(1) Where the number of candidates on a list of candidates exceeds the number specified in section 21(1), the election committee shall delete any excess candidates from the list. The candidate whose name appears at the bottom of the list is first deleted, next the second lowest, and so on.

(2) The names of candidates deleted under the provisions of subsection (1) shall be entered in the election records and a transcript shall be dispatched to the representative of the list of candidates, cf. section 23a.