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Section H3
 

  1. The list shall be submitted personally by a voter qualified to take part in the election. If this person is not registered as a voter in the municipality where the principal electoral committee is situated, he shall also lodge a declaration by the municipal executive of the municipality where he is registered as a voter to the effect that he is qualified to take part in the election. The chairperson of the principal electoral committee or the member of the committee designated by him may require the person submitting the list to produce evidence of his identity. The candidates may be present when the list is submitted.


 



  1. The person submitting the list may be authorised by the agent referred to in subsection 3 of sections G 1, G 2 or G 3 to place at the top of the list the appellation of the relevant grouping as registered by the central electoral committee. A declaration by the agent in evidence of this authorisation shall be submitted with the list.


 



  1. The person submitting the list shall be qualified to place at the top of it an appellation formed by a combination of the appellations or abbreviations thereof registered for the relevant election, if he has been empowered to do so by the agents of the various groupings. A declaration to this effect by the agents shall be submitted with the list. An appellation formed in this way may not contain more than 35 letters or other characters.


 



  1. The person who submitted the list shall receive proof thereof from the chairperson of the principal electoral committee or the member of the committee designated by him.


 



  1. When and where forms for declarations relating to the placing of appellations of political groupings at the top of lists of candidates may be obtained, free of charge, shall be regulated by order in council. A model form shall be established by ministerial order.