§ § 27Application to stand as candidate

[RT I, 11.07.2014, 1 – entry into force 21.07.2014]
(1) In an application to stand as a candidate, a person:
1) expresses their desire to stand as a candidate in the list of a political party or stand as an independent candidate;
2) confirms that they comply with the requirements for candidates for Member of the European Parliament set out in this Act;
3) confirms that they are not standing as a candidate for election as a Member of the European Parliament in any other Member State;
4) submits the data provided in subsections 2–4 of this section.
(2) A citizen of the European Union declares in an application to stand as a candidate that they have not been deprived of the right to stand as a candidate in their home Member State.
(3) A candidate submits the following data in an application to stand as a candidate:
1) given name and surname;
2) personal identification code;
3) membership of a political party;
4) residential address;
5) telecommunications numbers;
6) contact details;
7) information concerning the education;
8) place of employment and position.
(4) A citizen of the European Union additionally enters the following data in an application to stand as a candidate:
1) data on their nationality;
2) their date and place of birth;
3) last residential address in their home Member State;
4) information on the local authority or electoral district of their home Member State in the electoral register in which their name was last entered.
(5) The State Electoral Office publishes:
1) the data provided in clauses 1–3 of subsection 3 and clause 1 of subsection 4 of this section for an indefinite period, with the date of birth being published instead of the personal identification number;
2) the data provided in clauses 6–8 of subsection 3 of this section for six months after the election day.
[RT I, 24.05.2024, 1 – entry into force 03.06.2024]
(6) A candidate uses only their given name and surname as their name when standing as a candidate.
(7) A candidate signs an application to stand as a candidate.
(8) The National Electoral Committee promptly gives notice of the submission of an application to stand as a candidate by a citizen of the European Union to the competent administrative authority of the home Member State from whom the National Electoral Committee receives the information concerning the existence of the person’s right to stand as a candidate in their home Member State.
[RT I, 11.07.2014, 1 – entry into force 21.07.2014]