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Article 114
 

Naming candidates for the vote by the members The right to nominate candidates is given to an association which belongs to a party and which operates in the electoral district and only has individual members (local organisation). The decision to nominate candidates is made by thedecision-making organ of the local organisation, or, with its authorisation, the board of the local organisation. A person who has been named in writing by at least 15 members of a local organisation which operates in the same district must be included in the vote by the members. A person can also be named by at least 30 members that can belong to different local organisations operating in the same electoral district. A member of a local organisation can endorse only one proposal set forth in this subsection. A person who has not submitted his or her written approval cannot be named for the vote by the members.