10 tasks and powers of National Election Commission in election of deputies to the National Assembly of Vietnam

According to Article 15 of the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, tasks and powers of National Election Commission in election of deputies to the National Assembly are as follows:

1. Define and announce the number of constituencies of National Assembly deputies, the list of constituencies and the number of candidates for National Assembly deputies in each constituency.

2. Receive and consider candidacy dossiers on National Assembly candidates nominated by central political organizations, social-political organizations, social organizations, people’s armed forces, regulatory agencies; receive candidacy dossiers and lists of National Assembly candidates sent by Election Commissions of provinces.

3. Send list of résumés, copies of brief biography and income and asset declaration of National Assembly candidates nominated by central political organizations, socio-political organizations, social organizations, People’s armed forces, regulatory agencies to Standing board of Central committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front for consultations. Nominate and send candidacy dossiers on National Assembly candidates nominated by the Presidium of Central Commission of Vietnamese Fatherland Front to stand for election in provinces.

4. Formulate and announce official lists of National Assembly candidates in each constituency; cross out names of candidates from the official lists of National Assembly candidates.

5. Receive and inspect reports on election returns of Election Commissions of provinces, Election Boards; and make closing reports on election of deputies to the National Assembly nationwide.

6. Decide additional election and re-election of National Assembly deputies or cancel election results and decide the re-election day in the polling stations, constituencies of National Assembly deputies having serious violations against regulations of law.

7. Certify and announce results of election of deputies to the National Assembly nationwide; certify status of elected National Assembly deputies.

8. Submit closing reports on the election nationwide and certification results of status of elected National Assembly deputies to the new National Assembly.

9. Settle complaints and denunciations of activities in terms of election of deputies to the National Assembly; transfer documents, complaints and denunciations in relation to elected National Assembly deputies to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.

10. Manage and allocate election funding to National Assembly deputies.

View more details at the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, effective from September 01, 2015.

Ty Na

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