§ Article 21Appeals against Decisions of Electoral Committees Adopted

before Closing of the Polls
1. A party which has nominated a candidate for Seimas member, a person running for election to the Seimas, a representative for elections, and an election observer may appeal the decision of the electoral committee which was adopted before closing of the polls or against any other act of the committee:
1) an appeal against a polling district committee decision shall be lodged with the constituency electoral committee;
2) an appeal against the decision of a constituency electoral committee decision shall be lodged with the Central Electoral Committee;
3) an appeal against the Central Electoral Committee decision shall be lodged with the Higher Administrative Tribunal.
2. A voter, a representative of a political party or public organisation, who does not agree with the decision of the polling district committee which has been adopted in reply to his appeal about the errors made in the voter list which did not let him exercise his right to vote (he has been incorrectly put on the voter list or his name has been struck off the voter list or when the data in the list about the voter has been inaccurate), may lodge an appeal against the decision of the polling district committee to the administrative court of an appropriate county.
3. Decisions of the Central Electoral Committee or its other acts may be appealed to the Higher Administrative Tribunal within 5 days after adoption of a decision but no later than before the closing of the polls. Appeals must be investigated within 48 hours of lodging them. Days off shall also be included in this period. The decision of the Tribunal shall become effective from its pronouncement.
4. Appeals lodged not in the manner established by this Article shall not be examined and shall be forwarded to the electoral committee which must examine them. The polling district committee, the constituency electoral committee may not forward to the Central Electoral Committee appeals for investigation which fall within their respective competence and have not been investigated.