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Article 151
 

Election representatives   Each party and constituency association that wishes to nominate a candidate must have an election representative and each election representative must have a deputy. In addition, constituency associations that have formed a joint list must authorise one constituency association election representative to act as a joint list election representative, and another one to act as his or her deputy.   A party or constituency association election representative can not act as an election representative for another party or constituency association. A constituency association election representative may not act as an election representative for a party, another constituency association, or a joint list other than the one that his or her constituency association is a part of. A party representative or a constituency association election representative can not be a member or a deputy member of the central election committee of the municipality.   A person authorised in writing by the party or constituency association election representative may submit an application, a notice , or a correction ,as referred to in this Act ,on the representative’s behalf. What is provided in this Act concerning party, joint list or constituency association election representative applies, as appropriate, to the deputy election representative.