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Article 32
 

The Particulars of Candidate Lists


(1) Each candidate list must include


a) the name of the election region in which it is being presented, b) the name of the political party, movement or coalition presenting it and – if it is being presented by a coalition – the political parties or movements forming it, c) the first name and surname of each candidate, his/her date of birth and sex, the district in which he/she has a permanent address, the name of the political party or movement of which he/she is member or a statement that the candidate is not a member of any political party or movement (hereinafter only “without party affiliation”), d) the candidate’s place in the candidate list specified by Arabic numerals, e) the first name(s) and surname of the representative of the political party, movement or coalition concerned and his/her permanent address; each political party, movement and coalition is entitled to specify an alternative representative, stating his/her first name(s) and surname and his/her permanent address, f) the name of the political party or movement proposing a coalition candidate, g) the signature of the representative of the political party, movement or coalition concerned, h) the first name and surname of the person authorised to act on behalf of the political party or movement concerned, his/her official title and his/her signature; the first names and surnames of the persons authorised to act on behalf of the political parties and movements forming a coalition, their official titles and their signatures.


(2) Each candidate featured in any candidate list must provide and enclose a written statement signed in his/her own hand in which he/she agrees to stand as a candidate and in which he/she declares that he/she is not aware of any disqualifying circumstances or that any and all existing disqualifying circumstances will pass as of the date of the elections to the Chamber of Deputies and that he/she has not agreed to be featured in any candidate list for the elections to the Chamber of Deputies. He/she must also state his/her permanent address and his/her Birth Identification Number.


(3) The highest number of candidates included by any political party, movement or coalition in its candidate list for any given election region is specified in Appendix No. 2 to this act of law.


(4) New candidates may be added to candidate lists and their order changed 60 days before the date of the elections at the latest.


(5) Each political party, movement and coalition acts in all election-related matters through its authorised representative. Any person, except for persons younger than 18 years of age, legally disqualified persons and candidates, designated as such in the relevant candidate list may become an authorised representative or an alternate representative. Each political party, movement and coalition is bound by all election-related acts of its authorised representative. Each political party, movement or coalition may revoke the authorisation of its representative or alternate representative in writing. The authorisation shall be regarded as revoked as soon as delivered to the relevant regional authority.