Council of Europe - Venice Commission

BULGARIA - Election Code

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Article 413

Validity of the Registration

(1) A candidate for a Municipal councillor may be proposed for registration by only one political party, coalition of parties or nomination committee in only one region.
(2A candidate for a mayor may be proposed for registration by only one political party, coalition of parties or nomination committee in only one region. A candidate for a municipality Mayor may not be a candidate for a mayoralty or borough Mayor.
(3) A candidate for Mayor of a nomination committee may not be a candidate for municipal councillor of a party or coalition of parties, while a candidate for municipal councillor of a nomination committee may not be a candidate for Mayor of a party or coalition of parties
(4) A candidate for mayor of a party or coalition of parties may be a candidate for a municipal councillor only of the same party or coalition of parties. In case any such candidate is elected mayor, the said candidate shall be excluded from the candidate list for municipal councillors.
(5) Where a candidate for a Municipal councillor or Mayor is registered by more than one party, coalition of parties or nomination committee or in more than one constituency, or in breach of the requirements of para. 3 or 4, the earliest registration shall be valid.
(6) A breach of the requirements referred to in Para. 1 to 4 and 6 shall result in invalidity of the registration, and where any such breach is detected after the conduct of the election it shall result in invalidity of the election, if the candidate has been elected.
(7) The Central Election Commission shall ascertain and declare invalid registrations in violation of Para. 1, 2, 3 and 4. The decisions shall be immediately declared and the municipal election commission and the respective candidates, political parties, coalition of parties and nomination committees shall be notified.
(8) The decisions under para. 8 of the Central Election Commission to declare invalidity of the registered candidates may be appealed before the Supreme Administrative Court as provided for by Art. 58.