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Article 9
 

(1) A list of candidates may be submitted:



by a legally registered political organization (party);



jointly by two or more legally registered political organizations (parties);



by a legally registered association of political organizations (parties).



(2) Lists of candidates should be submitted to the Central Election Commission by a person authorized by the decision-making institution of the relevant political organization (party) or the association of political organizations (parties). If a joint list of candidates is made by two or more political organizations (parties), such a list shall be submitted by the person authorized by the decision-making institutions of all the relevant political organizations (parties).

(3) Lists of candidates shall be accepted starting from the eightieth day before the first election day, but the sixtieth day before the first election day is the last date to accept lists of candidates.

(4) If the Saeima elections are held according to Article 48 of the Constitution (Satversme), lists of candidates shall be accepted from the fiftieth day to the thirtieth day before the first election day.