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Section 101
 

Right of appeal and grounds for appeal 


Those whose interests or rights are violated by a decision as well as those who have been candidates in the election and parties and joint lists who have submitted candidate applications have the right of appeal on the grounds that the decision is unlawful.


In addition, the following persons may appeal against a decision on the grounds that the election has been conducted in an incorrect order and that this might have had an effect on the election result:


1)  every eligible voter in the electoral district or municipality in question;


2)  in municipal elections, members of the municipality. (563/2015)