Correction of Deficiencies
(1) The Constituency Returning Officer must examine the constituency nominations immediately upon receipt. If the Constituency Returning Officer identifies deficiencies in a constituency nomination, he or she will immediately notify the spokesperson and request him or her to correct remediable deficiencies in good time.
(2) After expiration of the submission period for nominations, deficiencies may only be corrected in nominations which are otherwise valid. A nomination is not deemed valid if
1. the form or deadline prescribed in section 19 has not been observed,
2. the nomination is missing the valid signatures, together with the proof that the signatories are eligible to vote, as required pursuant to section 20 subsection (2), first and third sentences, and subsection (3), unless such proof cannot be furnished in time due to circumstances beyond the control of the person eligible to make the nomination,
3. in the case of a party nomination, the name of the party has been omitted, the recognition of party status required under section 18 subsection (2) has been refused, or the proof required under section 21 has not been furnished,
4. the candidate’s name and particulars have not been adequately supplied such that the candidate’s identity cannot be established, or
5. the candidate has not given written consent to the nomination.
(3) No deficiencies of any kind may be corrected after the decision on the admission of a constituency nomination (section 26 subsection (1), first sentence).
(4) The spokesperson may appeal to the Constituency Electoral Committee against orders issued by the Constituency Returning Officer in proceedings concerning the correction of deficiencies.