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Article 402
 

The Central Election Commission shall:
1. exercise control over the registration of the parties, coalitions, nomination committees and candidates at the municipal election commission;


2. ascertain and pronounce invalid the registration of any candidates who do not conform to the requirements covered under Article 413 (1) to (4) herein.


3. organise and conduct, through the mass communication media or in another appropriate manner, an awareness campaign regarding the conditions whereunder the nationals of another Member State of the European Union may elect municipal councillors and mayors and be elected municipal councillor; the awareness campaign shall commence not later than 15 days prior to the expiry of the relevant time limit whereafter rights and duties arise for the nationals of another Member State of the European Union in connection with the elections;


4. upon request by the competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union, conduct a check of the circumstances stated in the declarations submitted by the Bulgarian nationals in the State concerned and transmit the information within five working days after the receipt of the request;


5. propose to the President of the Republic to schedule elections of municipal councillors or mayors within 14 days after the receipt of the proposal:


(a) (amended, SG No. 39/2016, effective 26.05.2016) in the cases referred to in Items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Article 465 herein;
(b) upon pre-term termination of the credentials of a mayor.