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Section 38
 

Measures by polling representatives due to remarks 


The polling representatives who have received remarks have the right to make any necessary rectifications due to the remarks and supplement the candidate application and the appended documents before 16.00 on the 39th day before the election day of the presidential election and before 16.00 on the 32nd day before the election day of other elections. Within the same period of time, the polling representatives have the right to make changes to the name, title, occupation or position, or municipality of residence of the candidate. If the remark concerns a notice of electoral alliance, the polling representatives of the parties have the right to supply a joint written proposal in order to correct the notice of electoral alliance.


If the remark was made for a reason specified in section 36, subsection 3, paragraph 3, the polling representative has the right to remove the candidate referred to in the said section within the period of time laid down in subsection 1 of this section.