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Article 168
 

Representatives of candidates in elections to Congress and Senate


1. For the purpose of Section 43 of this Act each of the parties, federations and coalitions intending to take part in the election shall notify in writing to the Central Electoral Commission the appointment of a general representative before the ninth day after the call of the election. Said notification must include the acceptance of the person so appointed.


2. Each general representative must appoint before the Central Electoral Commission the representatives nominated by the candidates of his party, federation or coalition for each constituency. The appointment shall be made before the eleventh day after the call of the election.


3. The Central Electoral Commission shall notify within two days to Provincial Electoral Commissions the names of candidates’ representatives for each constituency. 


4. Candidates’ representatives shall in any case appear before the corresponding Provincial Electoral Commission in order to restate their acceptance prior to submission of the candidature. 


5. Promoters of electors’ groupings shall appoint their candidates’ representatives at the moment of submission of the lists of said candidates before the Provincial Electoral Commission.