Acceptance and return of documents
(1) The State Electoral Office maintains records concerning the nomination of candidates. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2017]
(2) The registration documents of candidates are delivered by an authorised representative of the political party. The registration documents of an independent candidate are delivered by the independent candidate or their authorised representative.
(3) Where all the required documents have not been submitted to the State Electoral Office, or the submitted documents contain errors or omissions, the person who accepts the documents proposes to the person submitting the documents to submit the required documents or data or to correct the errors. All the submitted documents are returned.
[RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2017]
(4) Where a political party or an independent candidate wishes to make amendments to the registration documents of candidates, the State Electoral Office returns all the documents submitted and, upon resubmission thereof, the documents are deemed to have been submitted for the first time. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2017]
(5) Where a candidate is deleted from the list of nominated candidates on the basis of a personal application, the State Electoral Office returns the application to stand as a candidate to the candidate and informs an authorised representative of the political party or independent candidate thereof. The political party is not required to resubmit the registration documents of candidates. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2017]
(6) Where a political party or an independent candidate submits documents before 18:00 on the 45thday before the election day and it becomes evident that not all the required documents have been submitted, that the documents contain omissions or that the documents submitted contain errors which cannot be corrected immediately, the documents are accepted. The person who accepts the documents proposes to the person submitting the documents to submit the missing documents or data or to correct the errors. In such case, the political party or independent candidate is to perform the required acts not later than before 18:00 on the 43rdday before the election day.
[RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2017]
