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Section 42
 

Lists of presidential candidates


After the Ministry of Justice has been notified of the candidates, the constituency electoral committee of Helsinki compiles, in its meeting held on the 38th day before the election day, the list of presidential candidates. The provisions on th emaster list of candidates in section 41 apply, as appropriate, to the list of presidential candidates.


If a second round of the presidential election is conducted, the constituency electoral committee of Helsinki compiles, without delay, a list of presidential candidates for the second round. In this list of candidates, the candidates are listed in the same order and with the same numbers as in the list of candidates for the first round. In other respects, the provisions of section 41 on the master list of candidates apply to the list of presidential candidates for the secondround.