Registration of candidates
(1) The rural municipality or city electoral committee shall, after expiry of the term for the nomination of candidates but not later than on the thirty-fifth day before election day, register all persons nominated in accordance with the requirements of this Act in the order of their nomination.
(2) Each candidate shall be assigned a registration number. Registration numbers shall begin at 101 and be assigned to the candidates by lists of political parties and independent candidates. Independent candidates shall be assigned a registration number after each list of candidates of political parties and election coalitions has been assigned a registration number. The order in which numbers are assigned to the political parties, election coalitions and independent candidates shall be decided by lot.
[RT I 2004, 71, 501 - entry into force 29.10.2004]
(3) If, within the term specified in subsection 36 (6) of this Act, the person submitting the documents has failed to submit the missing documents or data or to correct the errors in the documents for standing as a candidate, an electoral committee shall not register:
1) any of the candidates nominated by a political party or election coalition if a document specified in clauses 35 (3) 1), 2) or 21) of this Act is missing or it contains material deficiencies;
2) a candidate who documents or data are missing or whose documents contain material deficiencies;
3) a candidate who does not comply with the requirements prescribed in subsections 5 (5) and (6) of this Act.
[RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]
(4) A rural municipality or city electoral committee shall adopt a reasoned resolution on failure to register a candidate.
(5) A rural municipality or city electoral committee shall revoke a resolution to register a candidate if:
1) the candidate declines to stand as a candidate on the basis of a written application which may be submitted by him or her within three days after registration;
2) the candidate dies;
3) it is established that the candidate does not comply with the requirements prescribed in subsections 5 (5) or (6) of this Act.
(6) A rural municipality or city electoral committee shall register a person who was not registered previously after the term specified in subsection (1) of this section if the committee finds that the person complies with the requirements prescribed in subsections 5 (5) and (6) of this Act or if the resolution not to register the candidate is revoked by a resolution of the National Electoral Committee or a judgment of the Supreme Court.
[RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]
(7) A resolution on registration may be revoked and a person who was not registered may be registered not later than by the thirteenth day before election day.
[RT I, 01.11.2012, 1 - entry into force 11.11.2012]
