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Article 6
 

Article 6

(1) The candidates for President and Vice President shall be entered by the Central Elections Commission in a special register upon presentation of the following documents:

1. Nomination by the national leadership of the respective party or party coalition, which shall set

forth the candidate's full name, date of birth, residence and address, or by the nomination committee of voters with the candidate’s full name, date of birth, residence and address, and an enclosed list of names, addresses, IDs and signatures of no fewer than 15,000 voters;

2. Affidavit to the effect that the candidate has resided in the country for the past five years;

3. The candidate's statement of acceptance regarding the nomination;

4. Bank document for deposit paid pursuant to Article 6a.

(2) Candidates for President and Vice President shall be registered no later than thirty-five days before election day.

(3) The Central Elections Commission shall register the candidates of parties, party coalitions and nomination committees, as well as the number of the ballot-paper for the respective list of candidates. Ballot- papers shall be white.

(4) The number of the ballot-paper of the individual lists shall be determined by the Central Elections Committee by means of drawing lots, after their registration.

(5) The documents submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be filed by sequence numbers. The sequence of submission shall determine the sequence of entry in the register of the Central Elections Commission.