News on the topic: elections-2015
03.09.2015 PECs in Saviecki district of Homieĺ are chaired entirely by bosses, commissioners being their subordinates
Analysis of the composition of precinct election commissions (PECs) in the Saviecki district of Homieĺ reveals a pattern that is unlikely to contribute to a free expression of the voters' will.
03.09.2015 Mahilioŭ Regional Election Commission confesses that signatures for Lukashenka were collected at city enterprisess
This is stated in the response to Aliaksei Paulouski, given by the chair of the commission, Valery Berastau. However, there it is stated that the signatures were collected not in working hours, without any coercion, and by members of the initiative group of Aliaksandr Lukashenka.
02.09.2015 "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" present their reports to OSCE ODIHR mission
September 2, the coordinators of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections" had the first meeting with the mission of the OSCE ODIHR, which has started its work in Minsk.
02.09.2015 Salihorsk District Court dismisses BPF lawsuit
Salihorsk District Court dismissed the appeal of Mnsk regional organization of the NGO Belarusian Popular Front “Adradžennie” against the refusal to include its representatives in precinct election commissions. Judge A. Burautsou found no violations in the actions of state officials related to the formation of the precinct election commissions.
01.09.2015 Central Election Commission posted information on valid signatures in support of nomination of potential candidates
Belarusian Central Election Commission has posted the preliminary data regarding the number of valid signatures, given in support of potential candidates for presidency, according to the information of the territorial commissions.
01.09.2015 First sittings of precinct election commissions not held in Salihorsk
This conclusion was made by a local observer for the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Leanid Markhotka, who tried to get into four such meetings.
01.09.2015 Monitoring: The Coverage of the 2015 Presidential Election in the Belarusian Media
We present to your attention the following monitoring, prepared by the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
31.08.2015 Observer faces ban on monitoring signature verification in Salihorsk
Leanid Markhotka, a representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, was unable to attend the procedure of verifying signatures submitted for the nomination of presidential contenders to the Salihorsk district election commission. Instead, the independent observer was invited to the final meeting of the election commission, which approved the decision taken earlier.
31.08.2015 BPF activists appeal ban on election commission membership in Sluck and Salihorsk
The Minsk regional office of the Party of the Belarusian Popular Front and the Minsk regional branch of the public association BPF "Adradžennie" have sent complaints to the courts of Sluck and Salihorsk districts to challenge refusals to include their representatives in local precinct election commissions.
31.08.2015 Election officials in Hrodna invalidate 11,000 signatures for Viktar Tsiareshchanka
The election commissions of Hrodna’s Lieninski and Kastryčnicki districts have found invalid all the 11,509 signatures that were handed over by the nomination group of presidential contender Viktar Tsiareshchanka.
28.08.2015 Observers ask to double-check signatures in Maladziečna
Eduard Balanchuk and Aliaksandr Kaputski, observers accredited in Maladziečna, have written to the District Prosecutor’s Office to complain about a violation of electoral legislation during the registration of signature sheets for the nomination of presidential contenders.
28.08.2015 Hrodna district: Only pro-dem candidate not included in precinct election commission
The administration of the Hrodna regional executive committee has held a meeting to form local precinct election commissions. As a result, 36 commissions were formed within just 15 minutes.
28.08.2015 Report on the results of monitoring the formation of precinct election commissions
Observation of the election of the President of Belarus is carried out by activists of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" in the framework of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections".
28.08.2015 Salihorsk: officials classify procedure of forming election commissions
Leanid Markhotka, a representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee in Salihorsk, had asked local authorities to provide him with an opportunity to scrutinize the documents submitted by nominees to the precinct election commissions. However, the officials rejected the observer’s request, therefore turning into a secret the procedure of formation of election commissions.
28.08.2015 Astraviec: UCP member appeals ban on membership in precinct election commission
Mikalai Ulasevich, a member of the United Civil Party, has filed a complaint in the Astraviec District Court against the district executive committee which refused to include him in one of the local precinct election commissions.
