§ Electoral Code art. 16Restrictions on the exercise of electoral rights

Restrictions on the exercise of electoral rights
(1) Individuals who do not meet the conditions laid down in Article 14 shall not be
entitled to vote.
(2) The following individuals may not stand for election:
a) individuals performing military service (military personnel);
b) individuals referred to in paragraph (1);
c) individuals who are sentenced to imprisonment (deprivation of liberty) by final judicial
decision and serve their sentence in prison institutions, as well as individuals who have
unsettled criminal records for intentional crimes. Electoral bodies shall be informed of the
existence of a criminal record by the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and/or the
National Integrity Authority;
d) individuals deprived of the right to hold responsibility positions by final judicial
decision. The Ministry of Justice, the National Integrity Authority and/or the Ministry of Internal
Affairs shall inform electoral bodies of the existence of the ban.
(3) Citizens of the Republic of Moldova who, by virtue of their position, and with a view
to respecting the legal regime of conflicts of interest, incompatibilities, other restrictions and
limitations provided for by special legal rules, including for the purpose of preventing the illicit
use of administrative resources during the electoral period, shall be suspended from their
office from the start of the election campaign. Such individuals shall include:
a) the deputy prime ministers, ministers and ex-officio members of the Government;
b) the Secretary-General of the Government, the Deputy Secretaries-General of the
Government, the Secretaries of State, the Secretaries-General of the Ministries;
c) the heads and deputy heads of the central public authorities and of the
organisational structures within their area of competence;
d) the chairs and vice-chairs of the districts;
e) the mayors and deputy mayors;
f) the praetors and deputy praetors;
g) the secretaries of the local councils;
h) the civil servants/employees who are required to suspend their service/employment
relationships, in accordance with the specific legal rules governing their work.
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