(1) The electoral bureau of constituency shall examine the observance of the legal terms so that a person may put forward his/her candidature, and the observance of the conditions of content and form of the supporters’ list, registering the candidatures that meet these terms, or rejecting the registration of those that do not comply with such terms.

(2) Two copies of the nomination for election shall be held at the electoral bureau of constituency, and the other two, certified at the electoral bureau of constituency by its president’s signature, specifying the date and time, and registration number, and by affixing the stamp, shall be given back to the one who filed it; one of the returned copies shall be registered by this person within 48 hours of its return at the tribunal under the jurisdiction of which the constituency falls. In the case of the constituency for the Romanians with their domicile or residence abroad, the registration shall be made at the Tribunal of Bucharest.

(3) Within 24 hours of each candidature registration, one of the nomination copies shall be posted by the electoral bureau of constituency in a visible place at its headquarters.

(4) Candidates may withdraw their candidatures up to the date of the final settlement of the candidatures. For this purpose, the respective person shall deliver a statement on his/her own account and file it at the electoral bureau of constituency.

(5) The electoral competitors may withdraw the nominations for election and may put forward another nomination up to the time limit of filing the candidatures. The withdrawal of candidatures shall be possible by a petition written on behalf of the persons who sign the nomination for election.

(6) In case of candidature withdrawal after the time limit of filing the candidatures, the electoral competitors shall not be in the position of replacing their candidate.

(7) If a candidate’s demise occurs before the printing of ballot papers, the name of the respective candidate shall not be inscribed on the ballot paper anymore. If the demise occurs after the printing of ballot papers, voting shall go on with those ballot papers; in case the deceased candidate is allotted a mandate, by-elections shall be held.