Right to submit a complaint

(1) The subjects submitting a complaint shall be the voter, the nominated candidate, the initiative group, the electoral bloc of parties, the electoral competitor or a participant in the referendum who claim violation of their legitimate rights under this Code and other normative acts in electoral matters. Political parties entitled to participate in elections under the Article 27 lit. g), shall be granted to submit a complaint.

(2) Electoral officials, observers and the civil society associations that have requested the accreditation of observers may submit complaints against the electoral body that has applied to them sanctions provided for in Articles 102 (6) and (8). In those cases, the legality of the decision shall be challenged to hierarchically superior electoral body.

(3) The complainants shall submit the request and/or take part in the procedure for considering complaints in person or through authorised representatives under the Administrative Code or, where appropriate, under the Code of Civil Procedure. The submission of the request and/or participation in the procedure for considering complaints within the electoral bodies shall be determined by the decisions approved by the Central Electoral Commission.

(4) The Central Electoral Commission or, where appropriate, the District Electoral Council or the Audiovisual Council may initiate ex officio the procedure for consideration of the infringements referred to in Article 91 (1), lit. c) and (d).