Presentation of candidatures to local elections

1. Judiciary District Electoral Commissions shall have competence in local council elections for all operations contemplated in Part I, Chapter VI, 2nd Subdivision of this Act, relating to presentation and proclamation of candidates.

2. Candidatures must be put forward in the form of a list of candidates.

Section 44 bis of this Act shall not apply to candidatures presented for municipalities with 3,000 inhabitants or below this figure.

3. Presentation of candidates by groupings of electors shall require a number of firms of persons entered in the municipality’s electoral register, duly authenticated by a notary or by the Secretary of the respective local council, such number being determined by the following scale:

a) In councils with less than 5,000 inhabitants, no less than 1 per 100 of the persons so registered, subject to the number of signatures being more than twice the number of councillors to elect.

b) In those between 5,001 and 10,000 inhabitants, at least 100 signatures;

c) In those between 10,001 and 50,000 inhabitants, at least 500 signatures;

d) In those between 50,001 and 150,000 inhabitants, 1,500 signatures at least; 

e) In those between 150,001 and 300,000 inhabitants, 3,000 signatures at least;

f) In those between 300,001 and 1,000,000, 5,000 signatures at least, and

g) In all other cases, 8,000 signatures at least.

4. Candidatures so presented, as well as those proclaimed, are to be published in the Official Provincial Gazette.

 2 AS AMENDED BY 2ND ADDITIONAL PROVISION OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 3/2007, OF MAY 22