Determination of electoral petitions

1. After the end, as the case may be, of the stage for gathering evidence, the Court’s Division, without any further proceedings, shall pass its judgment within four days.

2. The decision shall consist in one of the following pronouncements:

a) Rejection of the petition;

b) Validity of the election and proclamation of elected candidates, which may include the mention of the list having obtained the highest number of votes or

c) Annulment of decision to declare one or more candidates elected and proclamation of the candidate or candidates who ought to have been so declared 

d) Annulment of the election held in one or more election bureaus that may be affected by invalidating irregularities, entailing the need either simply to carry out a new vote in said bureaus or to hold a new election if this tov eledt the Presdientv of a local authority, within a maximum term fo three months in either case from the judgement. Provided that the voiding of the poll in one or more bureaus shall not entaiol the call of a new election where the result in those bureaus does not affect the allotment of seats in the constituency. 

 2. D) AS AMENDED BY SECT.44 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 8/1991, OF MARCH 13
 3 ABOLISHED BY SECT. 45 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 8/1991, OD MARCH 13