§ Art. IV-218General Procedure for Nomination of Candidates by a Party Organization

1. The nomination of candidates by a party organization shall be conducted by the party
organization at its meeting or conference, pursuant to the procedure prescribed by the party’s charter
and this Code.
 2. A party organization shall notify the respective territorial election commission in writing
of the date, time and place of holding the party organization’s meeting or conference with the
purpose to nominate candidates no later than one day prior to the day of holding a party
organization’s meeting or conference.
 3. A notification of the time and place of holding a party organization’s meeting or conference
with the purpose of nominating candidates for local council, and the procedure for accreditation of
media representatives at such a meeting, determined by its organizers, shall be published on the
official website of the party organization, or, in the case of its unavailability, on the website of the
party, no later than five days prior to the day of the meeting or conference.
 4. A party organization shall also notify mass media of the date, time, and place of holding
the party organization’s meeting or conference with the purpose of nominating candidates. The
procedure for accreditation of media representatives at such a meeting or conference shall be
determined by the event organizers.
 5. The central executive body that implements the state policy in the field of registration
(legalization) of public associations shall no later than thirty-five days prior to the day of voting
submit in both paper and electronic form to the respective territorial election commissions the
information on registered parties and their organizations, with an indication of the party
organization’s chair, and shall, in the event of replacement of a party organization’s chair, or a
change of the party organization’s chair, immediately notify the respective territorial election
commissions thereof.