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Paragraph 40
 

According to Article 15.6, members of the subcommittee formed by the Republic Election Commission (responsible for the technical preparations for conducting referenda, the determination of polling stations and voting results, the submission of voting results to the Republic or Provincial Election Commission, and the performance of other tasks determined by the draft law and the decision on calling a referendum, see Article 17.2), are appointed at the proposal of parliamentary groups in proportion to their representation in the respective Assembly on the day the decision to call a referendum enters into force. This gives the majority in Parliament control over these bodies. The Venice Commission recommends ensuring a balanced composition of Republic or Provincial Electoral Commissions, too.