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Article 24
 

Requisites for submission


1 - Submission consists of delivering a list containing the names and other identity details of the candidates and of the list’s agent, together with the declaration of nomination, and also, in cases of lists submitted by coalitions, an indication of which party is putting forward each of the candidates.
2 - For the purposes of the provisions of paragraph (1), identity details mean the following: age, parents, profession, place of birth and place of residence, together with the number, issuing archive and date of the person’s identity card.
3 - The declaration of nomination shall be jointly or separately signed by the candidates, and must include the declaration that:
a) They are not subject to any ineligibility;
b) They are not candidates for any other constituency, and do not appear on any other list of candidates;
c) They accept their nomination by the party or electoral coalition that is putting forward the list;
d) They agree with the agent who is named on the list.
4 - Each list shall be accompanied by the following documents:
a) A certificate or authenticated copy of a certificate from the Constitutional Court proving that the political party is registered and the date of registration, and also, in cases of lists submitted by coalitions, documents proving fulfilment of the requisites laid down in Article 22(1);
b) A certificate of the registration of each of the candidates and the agent on the electoral roll, to include the identity details referred to in paragraph (2) for each one.