1. The CEC, upon its own initiative or on the request of electoral subjects, declares elections invalid in one or more voting centres if:
a) there have been violations of the law;
b) there have been natural disasters of such proportions that the participation of the voters in the vote has been hindered; or
c) voting was not begun or was suspended for more than six hours; and for any of these causes, the electoral process has been affected to such a degree that it may have impacted the allocation of the seats in the electoral zone or nationwide.
2. Electoral subjects, within 3 days from the declaration of the results by the CEC, or as the case may be by the CEAZ, have the right to request from the CEC the invalidation of elections in specific voting centres.
3. A request for the invalidation of elections must include the legal causes, a description of cases of violation and detailed reasoning on their consequences.
4. The examination of the requests is performed in accordance with the procedures established in Part X of this Code. The CEC, in taking a decision on the invalidity of elections, may consult with the respective CEAZ. In the reasoning of the CEC decision, the legal causes, the proved cases of violations and detailed reasoning about their consequences are to be described.
