A person execising an incompatible office has the right to run for office, and if elected, he/she has to tender his/her resignation from the incompatible office before assuming office as a municipality head, mayor, county prefect and the Mayor of the City of Zagreb.
In case the person from paragraph 1 of this Article does not hand in his/her resignation from the incompatible office, he/she will not be allowed to assume office as a municipality head, mayor, county prefect and the Mayor of the City of Zagreb. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall also apply to deputies of a municipality head, mayor, county prefect and the Mayor of the City of Zagreb.