Acceptance and return of documents

(1) The State Electoral Office shall maintain records concerning the nomination of candidates. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]

(2) The registration documents of candidates shall be delivered by an authorised representative of the political party. The registration documents of an independent candidate shall be delivered by the independent candidate or his or her authorised representative.

(3) If all the required documents have not been submitted to the State Electoral Office, the submitted documents contain errors or omissions, the person who accepts the documents shall propose to the person submitting the documents to submit the required documents or data or to correct the errors. All submitted documents shall be returned. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]

(4) If a political party or an independent candidate wishes to make amendments to the registration documents of candidates, the State Electoral Office shall return all the documents submitted and, upon re-submission thereof, the documents shall be deemed to have been submitted for the first time. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]

(5) If a candidate is deleted from the list of nominated candidates on the basis of a personal application, the State Electoral Office shall return an application to stand as a candidate to him or her and inform an authorised representative of the political party or independent candidate thereof. The political party is not required to resubmit the registration documents of candidates. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]

(6) If a political party or an independent candidate submits documents before 6 p.m. on the forty-fifth day before election day and it becomes evident that not all the required documents have been submitted, that the documents contain omissions or that the documents submitted contain errors which cannot be corrected immediately, the documents shall be accepted. The person who accepts the documents shall propose to the person submitting the documents to submit the missing documents or data or to correct the errors. In such case, the political party or independent candidate shall perform the required acts not later than before 6 p.m. on the forty-third day before election day. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]