The election and recall of public officials shall be handled by the Central Election Commission and by the special municipality and county (city) election commissions.

The Central Election Commission shall be in charge of the election and recall of legislators, special municipality councilors, mayors of special municipalities, county (city) councilors and mayors of counties (cities) and shall direct and supervise the special municipality and county (city) election commissions.
The election and recall of representatives and chiefs of indigenous districts shall be implemented by the special municipality election commission; the election of township (city) council representatives and chiefs of townships (cities) shall be implemented by the county election commission.
The election and recall of chiefs of villages (boroughs) shall be implemented by the governing special municipality or county (city) election commissions.
The election and recall referenced in the preceding two paragraphs shall be implemented by the special municipality and the county (city) election commissions and supervised by the Central Election Commission.
During the period designated for election and recall, special municipality and county (city) election commissions shall establish offices to handle election affairs in the townships (cities/districts).

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During the period designated for election and recall, election commissions at any level may enlist the service of employees from any level of government to handle the related affairs.

The election commissions of all levels shall handle the following affairs:
1. Issuance of public notice of elections and recalls
2. Procedures and planning for matters related to elections and recalls
3. Examination of candidate qualifications
4. Planning matters related to promotional materials for elections and recalls
5. Supervision of elections and recalls
6. Set-up and management of polling stations and ballot counting stations
7. Examination of the outcome of elections and recalls
8. Issuance of certificates verifying that a person has been elected
9. Determination of measures governing campaign promotion activities by political parties conducted using television or other types of mass media
10. Other matters related to elections and recalls
Special municipality and county (city) election commissions shall direct township (city/district) offices in the handling of the following affairs related to the election and recall of public officials:
1. Issuance of public notice of the list of qualified voters
2. Setting up and managing polling stations and ballot counting stations
3. Selecting personnel for polling stations and ballot counting stations
4. Distribution of the ballots for election and recall
5. Distribution of election bulletins and the notice of voting
6. Implementing public education on regulations regarding elections and recalls
7. Other matters related to elections and recalls

The election and recall of public officials shall be conducted under the supervision of members of the Central Election Commission and members of the supervisory committee of the special municipality or county (city) election commissions.
Regulations governing the supervisory duties of election commissions at all levels shall be prescribed by the Central Election Commission.

The Central Government shall budget the overall annual ordinary expenditures of the election commissions of all levels. The Central Government shall formulate the budget for expenses related to the election and recall of legislators; special municipality governments shall formulate the budget for expenses related to the election and recall of the special municipality councilors and the mayor of the special municipality; county (city) governments shall formulate the budget for expenses related to the election and recall of their county (city) councilors and mayor; county (city) governments shall formulate the budget for expenses related to the election and recall of their county (city) councilors and mayor; township (city) offices shall formulate the budget for expenses related to the election and recall of township (city) council representatives, mayors of townships (cities) and chiefs of villages (boroughs) in their township (city); indigenous district offices shall formulate the budget for expenses related to the election and recall of representatives and chiefs of indigenous districts; special municipality governments and city governments shall formulate the budget for expenses related to the election and recall of their chiefs of boroughs; however, the indigenous district offices shall formulate the budget for expenses related to the election and recall of chiefs of boroughs.