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Article 38
 

Registration of Candidates for President



1. At least 45 days prior to an election, individuals who have been nominated or self-nominated to be candidates for President must submit forms for the collection of voter’s signatures to the CEC. Also, each individual who has been nominated or self-nominated to be a candidate for President must present the extracts containing the basic data from the income tax return and the assets declaration approved by the State Tax Inspectorate, as well as a declaration of private interests; these documents may also be submitted electronically in accordance with the CEC procedure.



2. Individuals who have been nominated or self-nominated to be candidates for President may submit a certificate of their health condition to the CEC. The CEC shall announce such certificates through mass media.



3. The CEC shall, not later than within 10 days of the receipt of the forms for the collection of voter signatures, shall check whether they have been completed correctly. If it is discovered that a citizen has signed for the same candidate more than once, none of her/his signatures shall be counted. Moreover, the signatures and data obtained or filled out in violation of Article 37(3) of this Law shall not be counted.



4. If, after the signatures which are not to be counted are cast off, an individual who has been nominated or self-nominated to be a candidate for President is supported by at least 20,000 voters, the CEC must register the individual as a candidate for President not later than within 24 hours. Refusal of the CEC to register an individual as a candidate for President may be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania not later than within 3 calendar days,
and the said Court must investigate the appeal within 72 hours. 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.



5. Individuals who have been nominated or self-nominated to be candidates for President shall acquire the status of a candidate for President upon their registration as candidates for President with the CEC, and the publication of a list of the individuals registered as candidates for President on its website.



6. The CEC shall officially announce the list of all individuals who have been registered as candidates for President no later than 30 days prior to election day and shall issue them a certificate of candidacy within 24 hours of the publication of the above-mentioned list.



7. When early presidential elections under Article 87 of the Constitution or presidential elections under Article 89(1) of the Constitution are held within two months from the announcement thereof, individuals who have been nominated or self-nominated to be candidates for President must submit to the CEC the forms for the collection of signatures, specified in Article 37 of this Law, not later than 40 days left before an election.



8. Where early presidential elections under Article 87 of the Constitution or presidential elections under Article 89(1) of the Constitution are held earlier than within two months from the announcement thereof, 30-day and 40-day time limits, specified in paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Article, shall be reduced by the number of days lacking to constitute a two-month time limit.



9. Where early presidential elections under Article 87 of the Constitution or presidential elections under Article 89(1) of the Constitution are held earlier than within two months from the announcement thereof, they may not be held earlier than within 45 days from the announcement of the election date.