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Article 125
 

125.1. The delegation of the functions of the Institute to the Local Public Bodies established in subsection b) of Section C of Basis V of article 41 of the Constitution will be of an exceptional nature. The Executive Secretariat will submit to the General Council the Agreements in which the use of this power should be justif ed and motivated.


125.2. For the exercise of this power, the agreement of the General Council should assess a positive evaluation of the professional, technical, human and material capabilities of the electoral Local Public Body to efficiently fulf ll the function.


125.3. The delegation will be done before the beginning of the corresponding local electoral process and will require the vote of at least eight Electoral Councilors. The effects of the delegation will cease when the electoral process in question ends. The Institute could reassume the function that was delegated before the end of the respective electoral process, provided that this is approved by the same majority of eight votes.


125.4. The delegation of powers will be done in a specific manner for each case for a given Local Public Body. The Local Public Bodies should exercise the delegated functions, subjecting themselves to the provisions of this Law, the General Law on Political Parties, and the guidelines, general agreements, technical rules and other regulations issued by the General Council.