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Section 134
 

Candidate application of a constituency association


The candidate application of a constituency association shall include:


1)  the name and title, profession or occupation of the candidate, using no more than two expressions, and his or her municipality of residence; along with or instead the given name, a generally known name of the person or his or her abbreviated first name may be used; the candidate application shall not include any other information on the candidate, unless it is necessary to clarify the identity of the candidate; and


2)  a document signed by the candidate, including the candidate's personal identity code and stating that he or she consents to stand as a candidate for the constituency association that has nominated him or her and that he or she consents to assume the President's responsibilities.


The charter of the constituency association and the support cards referred to in section 130 shall be appended to the application.


The polling representative of the constituency association shall date and sign the candidate application and affirm that the members of the constituency association have personally signed the support cards.