§ Art. 53Rights and obligations of agents concerning the submission of candidate lists

Rights and obligations of agents concerning the submission of candidate lists.
Each list of candidates must be accompanied by a notification from its leader to the
National Electoral Commission or senior electoral commission indicating which two persons
shall be the list’s agents, including their consent. If no agents are specified for a list or an
agent is unable to act in such a capacity, the candidates in the leading seats on the list shall be
the legitimate agents for the list.
The agents of a list shall be entitled to attend meetings of the National Electoral
Commission and the senior electoral commission of a municipality concerning the candidate
lists after the expiry of the deadline for submitting candidatures, cf. Article 44. Agents shall
provide information on the lists if requested to do so and shall represent the rights of the list
during its examination by the National Electoral Commission and the senior electoral
commission of the municipality. If any deficiencies in the candidate list are identified, the
agents shall be given the opportunity to remedy these before they are subjected to a ruling
under Articles 45 and 46.
The senior electoral commission of the constituency and the senior electoral commission of
the municipality shall have special identification cards made for agents as further prescribed
by the National Electoral Commission. The agents shall carry these identification cards when
acting in their capacity under this Act.
Agents must comply with the polling session rules set by the electoral commission, the
senior electoral commission of the constituency, the senior electoral commission of the
municipality and the National Electoral Commission, including during polling sessions and
during early voting. In other respects, the rights and obligations of agents shall be governed
by the further provisions of this Chapter.
List agents shall be entitled to appoint assistants acting on their behalf during the conduct
of elections. Such appointments shall be received by the senior electoral commission of the
constituency or the senior electoral commission of the municipality in a timely fashion prior
to polling day, and the senior electoral commission shall prepare special identification cards
for the assistants, which they must carry when carrying out their duties. The rights and
obligations of assistants vis-à-vis electoral commissions shall be the same as those of agents.