(3) On the establishment of a central polling place under subsection (1), all of the provisions of this Act apply as if each polling station at the central polling place were within the polling division to which it appertains.

Not only does it involve listing all the names and addresses of registered voters and their assigned electoral districts and polling divisions and polling stations, it must also include a dynamic range of data on registered political parties, spending limits, nominated candidates, their agents, polling sites, poll officials, voting results, and the names and party affiliations of those who are officially elected.

2. Notices that since the March 2012 presidential elections in Russia, a series of repressive laws have been swiftly adopted in the Russian Federation, for the first time in the post-Soviet history of Russia fundamentally restricting three fundamental freedoms together – freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association. This unprecedented legislative package is clearly a response by the Russian authorities to numerous public protests in winter and spring of 2012. As a result of adoption of these laws, accompanies by hostile government rhetoric towards participants of the protests, political opposition, human rights ...[+++]defenders, and NGOs, legal and political conditions for non-governmental organisations have significantly deteriorated;

5. Reiterates its serious concern about the influence of the military on Pakistani society as a whole; calls for the limitation of the role and influence of the military and other armed groups and the rebuilding of democratic institutions; underlines that a transition to civilian rule and to stronger democratic institutions is the only possible way to answer the challenges facing Pakistani society; expresses its concern that under the current circumstances the conditions for free and fair elections without interference from military and outside will not be met;

8. Regrets that the Russian authorities have limited international observation of the forthcoming Duma elections by issuing late and a very limited number of invitations; calls on the Russian election authorities to cooperate fully with the election observers who will be in place for election day;

While the Chief Election Officer has the authority to hire administrative staff to fulfill his responsibility, he has no authority in the selection, and limited authority in the management and tenure, of returning officers or other election officials (1120) Under the current legislation, returning officers hold a responsibility to appoint persons to fulfill the role of election clerk, which is the equivalent of the assistant returning officer federally.