§ Electoral Code art. 100Deadline for examining appeals

Deadline for examining appeals
(1) During the electoral period, the competent authorities shall examine objections
within 3 calendar days of submission, but no later than the election day. When examining
electoral disputes, the courts shall apply the same deadline, including in appeal proceedings.
(2) By way of derogation from paragraph (1), the deadline for examination may not
exceed:
a) the deadline set for the registration, accreditation or confirmation of the subjects
concerned by the electoral bodies;
b) 3 days before the voting day in the case of requests for cancellation of the
registration, accreditation or confirmation of electoral subjects, as applicable, simultaneously
with the totalisation and confirmation of the election results;
c) or simultaneously with the examination of the results of elections, appeals
regarding the financing of election campaigns of electoral competitors and other electoral
subjects;
(3) The examination of appeals concerning the financing of the activity of political
parties shall not be subject to the limitation periods laid down in this chapter. The rules of this
Code and of Act No 294/2007 on political parties, as well as the provisions of the regulation
on the financing of the activity of political parties, approved by decision of the Central Electoral
Commission, shall apply to the examination of appeals concerning the financing of the activity
of political parties.
(4) Appeals lodged on the election day shall be examined on the same day, with the
exceptions laid down in this chapter, while those lodged after the end of the vote shall be
examined simultaneously with the procedure for the totalisation and confirmation of the results
of referenda and elections, including the validation of mandates of the elected candidates.
(5) Applications for vote recounting in the event of disagreement with the preliminary
voting results shall be examined within 3 calendar days of the submission. Where the recount
procedure is ordered, it shall be held within 5 calendar days in accordance with the conditions
laid down by the Central Electoral Commission.
(6) In the case of appeals lodged between the two ballots, they shall be examined
within 3 calendar days of the submission, if appropriate, simultaneously with the procedure for
totalisation and confirmation of the results of the election and the validation of mandates of
the candidates elected after the second ballot.
(7) When examining electoral appeals and disputes, the competent authorities shall
prioritise those dealing with the registration, accreditation or confirmation of electoral subjects,
as well as those aimed at refusing or cancelling their registration, accreditation or confirmation,
including those relating to the correctness of drawing up electoral rolls and the exercise of the
right to vote.
(8) The electoral constituency councils and the Constitutional Court respectively shall
confirm the results of the elections and validate the mandates of the elected candidates, as
well as confirm the lists of alternate candidates only after the final settlement of the appeals.