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Article 44
 

Registration of Candidates


(1) To register the candidates, the Central Electoral Commission or the district electoral councils shall be submitted, not later than 30 days before the elections date, the following documents: 


a) official minutes of the meeting of the central or territorial body of the political party, other socio-political organisation, or of the electoral bloc on the nomination of the candidate (list of candidates concluded according to the provisions set in art. 79 and 126);


b)signature collecting lists with the sucient number of signatures in support of independent candidates;


c)candidate’s biographical data;


d)candidate’s statement of agreement to run for elections for which his/her candidacy has been nominated, including also the statement, on his/her own
responsibility, on the absence of legal and judicial impediments to run for office;


e) candidate’s statement of real estate, bank deposits, stocks, inherited amounts, and income over two years preceding the election year, and the sources of that income, including income derived from investment funds as interests, lease of property, etc.;


f)health certificate of the candidate for the position of President of the Republic of Moldova, issued by the medical institution under whose evidence the respective candidate is;


g)candidate’s declaration for mayor’s position of suspension of any activity incompatible with that position for the duration of the mayor’s term in office, in the event of his/her election and mandate’s validation; 


h)statement on suspension from previously held position, for the time period of the electoral campaign - for the persons who fall under the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (3);


i)the electoral symbol in electronic and hardcopy formats;


j)copy of the candidate’s ID.


(2) The representatives of parties and other socio-political organisations, electoral blocs and independent candidates shall submit the documents for registration only after the Central Electoral Commission or respective district electoral councils make public the place (oce) and time when those documents shall be received. This information shall be made public within two days of the launch of candidate’s nomination period. The time between the adoption of a decision concerning the place and time of receiving documents and the established time itself shall not be less than 24 hours. If representatives of political parties, other socio-political organisations, political blocs, and independent candidates simultaneously submit all the necessary documents for registration, the order or receiving them shall be established by draw in accordance with the regulations approved up by the Central Electoral Commission and published in the Official Monitor of the Republic of Moldova.


(3) The respective election administration body shall register or refuse to register the candidates for elections within seven days of the date of submission of the documents mentioned in paragraph (1).


(31)Within the same elections, a person can run for several eligible positions only on the behalf of one political party or one electoral bloc.


(4) The candidates nominated for elections may not be either employed or involved during those elections in the activities of any district electoral council or precinct electoral bureau.


(5) The respective election administration body shall issue a certificate of candidacy to registered candidates as soon as possible, but no later than in three days from the day of registration.


(6) The respective election administration body shall make public its decisions on registration of independent candidates or lists of candidates in mass media
announcements financed from budget resources. 


(7) Upon expiration of the term for candidates’ registration, the respective election administration body shall publish the final list of registered candidates, providing the name, surname, year of birth, place of residence, political affiliation, profession (occupation), and the name of the party, socio-political organisation, or electoral bloc that has nominated them. The lists of candidates shall be available for public viewing at any polling station.