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Article 21
 

Appeals against Decisions of Electoral Committees Adopted before Closing of the Polls


1. A party which has nominated a candidate for Seimas member, a person running for election to the Seimas, an election representative, and an election observer may appeal the decision of the electoral committee which was adopted before closing of the polls or against any other act of the committee:


1) an appeal against a polling district electoral committee decision shall be lodged with the constituency electoral committee;
2) an appeal against the decision of a constituency electoral committee decision shall be lodged with the Central Electoral Commission;
3) an appeal against the Central Electoral Commission decision shall be lodged with the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.


2. A voter, an election representative who does not agree with the decision of the polling district electoral committee which has been adopted in reply to his appeal about the errors made in the electoral roll which did not let him exercise his right to vote (he has been incorrectly entered on the electoral roll or his name has been struck off the electoral roll or when the data in the list about the voter has been inaccurate), may lodge an appeal against the decision of the polling district electoral committee to the administrative court of an appropriate county.


3. Decisions of the Central Electoral Commission or its other acts may be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania within five days after adoption of a decision but no later than before the closing of the polls. Appeals must be investigated within 48 hours of lodging them. Days off shall also be included in this period. The decision of the Tribunal shall become effective from its pronouncement.


4. Appeals lodged not in the manner established by this Article shall not be examined and shall be forwarded to the electoral committee which must examine them. The polling district electoral committee, the constituency electoral committee may not forward to the Central Electoral Commission appeals for investigation which fall within their respective competence and have not been investigated.