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Article 91
 

(1) Public consultations shall be held at the mayor of the relevant municipality. The day, hour and place of conduct of such consultations shall be communicated to the public and shall be published on the Internet site of the regional administration 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) The consultations shall be held not later than 35 days in advance of polling day.


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


1. a proposal in writing for a complement of the section election commissions, 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;


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.


(5) The parties and coalitions shall present, attached to the proposal thereof referred to in Item 1 of Paragraph (4), 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 section election commission does not appear on polling day. Any such replacement shall require a decision of the constituency election commission or the municipal election commission.


(6) 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.


(7) In the cases where consensus has not been reached among the parties and coalitions which participated in the consultations, the municipality mayor shall, not later than 30 days in advance of polling day, transmit the documents covered under Paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) to the constituency election commission or municipal election commission.


(8) In the cases where consensus has been reached, the municipality mayor shall present to the constituency election commission or to the municipal election commission:


1. a proposal in writing for a complement of the section election commissions together with a list of the alternate members, 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;


2. the documents covered under Paragraphs (4) and (5), 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.


(9) The mayor shall make the proposal referred to in Paragraph (8) not later than 30 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.


(10) 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 (9), the said mayor or interim mayor shall forthwith transmit the documents covered under Paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) to the constituency election commission or to the municipal election commission.


(11) In the cases where consensus has been reached, the constituency election commission or the municipal election commission shall appoint the section election commissions on the basis of the proposal of the municipality mayor made according to the procedure established by Paragraph (8).


(12) In the cases where consensus has not been reached or the municipality mayor has failed to make a proposal within the time limit referred to in Paragraph (9), the constituency election commission or the municipal election commission shall appoint the section election commissions on the basis of the proposals made by the parties and coalitions.


(13) Where the constituency election commission or the municipal election commission fails to appoint the section election commissions within the time limit referred to in Article 89 herein, the said commission shall forthwith transmit the complete documentation to the Central Election Commission, which shall appoint the section election commissions.