(1) Candidate nomination proposals for Federal Presidential elections must be presented to the Federal Election Commission no later than on the thirty-seventh day before Election Day at 17.00 hours; Section 42, paragraph 1, NCEA, shall be applied accordingly. Candidate nomination proposals have to include 6 000 declarations of endorsement as shown in Schedule 1 and declarations of endorsement from abroad as shown in Schedule 7.

(2) Any declaration of endorsement must include a municipal certificate, that the person mentioned in the declaration of endorsement was registered as a voter and entitled to vote on closing date (Section 21, paragraph 1, NCEA). The municipality shall issue such a certificate only if the person mentioned in the declaration of endorsement has appeared in person before the municipal officer maintaining the electoral register and has been duly identified by showing an official document with a photograph (e.g. identity card, passport or driver's license), if the declaration of endorsement contains first name, family name or surname, date of birth and domicile of declarer, the name of the candidate to be endorsed, and if the personal signature of the declarer was either given in the presence of a municipal officer or is authenticated by a court or a notary public. The municipalities undertake to provide proper forms as shown in Schedule 1 to any person wishing to declare endorsement, free of administrative charges, other fees or dues; if printed forms bearing the name of the candidate the applicant wishes to endorse are available, such forms shall be used. The certificate on a declaration of endorsement shall be issued immediately.

(3) Upon request, a municipality shall provide a person entitled to vote, but living abroad, with a printed form for declarations of endorsement from abroad; the municipality shall enter name and date of birth of the person wishing to declare endorsement in the form and certify in the proper columns that the declarer was registered as a voter and entitled to vote on closing date (Section 21, paragraph 1, NCEA).

(4) A person entitled to vote, but living abroad, may endorse a candidate nomination proposal by appearing in person at an Austrian diplomatic mission, duly identifying himself by showing an identity document with photograph (e.g. identity card, passport or driver's license) and personally signing a declaration of endorsement from abroad certified pursuant to paragraph 3.

(5) Such a certificate can only be issued once for a person in any election, either on a declaration of endorsement (also declaration from abroad) or a declaration of endorsement from abroad.

(6) If necessary, the Austrian diplomatic mission shall confirm on a declaration of endorsement from abroad duly completed and certified by a municipality pursuant to paragraph 3, that the endorser has personally signed the declaration in the presence of a diplomatic officer.

(7) A candidate nomination proposal shall contain:

1. First names, family names or surnames, date of birth, place of birth, profession and domicile of the candidate;

2. A statement of the candidate accepting being entered in the candidate nomination proposal;

3. Name of an authorised service recipient fulfilling the conditions of Section 41, NCEA and empowered to represent the signatories of the candidate nomination proposal, plus at least two substitutes also fulfilling the conditions of Section 41, NCEA.

(8) The candidate nomination proposal must also include certificates by the municipality that the authorised service recipient and his substitutes were registered as voters and entitled to vote on closing date (Section 21, paragraph 1, NCEA). Such certificates shall not be required if they themselves have declared endorsement of the candidate nomination proposal. Paragraph 1, penultimate and ultimate sentences, shall apply accordingly.

(9) When submitting a candidate nomination proposal (paragraph 1) the authorised service recipient shall make a cash payment of 3 600 Euros to the Federal Election Commission, as contribution towards the costs of the election process. Such cash payment can be waived, when a payment slip is presented showing payment of the cost contribution into an account of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. If the cost contribution is not paid, the candidate nomination proposal shall be deemed as not having been submitted.