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Article 120
 

Party representatives Each party and constituency association that nominates candidates must have a party representative in the electoral district.  (party representative or representative of a constituency association) and each representative shall have a deputy. In addition, those constituency associations which have formed a joint list shall authorise a representative of a constituency association to act as a representative of a joint list and to nominate a second person as his or her deputy.  The representative of a party or a joint list must not represent a second party or a constituency association as a representative. The representative of a constituency association cannot act as a representative of a party nor represent a joint list other than that to which his or her constituency association belongs or act as a representative of another constituency association. The representative of a party or a constituency association cannot act as a member or a deputy member in an electoral district committee or as a member of the municipal central election committee. A person who has a written authorisation from the representative is entitled to make an application, declaration or rectification as specified in this Act. The provisions in the Act on the representative of a party and of a joint list and of a constituency association apply, as appropriate, to his or her deputy. The party must notify the electoral district committee of the name of the party representative and his or her deputy and their contact information not later than 48 days before the date of the election.