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Article 135
 
Confirmation of the elections’ lawfulness and validation of mandates


The district electoral councils of the first level administrative-territorial units shall submit the protocols on the elections’ results to the respective sector or municipal courts, and the second level ones – to the courts from the district of the second level administrative-territorial units. The district electoral council of the Chisinau municipality shall submit these documents in the sector court from the district where the Chisinau municipality district electoral council is situated.

The courts within a 10-days term after the reports have been received from the district electoral councils, shall confirm or infirm by judgment the lawfulness of elections from each electoral district and shall forward it within 24 hours after the judgment is adopted to the Central Elections Commission and respective district electoral councils which shall publish the final results of elections.

At the same time with the elections’ lawfulness confirmation, the respective courts shall validate the mandates of elected councilors, which shall be recorded as well in the judgment. The courts shall confirm also the list of subsidiary candidates.

The council shall be considered as lawfully created after the validation of mandates of at least 2/3 of the total number of councillors.

The district electoral council shall issue identification cards, the model of which shall be approved by the Central Elections Commission, to the elected councillors and mayors.

[Article 135 as amended by the Law no.796-XV from 25.01.2002]

[Article 135 as amended by the Law no.403-XIV from 14.05.1999]