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Article 36
 

36.-(1) The election committees within the county constituency shall immediately after reviewing the candidates' registrations report in writing to the prefect which candidates have filed valid registrations for election in the nomination district. The report shall state the information specified in section 33(2) first and second sentences, and information about the party the candidate wishes to stand for or whether the candidate stands as an independent.

(2) The election committee in the City of Copenhagen shall immediately after reviewing the candidates' registrations report in writing to the chairman of the election committee in Frederiksberg Municipality which candidates have filed valid registrations for election in the nomination districts in the City of Copenhagen that belong to Metropolitan Constituency 3. The report shall contain the information specified in subsection (1) second sentence.

(3) The prefect shall prepare a list of the candidates standing in the county constituency. The list is prepared on the basis of the reports from the election committees and notifications and registrations by the parties according to sections 37 and 41. The list is forwarded to each election committee for use in procuring ballot papers in the respective nomination districts, cf. sections 42 and 43. The prefect shall decide how a candidate's name should appear on the ballot paper if stated differently in the reports of the election committees.

(4) The chairman of the election committee in the City of Copenhagen shall prepare a list of the candidates standing in Metropolitan Constituencies 1 and 2. The list is prepared on the basis of the valid candidate registrations in the nomination districts of Metropolitan Constituencies 1 and 2, and notifications and registrations by the parties according to sections 37 and 41. The list is used in procuring ballot papers in the nomination districts in Metropolitan Constituencies 1 and 2, cf. section 43. The chairman of the election committee in the City of Copenhagen shall decide how a candidate's name should appear on the ballot paper if stated differently in the candidate registrations.

(5) The chairman of the election committee in the Frederiksberg Municipality shall prepare a list of the candidates standing in Metropolitan Constituency 3. The list is prepared on the basis of the report of the election committee in the City of Copenhagen, the valid candidate registrations in the nomination districts in Frederiksberg Municipality and notifications and registrations by the parties according to sections 37 and 41. The list is used in procuring ballot papers in the nomination districts in Metropolitan Constituency 3, cf. sections 42 and 43. The chairman of the election committee in Frederiksberg Municipality shall decide how a candidate's name should appear on the ballot paper if stated differently in the report and the candidate registrations.