(1) The Central Election Commission shall, within five days after receipt of a criminal conviction regarding violations of election rights, assess whether there has been any impact on the distribution of seats in the relevant election and shall take one of the following decisions:

1) not to redistribute the seats among the candidates registered in the relevant election;

2) to redistribute the seats in the Saeima among the candidates registered in the relevant election.

(2) The decisions of the Central Election Commission referred to in Paragraph one of this Section may be appealed to a court within 10 days after the day of taking thereof.

(3) After the decision referred to in Paragraph one of this Section has become incontestable, the Central Election Commission shall deliver it to the Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee of the Saeima.

[9 March 2006]