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Article 14
 

Rerun elections


1. A rerun election shall be held where the regular or early election has failed or where its results have been declared invalid.


2. The Central Electoral Commission shall announce the date of the rerun election no later than 15 days after the grounds for holding it appear. A rerun election must be held no later than three months after the date of its announcement.


3. A rerun elections shall exclude voting abroad and aboard the ships flying the flag of the State of Lithuania, apart from cases where either voters residing abroad, or crew members and passengers are entered on the electoral roll of the constituency in which the rerun elections are held.


4. The Central Electoral Commission may not re-map constituencies during the preparation for and holding of rerun elections. Citizens with a permanent residence of a given constituency shall be added to the electoral roll of the constituency once they reach the age of at least 18 on the day of the rerun election; only those who have lost their eligibility to vote shall be removed from the electoral roll. The Central Electoral Commission shall decide on the establishment of constituency electoral committees and polling district electoral committees.


5. If an election fails or the results of the election are declared invalid, a rerun election shall be announced. The election deposit paid by the campaigners shall remain valid for the rerun election.