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Article 474
 

474.1. When the complaints referred to in this Chapter are motivated by the commission of conducts related to the physical location or the content of printed political or electoral propaganda, the propaganda painted on walls, or any propaganda other than that transmitted by radio or television, as well as when they refer to early pre-campaign or campaign activities in which the offending behaviour is related to that type of propaganda, it will be subjected to the following:


a) The complaint will be submitted to the executive member of the district or local board of the Institute that corresponds to the territorial demarcation where the challenged conduct occurred or that corresponds to the position that is elected;


b) The executive member will, in the consequent process, exercise the powers outlined in the previous article for the Executive Secretariat of the Institute, according to the procedure and within the time limits speci f ed by the same article, and


c) Once the hearing has been held, the executive member of the corresponding board should immediately forward the complete f le to the Specialized Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal, setting out the procedures carried out as well as a detailed report in terms of the provisions of this Law.


474.2. The district councils or boards will hear and resolve on the issues that are different from those outlined in the previous paragraph and their decisions can be appealed to the local councils or boards or, where applicable, to the General Council of the Institute, as appropriate, and their decisions will be final.


474.3. In the cases established in paragraph 1 of this article, if the challenged conduct constitutes a generalized violation or is considered serious, the Executive Secretariat of the Institute may attract the matter to its knowledge.