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Article 92
 

Rerun Elections


1. Rerun elections shall be held in constituencies in which the elections did not take place or were declared invalid.


2. Rerun elections shall be held not later than within half a year, and after the rerun elections which have not been held - not later than within a year.


3. The concrete procedure for holding a rerun election, run-off voting to the Seimas according to the requirements and terms set in this Law shall be established by the Central Electoral Commission taking into consideration the fact that a rerun election, run-off voting are held in one of the single-member constituencies. When establishing the procedure for holding a rerun election, the Central Electoral Commission cannot change the boundaries of a constituency. The citizens, permanently residing on the territory of a constituency who are aged 18 or over on the day of the rerun election shall be additionally entered on the electoral roll of this constituency, and only the persons who have lost the right to vote shall be removed from the said roll. The voting shall not be conducted abroad or on ships (with the exception of the case where the voters residing abroad or the crews of ships are entered on the electoral rolls of the constituency in which rerun elections will be held).


4. Rerun elections shall not be held if the election date planned to be announced falls within the period when less than a year remains before the date of the next election to the Seimas, as counted in compliance with the Constitution.