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Article 41
 

Preparing a combined list of candidates The authority handling the candidate applications shall in the meeting held on the 31st day prior to the polling day prepare a combined list of candidates, in which the following is printed on one side: a common heading to clarify for which elections the list has been drawn up; and  the candidate lists of parties, the joint lists and the candidate lists of constituency associations not belonging to a joint list. The candidate lists of non-aligned parties and of the parties that have established an electoral alliance, and joint lists and candidate lists of constituency associations not belonging to a joint list shall be placed in the order referred to in sections 37 (2) and 37 (3) in such a way  that first the candidate lists of parties are grouped from left to right, then the joint lists are grouped in the same manner and lastly the candidate lists of constituency associations not belonging to a joint list shall be placed one below the other in alphabetical order. The candidates shall be assigned a number in this order starting with the number 2. If the number of parties, electoral alliances and joint lists is so large that grouping them from left to right would significantly impair the legibility of the combined list, they or part of them may also be grouped one below the other following the order of the draw. The candidate lists of parties that form an electoral alliance shall be sufficiently distinguished from the candidate lists of non-aligned parties. Below the candidate lists of parties in an electoral alliance it shall be indicated that the said parties form an electoral alliance. The information regarding the candidates of parties and joint lists shall be marked under the name of the party or joint list in question and grouped in one column from top to bottom, or, if this is not practical because of the large number of candidates, in two or more columns row by row from left to right. The information regarding candidates not belonging to a joint list shall be entered in the farthest right, one below the other in numerical order and be clearly distinguished from each other. Each candidate’s number, name and title, occupation or position using a maximum of two expressions and the municipality of residence in elections other than municipal electionsshall be entered in the combined list. The candidate’s most commonly used name or abbreviated first name may be used together with or instead of the candidate’s first name. No additional information about the candidate shall be included, unless this is necessary to specify the identity of the candidate. Personal identity codes shall not be included in the combined list. The names of the parties shall be included in the combined list in compliance with section 4 of the Act on Political Parties (10/1969) and section 9 (2) of the Associations Act (503/1989). The joint list shall be assigned the proposed name, or if the name is not in accordance with the provisions of Part II, or if no name has been suggested, the authority handling the candidate applications assigns a name that merely signifies the order of the joint list in the combined list with respect to the other joint lists. No name shall be assigned to the constituency associations not belonging to a joint list.