Article 20
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal, as the highest electoral body, shall:
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(m) Serve as the sole body for settling complaints brought against civil authorities on electoral
matters;
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(s) Perform all other duties established by law.
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Article 134.
No authority outside of the electoral organization may intervene directly or indirectly in the
operation of the electoral bodies. Therefore, law enforcement agencies may act only in
response to orders issued by the presidents and members of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal
and the provincial boards of elections and the presidents of polling stations.
[…]
Article 143
Electoral offenses as set forth herein, with the exception of those that are punishable under
the Criminal Code, shall be tried by the Supreme Court if they involve members of the
Supreme Electoral Tribunal and other persons subject to the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court; by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in the case of members of provincial electoral boards
and other persons subject to the jurisdiction of the provincial high courts, and by the provincial
electoral boards in the case of members of polling stations and any other person.
[…]
Article 155.
The following shall be penalized with dismissal from office and suspension of political rights
for one year:
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(e) Any authority, officer or civil servant not associated with the electoral organization who
interferes with the operation of the electoral organizations.17
31.
The 1968 Law on the Administrative Jurisdiction reads:
Article 6
The following matters are not under the administrative court system:
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(c) matters that arise from political acts of government
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(d) rulings delivered by electoral organizations.18
Cf. Law on Elections, published in the Official Gazette No. 117 of July 11, 2000, Articles 13, 17, 20,
134, 143 and 155 (evidence file, folios 2107 to 2109, 2132, 2133 and 2135).
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Cf. Law on the Administrative Jurisdiction, Article 6 (evidence file, folio 2009).
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