§ 1 It shall not be considered as a defect in the notice on the establishment of the electoral committee of a political party or election committee organization legally registered by the competent authority in the case that the name or abbreviation of the name is the same or insufficiently different from the names or abbreviations of other electoral committees. The authority which issued the earlier decision to accept the notification of the establishment of the electoral committee, which has the same or insufficiently distinct name or abbreviation, shall change the name and or abbreviation of the elections committee providing notice of establishment on prior consultation with the legal representative. In the absence of agreement of the legal representative, the authority which issued the order, shall be repeal the order and Unofficial translation for OSCE/ODIHR. 38 request the legal representative to remove the defect within 3 days. The provisions of Article. 97 § 2 and 3 shall apply accordingly.

§ 2 The name and abbreviation of the electoral committee established by voters affiliated with registered organizations of national minorities may be synonymous with the name and abbreviation of the organization. The notification to set up such a committee shall be accompanied by a document issued by the competent authority of the statutory national minority organization attesting to the establishment of the election committee by voters who are members of this organization.

§ 3 The name and abbreviation of the voter election committee must be different from the name or abbreviation of registered political parties or registered organizations in the official register of such, kept by the competent authority.