Call of Elections

(1) Elections to Self-Governing Region bodies shall be announced by the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic no later than 110 days before the date of elections.

(2) Elections to Self-Governing Region bodies shall take place on the last 14 days of their electoral term.

(3) The Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall announce elections to Self-Governing Region bodies also if

a) elections pursuant to this Act have not been carried out in any Self-Governing Region for any reason,

b) the Constitutional Court has declared elections invalid or cancelled the election result,

c) the candidates for Self-Governing Region Chairman have obtained equal number of votes in elections,

d) the mandate of a council member has expired and there is no substitute for this place, or if the mandate of the Self-Governing Region Chairman has expired.

(4) If the fact pursuant to Paragraph 3 (a) occurs, the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic shall announce elections within 30 days from the publishing of election results by the State Commission.

(5) The application for calling elections to Self-Governing Region bodies pursuant to Paragraph 3 (d) shall be submitted by the Self-Governing Region to the Ministry of Interior.

(6) The time limits for election execution pursuant to Paragraph 3 shall be attached to the decision of the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on calling elections.

(7) Elections to Self-Governing Region bodies pursuant to Paragraph 3 shall not take place in the last 6 months of their electoral term.