(1) After having received a criminal conviction regarding violations of election rights, the local government election commission shall, within five days in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Central Election Commission, assess whether there has been any impact on the distribution of seats in the relevant elections and shall take one of the following decisions:

1) not to re-distribute the seats among the candidates registered for the relevant elections;

2) to re-distribute the seats among the candidates registered for the relevant elections.

(2) A decision of the local government election commission referred to in Paragraph one of this Section may be contested to the Central Election Commission within 10 days after the day of taking thereof. The Central Election Commission shall take a decision within three days.

(3) A decision of the Central Election Commission referred to in Paragraph two of this Section may be appealed to the court within three working days after the day of taking thereof.

[26 April 2007; 2 October 2008; 17 June 2020]