News on the topic: elections-2012
16.07.2012 Khotsimsk contender for Parliament resists canvassing for votes in cemetery
Valery Karankevich, resident of the town of Khotsimsk (Mahiliou region), who is expected to run in the forthcoming general elections, has lodged a complaint with the region’s executive committee, saying that the election campaigning regulations imposed by Khotsimsk authorities are extremely restrictive.
16.07.2012 Malaryta district election commission fails to report on its formation in due time
The voters of Malaryta district (Brest region) have yet been unable to see the list of members of constituency No. 8 election commission, despite the fact that a sitting of the commission was held on 9 July.
16.07.2012 Central Election Commission conceals decrees, says Mahiliou human rights defender
The Central Election Commission has failed to publish the full texts of its decisions, says Mahiliou human rights defender Barys Bukhel in an open letter sent to the CEC chair Lidzia Yarmoshyna.
16.07.2012 Nomination of candidates: information from regions
Ihar Maslouski and Hanna Kanius, Brest leaders of the Belarusian Social-Democratic Party (Hramada), have faced certain obstacles while attempting to submit their applications for registration of initiative groups to run for the Parliament.
16.07.2012 Baranavichy authorities not willing to reform formation of election commissions
There will be no changes in the formation of election commissions, says an official reply from Mr. Kastsiukevich, deputy chair of Baranavichy city executive committee.
16.07.2012 Smarhon and Slonim authorities publish election campaigning restrictions
The Smarhon-based “Svetly Shliakh” local government-owned newspaper has finally published the executive committee’s official decision on authorized election campaigning locations, says human rights defender Ales Dzerhachou. Meanwhile, the executive committee’s official web-site has not yet started to cover the forthcoming elections.
16.07.2012 Brest court evades consideration of appeal against violations of election commissions’ formation
Brest Regional Court ordered to deny initiating a civil case as requested by the Belarusian independent trade union of the Radio-Electronic Industry.
16.07.2012 Court refuses to hear BPF party's complaints
The Hrodna regional court refused to hear complaints lodged by the BPF party regarding formation of constituency election commissions.
BelaPAN news agency learned this from party's press secretary Natallya Motus.
16.07.2012 Salihorsk human rights defender demands clarification on banned campaigning locations
Leanid Markhotka, Salihorsk representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, has urged local district executive officials to clarify the restrictions on holding election campaigning events recently issued by the executive committee.
16.07.2012 Mazyr, Pruzhany, Orsha, Zhodzina, Barysau, Shklou: constituency election commissions chaired by executive officials
Local constituency election commissions have held their first meetings. As a result, the commissions will be traditionally chaired by representatives of the executive power.
16.07.2012 Maladechna observer denied access to information
Maladechna human rights defender Eduard Balanchuk, who is officially registered as observer at local constituency No. 72, says he has been denied access to information on an unidentified candidate who reportedly submitted his application to register an initiative group.
16.07.2012 Teachers are forcibly included to the pro-governmental parties
So, Minsk teachers are prepared to be nominated for the observers of the upcoming “parliament elections”.
16.07.2012 Bernikovich fails to register nomination group due to absense of copybooks
Navapolatsk district parliamentary election commission was not ready for work.
14.07.2012 Monitoring Report on the Formation of the District Election Commissions
In the overwhelming majority of cases, decision-making about membership of district election commissions was made by voting for complete lists, without open discussion of the nominated candidates.
13.07.2012 Who represents “citizens” at constituency election commissions of Minsk?
The biographies of the members of the election commissions who were nominated to them “by groups of citizens” witness that most of them belong to pro-regime civil organizations, executive committees or other state institutions. During the previous election they were nominated to the commissions as representatives of organizations, whereas this time they represent “citizens”.
