1. No later than five (5) working days after the deadline for submission, the Office shall make a
written recommendation to the CEC either in favour or against the certification of each candidate
list it receives.

2. The Office shall review all candidate lists and, if it determines that a political entity has
complied with requirements of Chapters III and IV of this Law, then it shall recommend that the
CEC certify the candidate list within ten (10) days of receiving the list.

3. If the Office determines that a candidate list does not comply with the preceding provision,
then it shall notify the relevant political entity to rectify its candidate list within five (5) working
days, giving the reason(s) why its list needs to be amended.

4. A political entity that receives a notice under paragraph 3 of this Article has three (3) working
days to submit a revised application, or an explanation that addresses the concerns identified
in the notice, or both.

5. The Office shall make a written recommendation to the CEC either in favour or against the
certification of a candidate list within ten (10) working days of submission of a notice under
paragraph 3 of this Article.

6. Any political entity appeal to the ECAP of a CEC decision refusing to certify its candidate list
shall be filed within twenty-four (24) working hours of that political entity being notified of the
decision. ECAP shall decide on the appeal within forty-eight (48) hours from its receipt.