News on the topic: elections-2014
23.01.2014 Election commissions register 16,021 nomination groups
Election commissions have granted 16,021 of the 16,066 applications for the registration of nomination groups that will collect ballot-access ahead of March’s local elections, according to the central election commission.
22.01.2014 Six campaign teams denied registration in Vitsebsk region
In all six cases, the potential candidates for members of local councils allegedly failed to submit accurate nomination papers. These include Uladzimir Pravalski, who was running for President in 2010. Then, the CEC did not register him as a candidate, as part of collected signatures was deemed invalid.
21.01.2014 Parliament urged to terminate powers of PM Krautsou
Former candidate for Parliament in Krychau electoral district No. 83 Valery Karankevich sent on January 20 another statement to the Chairman of the House of Representatives Uladzimir Andreichanka.
21.01.2014 Prosecutor’s Office warns head of Regional Election Commission
Vitsebsk City Prosecutor's Office issued an official warning to Chairman of the Regional Election Commission for failing to consider a complaint by observer Pavel Levinau in due time.
20.01.2014 CEC to reconsider registration of two nominations
On January 20, Mikalai Ulasevich, an activist from the town of Varniany, was notified by the Central Election Commission that on January 21 it would hold a meeting to review the registration of Ulasevich’s two nomination teams enforced by Astravets District Election Commission.
20.01.2014 Mazyr: Officials go to local councils by collecting signatures
The Mazyr District Election Commission has registered 46 teams formed to nominate candidates for members of the District Council. According to local observer Uladzimir Tseliapun, a meeting of the Election Commission was held on January 17, and all the electoral teams were registered, as a result.
20.01.2014 Biaroza: Only 2 independent nominations in 27 constituencies
The Biaroza District Election Commission has registered only two electoral teams of potential candidates for local councils members, as the stage of registration has come to an end.
17.01.2014 Liabedzka not allowed to Minsk city council
UCP leader Anatol Liabedzka failed to register his initiative group.
17.01.2014 Zhodzina City Election Commission guided by Executive Committee
Zhodzina City Election Commission traditionally occupies in the building of local executive committee. Despite the fact that election commissions are supposed to be independent and act independently of the authorities, the electoral commission in Zhodzina is completely controlled by the executive.
15.01.2014 Bialynichy authorities registered 22 electoral teams
In the evening of January 14 the meetings of the Bialynichy constituency election commission No. 1 on elections for the Mahiliou Regional Council of 27 Convocation and the Bialynichy District Election Commission on elections for the Bialynichy District Council took place.
15.01.2014 Democratic activists intend to run for the local councils in Bykhau, Kruhlaye and Shklou
January 14 Mikalai Kucharenka filed documents for registration of the initiative group to collect signatures for his nomination as a candidate for the Mahiliou Regional Council of 27 Convocation in Shklou town constituency No. 57. Mr. Kucharenka is a well-known regional ethnographer, former professional soldier, positioning himself as an independent pretender.
14.01.2014 Zhodzina City Election Committee registered just six electoral teams
The observers note the extreme passiveness at the stage of registration of initiative groups for nomination of candidates for Zhodzina City Council of 27 convocation.
14.01.2014 Brest City Executive Committee returns electorate to year 2010
The section "Elections-2014" of the official website of Brest City Executive Committee contains a link to the regulation determining the places where it is prohibited to hold pickets for collecting signatures for nomination of candidates for the upcoming local elections.
14.01.2014 Civil society activist summoned by his boss after filing documents for registration of electoral team
On January 10 Bialynichy democratic activists filed documents to the district and territorial election commissions for registration of initiative groups to collect signatures for nomination as candidates.
14.01.2014 Homel region: electoral pickets are allowed in unfrequented places
The executive committees of the Homel region have adopted regulations determining the places prohibited for holding pickets for nomination of candidates for the local elections. In particular, Homel City Executive Committee ruled that collecting signatures in support of the candidacies was prohibited at a distance less than 50 meters from the buildings of the executive committees, courts, prosecutors' offices, public transport stops, intersections, crosswalks and territories of organizations "providing defense, state security and daily life of the population".
