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Article 418
 

(1) (Amended, SG No. 98/2014, effective 28.11.2014, supplemented, SG No. 39/2016, effective 26.05.2016) The lists referred to in Article 416 (2) herein in the form of a structured electronic image and on hard copy shall forthwith be delivered by the municipal election commission for a check to the competent territorial unit of the Directorate General of Civil Registration and Administrative Services at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.


(2) (Amended, SG No. 98/2014, effective 28.11.2014) The competent territorial unit of the Directorate General of Civil Registration and Administrative Services at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works shall conduct the check referred to in Paragraph (1) not later than 27 days in advance of polling day.


(3) (Amended, SG No. 98/2014, effective 28.11.2014) The competent territorial unit of the Directorate General of Civil Registration and Administrative Services at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works shall draw up a memorandum on the result of the check in two copies and shall provide one of the copies to the municipal election commission.


The data of the check shall be kept for a period of up to six months after conduct of the elections.


(4) (Amended, SG No. 98/2014, effective 28.11.2014) The municipal election commission shall ascertain the result for the lists referred to in Article 416 (2) herein on the basis of the check conducted by the competent territorial unit of the Directorate General of Civil Registration and Administrative Services at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works. Upon request by the nomination committee, the municipal election commission shall provide the said committee in writing with the data of the memorandum referred to in Paragraph (3) and the result ascertained for the lists referred to in Article 416 (2) herein as submitted by the nomination committee.


(5) Where the municipal election commission ascertains that an independent candidate is not supported by the required number of voters, the registration of the said candidate shall be stricken by a decision which shall forthwith be transmitted to the nomination committee.


(6) The decision of the municipal election commission referred to in Paragraph (5) may be disputed before the Central Election Commission according to the procedure established by Article 88 herein.