§ Section 47.¹(untitled)

(1) After having received a
criminal conviction regarding violations of election rights, the
local government election commission shall, within five days in
accordance with the procedures laid down by the Central Election
Commission, assess whether there has been any impact on the
distribution of seats in the relevant elections and shall take
one of the following decisions:
1) not to re-distribute the seats among the candidates
registered for the relevant elections;
2) to re-distribute the seats among the candidates registered
for the relevant elections.
(2) A decision of the local government election commission
referred to in Paragraph one of this Section may be contested to
the Central Election Commission within 10 days after the day of
taking thereof. The Central Election Commission shall take a
decision within three days.
(3) A decision of the Central Election Commission referred to
in Paragraph two of this Section may be appealed to the court
within three working days after the day of taking thereof.
[26 April 2007; 2 October 2008; 17 June 2020]