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Article 46
 

Article 46 The New Election               (1)       The Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall proclaim new elections, where - (a)    the election under this Act, for any reasons, (b)    was not held in a self-government region; (c)    the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic pronounces the elections void or repeals the election returns; (d)   a seat in a Council vacates and a substitute candidate under Article 48 (1) is not available or the office of the Head vacates; or (e)    two candidates  for the second ballot of elections of the Head are not available, or where there is a tie between two candidates for the Head in the second ballot.               (2)       Where circumstances under subarticle (1)(a) occur, the Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall proclaim new elections within 14 days from publication of the results by the Central Election Commission.               (3)       Subject to paragraph (1)(c) the self-government regions shall submit the request for proclamation of the new election to the Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic through the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic.               (4)       The time limits provided for by this Act maybe shortened for the new election, however, not more than by one third. The time limits for the new election shall be attached to the decision of the Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on proclamation of the new elections.               (5)       The new election shall not be proclaimed in the last six months of the electoral term of the Councils.13)