LAW FOR AMENDING AND COMPLETING CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE ACT

Initiative groups for supporting candidates for the position of Member of Parliament for the uninominal constituency

(1) If the initiative to support a candidate for the position of Member of Parliament comes from the citizens, an initiative group shall be established for supporting the candidate. The initiative groups shall be established as a result of a meeting, during which the candidate for the position of Member of Parliament is present and supported, the leader of the group is elected and the list of the initiative group members is approved, indicating their identity data. The initiative group may support only one candidate for the position of Member of Parliament. The members of one initiative group cannot be at the same time members of another initiative group.

(2) In case of political parties and electoral blocs, the initiative groups are established by the party body, which according to the statutory provisions is entitled to appoint candidates for the position of Member of Parliament.

(3) The list of members of the initiative group, indicating the leader of the group, shall be submitted to the electoral body at latest 50 days before the elections date, personally by the individual suggested as candidate for the position of Member of Parliament. The name and surname, year of birth and domicile of the initiative group members shall be indicated in the list.

(4) If the conditions specified in para. (1) – (3) are met, the electoral body shall register the initiative group and issue IDs to the members of the initiative group within 3 days since the date the members’ list was submitted.