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Article 44
 

Registration of candidates 



The following documents shall be submitted, 30 days the latest before elections to the Central Elections Commission or to district electoral councils for the purpose of registration of candidates:



protocol of the session of the central or territorial body of the party, other social-political organization or electoral bloc, concerning the appointment of the candidate (list of candidates);



subscription lists including a sufficient number of signatures of persons supporting the independent candidate;



biography data of the candidate;



candidate’s statement with his consent to candidate for the position he was proposed;



statement of the candidate about the real assets, bank deposits, securities, inherited sums and incomes of the last two years preceding the year of elections, as well as the sources of such incomes, including the profits from the investment funds as interests, property lease, etc.



statement about the suspension during the electoral campaign of the office held prior – for persons mentioned in article 13, paragraph (3).





Representatives of parties, other social-political organizations, electoral blocs and independent candidates shall lodge the acts necessary for registration only after the Central Elections Commission and the district electoral councils make public the information referring to the place (office) and time for receiving the documents. This information is made public within a two days term when the period for appointing candidates has started. In the situation when representatives of several parties or social-political organizations, electoral blocs, independent candidates submit all the necessary documents with the registration office, the order of receiving documents shall be determined by drawing lots.



The respective electoral authority shall register the candidates appointed to elections within 7 days after the documents listed in paragraph (1) have been submitted.



Candidates appointed for elections may not be employed and may not perform any activity within a council or electoral committee during these respective elections.  



The electoral authority shall issue to the registered candidates identification certificates as soon as possible but no later than 3 days from the registration.



The electoral authority shall make public in the mass media means financed from the budget, the decisions regarding the registration of independent candidates or the list of candidates.



After expiry of the term provided for the registration, the respective electoral authority shall publish integrally the list of registered candidates indicating the name, surname, year of birth, domicile, political affiliation, profession (occupation) as well as the name of party, or social-political organizations, electoral blocs which proposed them.           



[Article 44 as amended by the Law no.796-XV from 25.01.2002]

[Article 44 as amended by the Law no.1227-XIV from 21.09.2000]

[Article 44 as amended by the Law no.268-XIV from 04.02.1999]