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Article 12
 

12.-(1) New parties wishing to participate in a general election must file their registration with the Minister for the Interior not later than noon 15 days prior to election day. The registration must be accompanied by statements from voters whose number corresponds to 1/175 of all valid votes cast in the last general election as a minimum. No voters' statements are required in the case of the party of the German minority.

(2) The voters' statements are to be submitted on a form which has been approved by the Minister for the Interior in advance. The approval remains valid for two years counting from the day of the approval. The Minister for the Interior may renew the approval, if, on the basis of the last approved form, a party has been registered. In case of non-registration, the approval shall be renewed provided only it is recommendable on special grounds. In connection with approval of the form it is for the Minister for the Interior to decide whether the name of the new party can be approved, cf. section 13. Approval of the party name remains valid for the same term as approval of the form.

(3) The voters' statements must, in order to be included, be duly completed clearly stating the name of the voter, CRS number, permanent address, and be signed and dated by the voter in his own handwriting. The statements must furthermore be furnished with a certificate from the local national registration office attesting to the fulfilment by the voter of the conditions of franchise to the Folketing at the time of making the statement. If the voter is deceased since the statement was made, a certificate shall not be issued.

(4) After certification, the national registration office shall send the voter's statement to the appropriate voter. The voter shall then himself forward the statement to the party if the voter has a continued interest in participating in the registration of the appropriate party. In forwarding the voter's statement, the national registration office shall inform the voter accordingly. The national registration office shall return voters' statements which do not fulfil the conditions for certification to the party, with indication of the reason for not issuing a certificate.

(5) A voter's statement shall not be included, however, if it

was made one year or more before registration of the party, cf. subsection (1); or,

was made by a voter who has already made a statement in favour of a party registered according to subsection (1).

(6) Registration of a party remains valid until the first general election is subsequently held, however, for one year from the day of registration as a minimum.

(7) The Minister for the Interior shall keep the voters' statements as long as the registration remains valid and shall subsequently destroy them.