Closing of the administrative investigation

(amended by Law No. 74/2012, dated 19 July 2012)

1. If new facts or evidence emerge during the administrative investigation, which the complainant could not have known before the complaint was submitted, the object of the complaint may be added or changed before the CEC ends the administrative investigation, in accordance with point 2 of this Article. The request may include the amendment of the table of result or the invalidation of elections in certain voting centres. The CEC shall be obliged to examine the new claim and reopen the administrative investigation.

2. After the conclusion of the administrative investigation, the CEC shall ask the parties for any additional requests or evidence useful for the examination of the case; if they are not accepted, the CEC shall end the administrative investigation and invite the parties to present their closing arguments.

3. The CEC shall decide, on a case-by-case basis, whether the parties will present their closing arguments verbally or in writing.