12 tasks and powers of Election Commission of province with regard to election of deputies to the National Assembly of Vietnam

According to Article 23 of the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, with regard to election of deputies to the National Assembly, each Election Commission of province shall have following tasks and powers:

- Direct the preparation and organization of election of deputies to the National Assembly in National Assembly constituencies of the province; inspect and expedite implementation of law on election of deputies to the National Assembly carried out by Election Boards and Election Teams of National Assembly deputies;

- Direct the communications and propagation and election campaign of National Assembly deputies in the province;

- Direct activities in terms of security, order, social safety in the election of National Assembly deputies in the province;

- Receive and consider candidacy dossiers on National Assembly candidates nominated by political organizations, socio-political organizations, social organizations, People’s armed forces, regulatory agencies, public service providers, and business organizations in the province and candidacy dossiers on independent National Assembly candidates in the province; send list of résumés, copies of brief biography and income and asset declaration of nominated and independent National Assembly candidates to Standing Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front of the province for consultations; send documents and lists of National Assembly candidates in the province to National Election Commission;

- Make list of National Assembly candidates by constituencies and send reports to National Election Commission for decision;

- Direct and inspect the formulating and posting of electoral register;

- Receive documents, ballot papers of National Assembly deputies from People's Committees of provinces and distribute them to Election Boards of National Assembly deputies within 25 days before the polling day;

- Settle complaints and denunciations of activities in terms of election of deputies to the National Assembly carried out by Election Boards and Election Teams of National Assembly deputies; complaints and denunciations of activities in terms of election of deputies to the National Assembly sent by Election Boards and Election Teams of National Assembly deputies; complaints and denunciations of National Assembly candidates;

- Receive and inspect reports on election returns of National Assembly deputies sent by Election Boards of National Assembly deputies; make reports on election returns of National Assembly deputies in local governments;

- Send reports on organization of election of deputies to the National Assembly at the request of National Election Commission;

- Transfer documents and reports on election returns of National Assembly deputies to National Election Commission;

- Hold additional election and re-election of deputies to the National Assembly at the decision of National Election Commission;

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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