Candidates proposed by voters for elections to local government organs
1. A group of voters with the residence in an electoral zone have the right to propose a candidate for mayor of a municipality or commune and/or a candidate for local council not later than 40 days before the election date.
2. A candidate proposed by a group of voters cannot be part of any party or coalition that is running in that electoral zone, nor can he openly or indirectly support any other subject or candidate running in that electoral zone.
3. For the submission of a candidate by the voters, an initiating committee is established, which is composed of no fewer than 9 voters from the respective electoral zone, who are charged with organizing the work of gathering the supporting signatures for the candidate. No later than 60 days before the election date, the initiating committee is to register with the CEAZ by submitting the names of the committee’s members. The committee can register a candidate for mayor of a municipality or commune only if it has gathered support from a number of voters that corresponds to no less than 1% of the voter list of that electoral zone, according to the procedures provided in this Code.
4. Candidates of political parties for mayors of a local government unit or multi-name lists of parties for local councils are exempt from the obligation provided in point 3 of this article if at least one member of the respective party has a seat in the Assembly or on the council for which the political party is running in the elections. For purposes of this Code, a political party submits a written certification signed by the institution of the Assembly or by the local government unit certifying the holding of the seat.
5. Candidates proposed by voters are exempt from the obligation provided in point 3 of this article if they are mayors of a municipality or commune.
6. Political parties are exempt from the obligation provided in point 3 of this article if at least one member of the respective party has a seat in the Assembly or on the council for which the political party is running in the elections. For purposes of this Code, the political party submits a written certification signed by the institution of the Assembly or by the local government unit certifying the holding of the seat.
