Finally, it is highly problematic that the decisions to deny the mayoral mandates and their confirmation by the SEC were contrary to the preceding decisions to admit the candidates for election. As has been mentioned earlier, the Law on Local Elections provides that prior to elections the DEBs check the candidacies, and objections against candidacies can be raised to the DEBs within two days following the provisional announcement of candidacies. In the absence of any objections in the present case, the candidacies became final. This procedure should ensure that only eligible candidates are registered and that both the candidates and the electorate can rely on this.