Powers of the Central Election Commission under this Chapter

(1) (Previous text of Art. 402 - SG 21/19, in force from 12.03.2019) Central Election Commission shall:

1. conduct control on the registration of political parties, coalition of parties, nomination committees and on the candidates in the Municipal election commission;
2. ascertain and declare invalid the registration of candidates who do not satisfy the requirements covered under Art. 413, Para. 1 to 4 therein;
3. organize and conduct, through the mass communication media or in another appropriate manner, an awareness raising campaign regarding the conditions under which the citizens of another Member State of the European Union may elect and be elected municipal councillors and mayors; the awareness raising campaign may commence not later than 15 days before expiry of the respective term from which the rights and obligations of the citizens of another Member State of the European Union arise in connection to the elections;
4. check the circumstances, stated in the declarations of the Bulgarian citizens, submitted in the respective Member State and send information within 5 working days following receipt of the request for information of the competent authorities of the Member State, of the European Union;
5. propose to the President of the Republic to schedule elections of Municipal councillors or Mayors within 14 days after receipt of the proposal:

a) (amend. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) in the cases referred to in items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Art. 465;
b) upon pre-term termination of the credentials of a Mayor.

(2) (New - SG 21/19, in force from 12.03.2019) The decisions of the Central Electoral Commission under Para. 1, items 2 and 5 may be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court by the order of Art. 58.