Holding Consultations

(1) Consultations shall be held at the Mayor of the relevant Municipality, which shall be public. The day, the hour and the place of the conduct thereof shall be publicly communicated and shall be published on the Internet site of the Municipal administration not later than three days in advance of their conduct.
(2) The consultations shall be attended by the political parties represented in Parliament and coalitions of political parties and the political parties and the coalitions of political parties, which have Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria but are not represented in Parliament.
The consultations may be attended by other political parties and coalitions of political parties.
(3) The consultations shall be conducted not later than 35 days in advance of election day.
(4) At the consultations, the political parties and the coalitions of political parties as referred to in Para. (2) herein shall present:

1. a proposal in writing for a complement of the section election commissions, which shall state the names of the nominees, Uniform Civil Number, position in the commission, educational attainment, specialist qualifications and nominating party or coalition of political parties;
2. a copy of the certificate of current legal status of the political party as at the date of scheduling of elections or of the decision on the establishment of the coalition of political parties, whereby are certified the powers of the persons representing the political party or the coalition of political parties;
3. an authorisation from the persons representing the respective party or the coalition of political parties, in the cases where authorised persons participate in the consultations.

(5).The political parties and coalitions of political parties shall present, attached to the proposal thereof referred to in p. 1 of Para. (4) a list of the alternate members who will replace the nominees thereby in the cases referred to in Art. 51, Para. 2 or where a member of the section election commission fails to show up on the election day. Any such replacement shall require a decision of the regional or Municipal election commission.

(6) A protocol on the results of the consultations conducted shall be drawn up and shall be signed by the participants in the said consultations. Upon a refusal to sign the protocol, as well as where the protocol is signed with a dissenting opinion, the reasons of the participants shall be attached. The written objections of the political parties and coalitions or political parties, if any, shall be attached as well.
(7) In the cases where no consensus is reached between the political parties and the coalitions of political parties having taken part in the consultations, the Municipality Mayor shall, not later than 30 days in advance of election day transmit the documents as referred to in Para. (4), (5) and (6) herein to the regional or Municipal election commission.
(8) In the cases where consensus is reached, the Mayor shall present in the regional or in the Municipal election commission:

1. a proposal in writing for a composition of the section election commissions together with a list of alternate members containing the names of the nominees, Uniform Civil Number, position in the Commission, educational attainment, specialist qualifications and nominating party or coalition of political parties;
2. the documents as referred to in Para. (4) and (5), as presented by the political parties and the coalitions of political parties;
3. the protocols from the consultations with the representatives of the political parties and the coalitions of political parties, and including their objections in writing;
4. a copy of the notice of conduct of the consultations and the manner of announcement of the said notice.

(9) The proposal of the Mayor as referred to in Para. (8) herein shall be made not later than 30 days in advance of election day. In the case where a new Municipality is established the proposal shall be made by the appointed interim mayor subject to the same conditions.
(10).Where the Municipality Mayor or the interim Mayor of the newly established Municipality has failed to make proposal within the period as referred to in Para. (9) herein, the said Mayor or theinterim Mayor shall transmit without delay the documents as referred to in Para. (4), (5) and (6) in the regional or Municipal election commission.
(11) In the cases where consensus is reached, the regional or Municipal election commission shall appoint the section election commissions on the basis of the proposal of the Mayor of the Municipality made according to the procedure of Para. (8) herein.
(12) In the cases where no consensus is reached or the Municipality Mayor has failed to make proposal within the period as referred to in Para. (9) herein, the regional or Municipal election commission shall appoint the section election commissions on the basis of the proposals made by the political parties and the coalitions of political parties.
(13) In the cases where the regional or Municipal election commission fails to appoint the section election commissions within the period as referred to in Art. 89, it shall transmit without delay the whole documentation to the Central Election Commission, which shall appoint the section election commissions.