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Article 28
 

    The submitter of the list of candidates for council members, and/or the list of candidate for mayor, shall submit the lists on forms prescribed by the State Election Commission.

            The list of candidates and/or the list of candidate for mayor shall contain: indication of the council of the municipality and/or the City of Skopje for which the election is conducted; title of the list of candidates and a symbol of the party; name and surname of each candidate, with indication of his permanent residence; profession; job position; and unique citizen registration number.

            When the list submitters, referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article are political parties, they shall submit a certificate for registration from the competent court.

            When the list submitters, referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article are groups of voters, the required number of signatures shall be obligatorily submitted, in accordance with Article 21 paragraph 3 of this Law.

            A written consent (statement) by the candidate shall be required for each candidate, which is irrevocable.

            The list of candidates for council members shall contain as many candidates as there are council members elected.

The list of candidate for mayor shall contain the nominated candidate for mayor.

            The order of the candidates on the list of candidates is determined by the list submitter.  

            The list submitters, referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, shall submit to the Election Commission a request for issuing a certificate to open a bank account for the election campaign along with the lists.

            The Election Commission shall, immediately after the receipt of the lists and the request referred to in paragraph 9 of this Article, issue a certificate for opening a bank account for election campaign.

            The list submitters, referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, shall submit to the Election Commission proof for an election campaign bank account opened, within 24 hours following the receipt of the certificate referred to in paragraph 10 of this Article.