Art. 418. (1) (Amend. – SG 98/14, in force from 28.11.2014; suppl. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) The lists in electronic format and on paper under Art. 416, Para. 2 shall be submitted immediately by the municipal election commission to the respective territorial unit of the Directorate General Civil Registration and Administrative Services at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works for verification.

(2) (Amend. – SG 98/14, in force from 28.11.2014) The territorial unit of the Directorate General Civil Registration and Administrative Services at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works shall conduct the verification not later than 27 days before election day.

(3) (Amend. – SG 98/14, in force from 28.11.2014) The territorial unit of the Directorate General Civil Registration and Administrative Services at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works shall draw up a memorandum of the verification results in two copies where one of the copies shall be submitted to the municipal election commission. The verification data shall be preserved for six months following the elections.

(4) (Amend. – SG 98/14, in force from 28.11.2014) The Municipal election commission shall ascertain the result of the verification of the lists under Art. 416, Para. 2 based on the verification conducted by the territorial unit of the Directorate General Civil Registration and Administrative Services at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works. Upon request of the nomination committee, the Municipal election commission shall present in writing the data from the memorandum under Para. 3 and the results ascertained for the lists under Art. 416, Para. 2 submitted by the nomination committee.

(5) Where the municipal election commission ascertains that the independent candidate is not supported by the required number of voters, the registration of the independent candidate shall be deleted by decision that shall be sent forthwith to the nomination committee.

(6) The decision of the Municipal election commission under Para. 5 may be appealed before the Central Election Commission pursuant to Art. 88.