Processing and making remarks on candidate applications

Candidate applications and their appendices are checked in the meeting to be held on the 41st day before the election day of the presidential election and on the 34th day before the election day of other elections.

If a candidate application or a notification of electoral alliance has not been submitted to the authority within the determined period of time, it is not checked.

Remark shall be made to the polling representative of a political party, joint list or constituency association not belonging to a joint list without delay, if:

1) the candidate application or notice of electoral alliance has not been drawn up in compliance with what is provided in and under this Act, or the documents required under this Act have not been appended to the candidate application;

2) the candidate application documents are considered not to comply with the law for a reason other than that referred to in paragraph 1;or

3) such a candidate has been nominated who is not eligible or who has been nominated in two or more lists in the same elections.