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Article 469
 

(1) The registration of parties and coalitions to contest the general elections of municipal councillors and mayors, effected at the Central Election Commission, shall subsist.


(2) In order to contest the new elections, the parties and coalitions shall submit an application to the Central Election Commission. A certificate issued by the Bulgarian National Audit Office, referred to in Item 6 of Article 133 (3) herein, and a certificate of current legal status of the parties issued by the Sofia City Court, referred to in Item 1 of Article 133 (3) herein, shall be attached to the application.


(3) The parties or coalitions, which have replaced the persons empowered to represent them or which have effected any other amendments to the statute thereof or the decision on the formation of the coalition relevant to the elections, shall notify the Central Election Commission of these changes and shall present the documents provided for in Article 133 (3) or in Article 140 (3) herein.


(4) The parties and coalitions which are not registered to contest the general elections of municipal councillors and mayors shall register at the Central Election Commission within the time limits, under the terms and according to the procedure applicable to registration to contest the general elections.


(5) The registration of the parties and coalitions referred to in Paragraph (4) or in Item 3 of Article 464 herein to contest a by-election or a new election conducted after the general elections of municipal councillors and mayors shall subsist for each subsequent by-election or new election. The requirements of Paragraphs (1) to (3) and (6) shall apply to the admission [of parties and coalitions] to contest each subsequent new election.


(6) The parties and coalitions which will contest the new elections shall register at the competent municipal election commission.