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Section 22
 

Withdrawal of a list of candidates; resignation or withdrawal of a candidate


(1) A political party or coalition may withdraw its list of candidates not later than forty-eight hours before the start of polling by means of notification in writing from its plenipotentiary.


(2) A candidate may resign his or her candidacy by notification in writing and a political party or coalition may withdraw a candidate from its list of candidates by notification in writing. Either may be done not later than forty-eight hours before the start of polling.


(3) Notification of the withdrawal of a list of candidates by a political party or coalition, or notification of the resignation or withdrawal of a candidate, shall be delivered in duplicate to the chairperson of the Central Electoral Commission, and he or she shall ensure its publication on the electoral section of the Ministry's web site. The withdrawal of a list of candidates by a political party or coalition, or the resignation or withdrawal of a candidate, may not be rescinded.


(4) Where a candidate resigned or was withdrawn from a registered list of candidates, his or her information shall remain on the list of candidates but shall not be taken into account in the allocation of seats.