The Constitutional Court accepted the CDT initiative: The constitutionality of part of the SEC Rulebook is being checked

The CDT previously warned that the Rulebook was not in line with the Constitution and the Law on the Election of Councilors and Members of Parliament, but the SEC refused to abolish it, so that NGO appealed to the Constitutional Court

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Constitutional Court, Photo: Savo Prelevic
Constitutional Court, Photo: Savo Prelevic
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The Constitutional Court launched an initiative to evaluate the constitutionality of the document of the State Election Commission (SEC) "Rules of Voting by Letter", which was previously submitted by the Center for Democratic Transition, considering that it could discriminate against a part of voters because they remain without the right to vote in elections.

These are citizens who are in self-isolation or quarantine outside their place of residence due to the epidemic, and who, according to the Rulebook, do not have the right to vote by letter.

The CDT previously warned that the Rulebook was not in line with the Constitution and the Law on the Election of Councilors and Members of Parliament, but the SEC refused to abolish it, so that NGO appealed to the Constitutional Court.

This only initiated the procedure in the Constitutional Court, and in order for the document to be invalid in the elections on August 30, it is necessary for the Constitutional Court to declare its constitutionality and legality at a new session.

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