(1) Non-elected candidates shall be substitutes for elected candidates from the same list. In the cases specified in subsection (3) the non-elected candidates shall also be considered substitutes for the elected candidates of a different list.

(2) A substitute shall join the local council or the regional council, respectively, in such circumstances as specified in sections 92(5), 96 and 104. The substitutes shall enter by order of the size of the number of their votes, cf. sections 85 and 86(1)(iv).

(3) If the appropriate list of candidates does not provide a substitute, the seat shall be transferred to the list of candidates subsequently qualifying for more seats under the rules of sections 81(3) or 82(2).

(4) The election committee shall notify the non-elected candidates that they are substitutes, with indication of their rank in the list of substitutes, cf. the second sentence of subsection (2).