Chương III Luật Bầu cử đại biểu Hội đồng nhân dân 1994: Các tổ chức phụ trách bầu cử

Chapter III

ORGANIZATIONS IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTION

Article 14.- The organizations in charge of the election to the People's Council are:

- Election councils;

- Election committees;

- Election teams.

Article 15.- Eighty days at the latest before the election of the People's Council, the People's Committee, the Standing Board of the People's Council and the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Chapter of the same level shall set up an Election Council composed of five to fifteen members, including representatives of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Chapter, the Standing Board of the People's Council, the People's Committee and State and State offices and social organizations; at the commune, urban ward and township level, the People's Committee, the Chairman of the People's Council and the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Chapter of the same level shall set up an Election Council composed of five to nine members, including representatives of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, social organizations, the Chairman of the People's Council and the President of the People's Committee.

The Election Council shall elect its President, Vice President (or Vice-Presidents) and Secretary.

The list of members of the Election Councils of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government shall be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Government and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. The lists of members of the Election Councils of other levels shall be submitted to the People's Committee, the Standing Board of the People's Council and the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Chapter of the immediate higher level.

The Election Council has the following tasks and powers:

1. To direct the election in the locality, to monitor and supervise the observance of the legal provisions on the election;

2. To receive files submitted by self-nominated candidates and forward them to the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Chapter of the same level;

3. To examine and settle complaints and denunciations concerning the work of the Election Committees and Teams;

4. To make public the number of the election units, the list of voters and the number of members to be elected by each election unit;

5. To receive files from, and make public the list of, the candidates to the People's Council in each election unit, and examine and settle complaints on such listings;

6. To receive documents and ballots from the People's Committee of the same level and distribute them to the Election Committees twenty days at the latest before the election day;

7. To receive and examine the report on election returns submitted by the Election Committees and file the final report on the local election;

8. To direct additional or reelection in accordance with Articles 53, 54, 55 and 56 of this Law;

9. To announce the election results;

10. To submit to the People's Council the final report on the election and transfer the dossiers and documents on the election in accordance with Article 57 of this Law.

Article 16.- Forty days at the latest before the day of election to the People's Council, the People's Committee, the Standing Board of the People's Council and the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Chapter of the same level shall set up at each election unit an Election Committee composed of five to eleven members, including representatives of social organizations and voting groups in the locality; at the commune, urban ward and township level, the People's Committee, the Chairman of the People's Council and the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Chapter of the same level shall set up at each election unit an Election Committee composed of five to nine members, including representatives of social organizations and voting groups.

The Election Committee shall elect its Chairman, Vice Chairman (or Vice-Chairmen) and Secretary.

The Election Committee has the following tasks and powers:

1. To monitor and supervise the observance of the legal provisions on election by the election teams in the election unit;

2. To monitor and supervise the preparation and posting of the list of voters and the list of candidates by the Election Teams in the election unit.

3. To monitor and supervise the arrangement of, and procedures at, the polling stations;

4. To receive documents and ballots from the Election Council; and distribute them to the Election Teams 10 days at the latest before election day.

5. To examine and settle complaints on the work of the Election Teams;

6. To receive, synthesize and check reports on the election returns submitted by the Election Teams, and draw up the report to certify the election results at the unit.

7. To transfer the certifying report and the dossiers and documents concerning the election in accordance with Article 51 of this Law.

8. To organize additional or re-election by decision of the Election Council.

Article 17.- Thirty days at the latest before the election of the People's Council, the People's Committee, the Chairman of the People's Council and the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Chapter at the commune, urban ward and township level shall set up at each polling area an Election Team composed of five to nine members including representatives of local social organizations and voting groups.

In case an election unit has only one polling station, the Election Committee shall also assume the duty of the Election Team.

An Election Team shall elect its head, deputy head and secretary.

An Election Teams has the following tasks and powers:

1. To oversee the election in the polling area;

2. To arrange the polling station and ballot boxes;

3. To receive documents on the election from the Election Committee and distribute ballots bearing its seal to voters;

4. To keep voters constantly informed of the election day and the polling place and time during the ten days before election day.

5. To ensure that the regulations at the polling station are properly observed;

6. To examine and settle complaints on election activities in the polling area;

7. To count the cast ballots and draw up the report on the election returns;

8. To transfer the report on election returns, the cast ballots and other documents on the election in accordance with Article 50 of this Law.

Article 18.- The organizations in charge of the election and their members are not allowed to campaign for any candidate.

Article 19.- The organizations in charge of the election shall work collectively. Their meetings shall be convened only with the participation of at least two thirds of their members. Their decisions shall be approved only by majority vote.

Article 20.- The Vietnam Fatherland Front Chapters, State agencies, social and economic organizations and units of the People's Armed Forces shall delegate their staffs and employees to take part in the election activities at the request of the Election Council, Election Committees and Election Teams and, within the framework of their functions and tasks, create favorable conditions to help the organizations in charge of the election discharge their duties as stipulated by this Law.

Article 21.- The Election Council shall expire after it has submitted the final report and the other dossiers and documents on the election to the first session of the new People's Council.

The Election Committees and Teams shall expire after the Election Council has announced the election results.