Substitute members of Electoral Boards

Every member of the Electoral Boards may have one or two substitutes to replace them when temporarily absent. Political parties participating in electoral processes at national, provincial or cantonal level shall have the opportunity to nominate substitute members of the Electoral Boards of interest to them who shall be appointed by the TSE. These substitutions shall be subject, in this respect, to the same provisions stipulated for full members. The appointment, admittance and swearing in of substitute members shall be carried out in the same way as for full members. Political parties registered at national, provincial or cantonal level that do not register their candidates for popular election positions at the appropriate time shall lose the right to nominate candidates to the boards.

Members of Electoral Boards can be replaced when the originally appointed delegate cannot exercise the office owing to death or any other justified reason, in the opinion of the TSE or the cantonal board, as the case may be. The corresponding party, or failing this, the Tribunal, shall nominate a new member to replace the member who cannot exercise the office.

At the expiry of the deadline for swearing in to which Article 38 of this Act refers, parties can no longer nominate new replacements.