1. Candidates can only be substituted up to fifteen days before the elections in the following cases:

a) Elimination of the candidate through final judgment on an appeal, grounded on ineligibility;

b) Death, or illness that leads to physical or mental disability;

c) Withdrawal of the candidate.

2. Without prejudice to that stipulated in article 15, substitution is optional. The substitutes will be written on the list after the last deputy candidate.