(1) Those nominated for elections are entered in lists of candidates.

(2) A list of candidates for local elections shall be signed by a minimum of 25 voters in the municipality as supporters. For local council elections in the municipalities of Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg, however, the minimum number of supporters is 50 and in the City of Copenhagen 150.

(3) For the North Denmark Region and Region Zealand, a list of candidates for a regional election shall be signed by not less than 50 voters in the region as supporters. For regional elections in the Region of Southern Denmark, the minimum number of supporters is 100, in the Central Denmark Region 150 and in the Capital Region of Denmark 200. Lists of candidates must be signed by a number of supporters not to exceed the equivalent of half the minimum number of supporters in the region.

(4) The election committee shall, on request, exempt the lists of candidates which won representation on the local council or the regional council in the last local council election or regional council election and which are still represented on the local council or regional council, respectively, on the Tuesday nine weeks prior to the election day, from the requirement to collect signatures from a minimum number of supporters, cf. section 19(2) and (3).