Elections in Serbia

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The Republic of Serbia has been a parliamentary democracy since 1990 . Legislation comes from Parliament (Народна скупштина / Narodna skupština ), and the President (Председник / Predsednik ) also has some powers.

Parliamentary elections

The 250 members of the unicameral parliament (Narodna skupština Republike Srbije) are elected every four years.

Presidential election

The president is elected every five years.

Referenda

On 28/29 In October 2006, a referendum was held on the new constitution.

Local elections

Local elections often take place at the same time as national elections.

Electoral Commission

The composition, powers and tasks of the Serbian Republic Election Commission (Републичка изборна комисија / Republička izborna komisija ) are regulated in Articles 28 to 35 of the Law on the Election of People's Deputies.

composition

The permanent composition of the commission consists of a president and 16 other members, as well as a secretary and a statistics officer, who have no voting rights. The President and the Commissioners are proposed by MPs and appointed by Parliament for a term of four years. For the duration of elections, the commission is expanded to include one representative for each approved electoral list (party list).

The president, the committee members and the secretary each have a deputy. The President and the Commissioners as well as their deputies must be lawyers and must not be related to each other.

tasks

  1. Conducting elections in accordance with the law
  2. Technical preparation of elections
  3. Providing explanations and explanations about the application of the electoral law
  4. Design of election documents
  5. Drafting of forms and rules for conducting elections
  6. Selection of a special spray in accordance with Article 68, Paragraph 4 of the Electoral Act
  7. Announcement of the number and address of polling stations
  8. Appointment of electoral commissions
  9. Creation of ballot papers, comparison with the electoral register, handover of the ballot papers to the electoral committee
  10. Designation of election files for submission to the Commission
  11. Review and approval of party lists
  12. Announcement of the general party list
  13. Storage and handling of voting papers
  14. Determination and announcement of election results
  15. Calculation of mandate numbers for party lists
  16. Reporting to Parliament on elections held
  17. Transmission of data to statistical and data processing offices
  18. Other duties according to the provisions of the Electoral Law

Web links

Wikisource: Law on the Election of People's Deputies  - Sources and full texts