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Article 36
 

Declaration about Individual’s Participation in an Election as a Candidate for President



1. An individual who is self-nominated to be a candidate for President must apply a written declaration about this to the CEC.



2. If an individual is nominated by parties to be a candidate for President, such decision shall also be produced in writing. An individual who has been nominated or self-nominated to be a candidate for President must arrive and submit to the CEC a document confirming the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and a document confirming the payment of a deposit amounting to 5 most recently published average monthly earnings in the whole economy (hereinafter: "AME"). After the election the election deposit shall be refunded to the individual who paid it, provided that this candidate has received more than 7 percent of votes cast by the voters who participated in the elections.



3. An individual who has been nominated or self-nominated to be a candidate for President must:
1) inform the CEC in writing whether s/he is or has been and when a citizen of any other state (states);
2) submit to the CEC a document confirming the citizenship of any other state (states);
3) submit a document issued by the competent authorities of the Republic of Lithuania, another state (other states), attesting to the renouncement of the citizenship another state (other states) of or the loss thereof;
4) inform the CEC in writing whether s/he agrees that the CEC would receive from the competent authorities of the Republic of Lithuania and foreign countries the data about the citizenship of any other state (states) s/he has or has had, and the renouncement or loss thereof.



4. An individual who has been nominated or self-nominated to be a candidate for President must submit to the CEC a pledge in the set-out format to adhere to the prohibition to bribe voters or people entitled to vote.



5. If an individual does not agree that the CEC would receive the data specified in subparagraph 4 of paragraph 3 of this Article or does not submit to the CEC a pledge to adhere to the prohibition to bribe voters and people who are entitled to vote as provided for in paragraph 4 of this Article, the CEC shall not register individual’s nomination to be a candidate for President, and if s/he has been registered as a candidate for President, shall repeal such registration.



6. The CEC shall, not later than within three calendar days after the receipt of the declaration, ascertain whether there are any reasons specified in Article 78 of the Constitution preventing the individual’s nomination as a candidate for President, whether s/he has fulfilled the requirements specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article and whether s/he has been registered as an independent participant of political campaign, and shall adopt a grounded decision on whether or not to issue forms for the collection of voter signatures to the individual, with the name and surname of the candidate for President indicated thereon. Refusal to issue the forms for the collection of voter signatures may be appealed against to the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania not later than within three days of the adoption of the decision and the said Court must investigate such appeal not later than within 72 hours of receipt of the complaint. Rest days and public holidays shall be included in this time limit. The decision of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania shall become effective from its announcement.



7. A candidate for President shall have the right to withdraw in writing her/his application not later than 15 days before an election. In this case the CEC may take a decision concerning registration of a candidate for President only if the candidate for President attends a meeting of the CEC and if not less than 13 days are left before election day.