After expiration of the submission period for nominations, a constituency nomination may be altered only through a joint written statement issued by the spokesperson and the deputy spokesperson and only if the candidate dies or has become ineligible to stand for election. The procedure laid down in Article 21 need not be observed and the signatures as defined in Article 20 (2) and (3) shall not be required. No alterations of any kind shall be allowed after a decision has been made on the approval of a constituency nomination (Article 26 (1), sentence 1).
