(1) The Constituency Returning Officer records the date of receipt on each constituency  nomination and, if the nomination is received on the last day of the stipulated submission  period, also the time of receipt. He or she examines without delay whether the  constituency nominations received are complete and in compliance with the requirements  of the Federal Elections Act and these Regulations. The Constituency Returning Officer  sends the constituency nominations he or she has examined to the Land Returning Officer  and the Federal Returning Officer using an electronic procedure provided by the Federal  Returning Officer. Appropriate technical and organisational measures must be taken to  prevent unauthorised access to the data.

(2) If it comes to the attention of the Constituency Returning Officer that a candidate  proposed in one constituency has also been proposed as a candidate in another  constituency, he or she brings the double candidature to the attention of the Constituency  Returning Officer of the other constituency.

(3) If an appeal is lodged with the Constituency Electoral Committee in proceedings  concerning the correction of deficiencies as per section 25 subsection (4) of the Federal

Elections Act, it must decide without delay on the order issued by the Constituency  Returning Officer. The spokesperson for the constituency nomination in question must be  given the opportunity to comment.