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Article 25
 

§ 25. Election coalition

(1) Political parties or Estonian citizens with the right to vote may form an election coalition. A political party or Estonian citizen with the right to vote may belong to only one election coalition or candidate list in the corresponding local government council elections.

(2) An election coalition shall be presented for registration to the rural municipality or city election committee not earlier than sixty and not later than forty-five days before election day.

(16.06.99 entered into force 23.06.99 - RT I 1999, 54, 581)

(3) The rural municipality or city election committee shall register an election coalition presented for registration according to the requirements within three days after receipt of the documents set out in subsection (4) or (5) of this section.

(16.06.99 entered into force 23.06.99 - RT I 1999, 54, 581)

(4) In order to register an election coalition of political parties, the authorised representative of the election coalition shall submit to the rural municipality or city election committee an application and the memorandum of association. The articles of association shall contain:

1) the name of the local government;

2) the name of the election coalition;

3) the names of political parties which form the election coalition;

4) the names, personal identification codes, addresses and telecommunications numbers of the authorised representatives of the election coalition;

5) other provisions which regulate the activities of the election coalition;

6) the signatures of persons entitled to represent the political parties according to the Non-profit Associations Act or the articles of association of the political parties.

(16.06.99 entered into force 23.06.99 - RT I 1999, 54, 581)

(5) In order to register an election coalition of citizens, the authorised representative of the election coalition shall submit an application to the rural municipality or city election committee. The application shall contain:

1) the name of the local government;

2) the name of the election coalition;

3) the names, personal identification codes, addresses and telecommunications numbers of the authorised representatives of the election coalition;

4) other provisions which regulate the activities of the election coalition;

5) the names and signatures of the Estonian citizens with the right to vote who form the election coalition.

(16.06.99 entered into force 23.06.99 - RT I 1999, 54, 581)

(6) The name of an election coalition shall not be offensive or misleading. The use of the name of a political party which does not belong to the election coalition or of the official name of another election coalition or of a name similar thereto as the name of an election coalition is prohibited.

(7) A rural municipality or city election committee shall not register an election coalition if the documents set out in subsection (4) or (5) of this section have not been submitted within the deadline for presentation for registration or if they contain omissions or errors.