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Section 155
 

Candidate application of a constituency association


The following shall be appended to the candidate application of a constituency association:


1)  a proposal for the list of candidates of the constituency association containing information on the candidate as referred to in section 153, subsection 1, paragraph 1;


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 councillor's responsibilities, as well as containing an affirmation that the candidate has not agreed to stand as a candidate for another party or a constituency association in the same elections; and


3)  the charter of the constituency association.


The polling representative of the constituency association shall date and sign the candidate application, enter his or her personal identity code in the application and affirm that the candidate is eligible and that the members of the constituency association have personally signed the charter.