all matters nec- ▇▇▇▇▇▇ for the conduct of free and fair elec- tions in Kosovo, including rules relating to: the eligibility and registration of candidates, parties, and voters, including displaced per- sons and refugees; ensuring a free and fair elections campaign; administrative and tech- nical preparation for elections including the establishment, publication, and certification of election results; and the role of inter- national and domestic election observers. 2. The responsibilities of the Commission, as provided in the electoral Rules and Regu- lations, shall include: (a) the preparation, conduct, and super- vision of all aspects of the electoral process, including development and supervision of po- litical party and voter registration, and cre- ation of secure and transparent procedures for production and dissemination of ballots and sensitive election materials, vote counts, tabulations, and publication of elec- tions results; (b) ensuring compliance with the electoral Rules and Regulations established pursuant to this Agreement, including establishing auxiliary bodies for this purpose as nec- ▇▇▇▇▇▇; (c) ensuring that action is taken to remedy any violation of any provision of this Agree- ment, including imposing penalties such as removal from candidate or party lists, against any person, candidate, political party, or body that violates such provisions; and (d) accrediting observers, including per- sonnel from international organizations and foreign and domestic non-governmental or- ganizations, and ensuring that the Parties grant the accredited observers unimpeded access and movement. 3. The Commission shall consist of a person appointed by the Chairman-in-Office (CIO) of the OSCE, representatives of all national communities, and representatives of polit- ical parties in Kosovo selected by criteria to be determined by the Commission. The per- son appointed by the CIO shall act as the President of the Commission. The rules of procedure of the Commission shall provide that in the exceptional circumstance of an unresolved dispute within the Commission, the decision of the President shall be final and binding. 4. The Commission shall enjoy the right to establish communication facilities, and to engage local and administrative staff.