(1) Public consultations shall be held at the mayor of the relevant municipality. The day, hour and place of the conduct of the consultations shall be communicated to the public and shall be published on the Internet site of the municipality not later than three days before the conduct of the said consultations.

(2) The parties and coalitions represented in Parliament and the parties and coalitions which have Members of the European Parliament elected from the candidate lists thereof but are not represented in Parliament shall participate in the consultations. Other parties and coalitions may also participate in the consultations.

(3) At the consultations, the parties and coalitions referred to in Paragraph (2) shall present:

1. (supplemented, SG No. 39/2016, effective 26.05.2016) a proposal in writing for a complement of the municipal election commission, which shall state the names of the persons proposed, Standard Public Registry Personal Number, position in the commission, educational attainment, specialist qualifications, and proposing party or coalition, as well as declarations by the persons of the consent thereof to be proposed and declarations by the persons under Article 80 (3) herein;
2. a copy of the certificate of legal status of the party current as at the date of scheduling of the elections or of the decision on the formation of the coalition, which certifies the credentials of the persons representing the party or coalition;
3. an authorisation from the persons representing the party or coalition, where authorised persons participate in the consultations.

(4) The parties and coalitions shall present, attached to the proposal thereof referred to in Item 1 of Paragraph (3), a list of the alternate members who will replace the persons proposed thereby in the cases referred to in Article 51 (2) herein or where a member of the municipal election commission does not participate in the meetings of the said commission for more than ten days. Any such replacement shall require a decision of the Central Election Commission.

(5) A memorandum on the results of the consultations held shall be drawn up and shall be signed by the participants in the said consultations. Upon a refusal to sign the memorandum, as well as where the memorandum is signed with a dissenting opinion, the reasons of the participants shall be attached. The written objections of the parties and coalitions or parties, if any, shall be attached as well.

(6) Where consensus has not been reached among the parties and coalitions which participated in the consultations, not later than 55 days in advance of polling day the municipality mayor shall transmit the documents covered under Paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) to the Central Election Commission.

(7) In the cases where consensus has been reached, the municipality mayor shall present to the Central Election Commission:

1. (supplemented, SG No. 39/2016, effective 26.05.2016) a proposal in writing for a complement of the constituency election commission together with a list of the alternate members, which states the names of the persons proposed, Standard Public Registry Personal Number, position in the commission, educational attainment, specialist qualifications and proposing party or coalition, as well as declarations by the persons of the consent thereof to be proposed and declarations by the persons under Article 80 (3) herein;

2. the documents covered under Paragraphs (3) and (4), as presented by the parties and coalitions;

3. the memorandums on the consultations held with the representatives of the parties and coalitions, including the written objections thereof;

4. a copy of the notice of conduct of the consultations and the manner of announcement of the said notice.

(8) The mayor shall make the proposal referred to in Paragraph (7) not later than 55 days in advance of polling day. Upon creation of a new municipality, the proposal shall be made by the appointed interim mayor under the same terms.

(9) Where the municipality mayor or the interim mayor of the newly created municipality has failed to make a proposal within the time limit referred to in Paragraph (8), the regional governor shall make a proposal on the basis of the documents referred to in Paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) not later than 52 days in advance of polling day.

(10) In the cases where consensus has been reached, the Central Election Commission shall appoint the municipal election commission on the basis of the proposal of the municipality mayor made according to the procedure established by Paragraph (7) or of the proposal of the regional governor made according to the procedure established by Paragraph (9).

(11) In the cases where consensus has not been reached or the regional governor has failed to make a proposal within the time limit referred to in Paragraph (9), the Central Election Commission shall appoint the municipal election commission on the basis of the proposals made by the parties and coalitions.