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Article 62
 

Consideration and Registration of Registration Applications


(1) Each designated local authority in the seat of election district shall consider all presented registration applications during a period starting 66 and ending 60 days before the elections. If any registration application does not feature all the particulars specified in Article 61 or if it includes incorrect facts, the designated local authority in the seat of election district shall ask the candidate concerned or the political party, movement or coalition concerned through its representative in writing no later than 58 days before the date of elections to corrects it application registration no later than 50 days before the date of elections.


(2) If a political party, movement or coalition or independent candidate fails to correct any such error within the aforementioned time limit, the designated local authority in the seat of election district shall decide no later than 49 days before the date of the election to reject any registration application


a) not presented in compliance with Article 60, b) not featuring the particulars specified in Article 61, Section 1 or featuring incorrect or incomplete particulars, c) not featuring the appendix defined in Article 61, Section 2, Subsections a) through c), or featuring incorrect or incomplete information in such appendix, d) not featuring the petition defined in Article 61, Section 2, Subsection d), or featuring such petition with insufficient amount of signatures, e) not featuring the confirmation of deposit payment defined in Article 61, Section 2, Subsection e), or featuring a confirmation stating an incorrect amount, f) presented in accordance with information received from the Czech Statistical Office in several election districts with the name of the same candidate; the registration application shall be also rejected if a candidate is featured in several applications presented in the same election district or if it does not feature the statement specified in Article 61, Section 2, Subsection b); if a candidate attaches the aforementioned statement to several registration applications and presents it to several designated local authorities in the seat of election districts, he/she shall be rejected by all such designated local authorities, g) of a candidate not meeting the qualification conditions specified in Article 57.


(3) Each designated local authority in the seat of the election district shall decide to register all correct registration applications no later than 49 days before the date of the elections.


(4) Each designated local authority in the seat of election district shall produce the relevant resolution on registration or rejection of registration application immediately, sending it to the subject entitled to seek protection at a court of justice (Article 86). At the same time, it shall publish its resolution on its official board, indicating the date of its publication. Any resolution shall be regarded as duly delivered on the third day following its publication.


(5) Each resolution on registration or rejection of registration application must feature a verdict, including the legal norm on which it is based, its justification, including all facts that have been taken into account, and all relevant appeal information. No justification is required in the case of registration resolutions. The body issuing each resolution must be identified in its written form. Each resolution must also feature the date of its adoption. All resolutions must be stamped with an official stamp and signed and feature the first name(s), surname and title of the employee of the designated local authority in the seat of election district issuing them.


(6) Each designated local authority in the seat of election district shall draw the number to be featured on all ballot papers for the elections to the Senate no later than 45 days before the date of the elections. It shall inform all political parties, movements and coalitions as well as all independent candidates standing for the elections of the result of its draw in writing.


(7) Any designated local authority in the seat of election district shall register a registration application even after the end of the time limit specified in Section 3, but no later than 20 days before the date of the elections, if ordered to do so by a court of justice in compliance with special legal regulations10). Such registration cannot be challenged at a court of justice.


(8) Each candidate whose registration application has not been registered even in compliance with a judicial resolution pursuant to special legal regulations shall receive his/her deposit back from the relevant designated local authority in the seat of election district within 1 month. If any other amount has been transferred to the special account established by the designated local authority in the seat of election district, it shall be returned to its sender without unnecessary delay.


(9) Registration is one of the conditions of the printing of ballot papers.


(10) If any political party or movement is dissolved or its activities suspended after registering its candidate, such candidate shall be regarded as an independent candidate. He/she shall not be obligated to present a petition.