Right to claim exemption from election to the county council and the municipal council

(1) The right to claim exemption from local government elections is held by any person who declares in writing that he or she does not want to be candidate for election on the electoral list in question.

(2) The declaration referred to in subsection (1) must be submitted within the deadline set by County Electoral Committee or the Electoral Committee, otherwise the right to be deleted from the list proposal is lost.

(3) Any person who fails to claim exemption from inclusion on a list cannot refuse to receive votes.

Amended by Acts No. 14 of 13 May 2011 (commencement 1 January 2012 pursuant to Decree No. 494 of 13 May 2011), No. 62 of 17 June 2016.