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13. Certification of the question
 

(1) Within five days following the inconclusive expiry of the deadline for legal remedy against the decision to certify the question, or – in the case of a legal remedy – within five days following the communication – to the local election commission – of the decision of a county court to uphold the certification or to certify the question, the head of the local election office shall affix a certification clause to the template of the signature sheet, and shall hand it over to the organiser. The handing over of the signature sheet shall be conditional on the organiser notifying the data protection register of the processing of data.


(2) Within five days following the inconclusive expiry of the deadline for legal remedy against the decision to certify the question submitted by the members of the body of representatives or by its committee, or – in the case of a legal remedy – within five days following the publication of the decision of a county court to uphold the certification or to certify the question, the head of the local election commission shall notify the mayor about the certification of that question.