Establishment of a constituency association

A constituency association is established by drawing up a dated and signed charter which shall contain the following information:

1)  a reference to the presidential election in question;

2)  the candidate’s name and title, occupation or position using no more than two expressions, and his or her municipality of residence;

3)  the name and contact information of the polling representative and the deputy polling representative of the constituency association.

A minimum of 20,000 support cards, signed by the members entitled to vote, shall be appended to the charter. The support cards shall contain the following information:

1)  a declaration that the eligible voter wishes to nominate the person mentioned on the card as a candidate in the presidential election;

2)  the name, date of birth and address of the eligible voter;

3)  an affirmation of the eligible voter that he or she is entitled to vote in the first round of the presidential election;

4)  the date, which may be no more than one year old on the closing date of the period reserved for submitting the candidate application;

5)  authorisation for a certain person to act as the polling representative of the constituency association and for another person to act as his or her deputy, and the contact information of these two persons.

Each support card appended to the same application shall authorise the same persons to act as the polling representative of the constituency association and as his or her deputy.