(1) At the additional elections, only voters from among members of national minorities who have the right of representation and who are domiciled in the area of the unit have the right to vote and to be elected.

(2) Political parties registered in the Republic of Croatia and voters have the right to propose candidates for representatives of a national minority in the representative body of a unit.

(3) In order for a list of candidates to be valid, it is necessary to collect at least:

- 25 signatures in units which have up to 350 members of a national minority in the total population of the unit;
- 35 signatures in units which have more than 350 and up to 500 members of a national minority in the total population of the unit;
- 50 signatures in units which have more than 500 and up to 1,000 members of a national minority in the total population of the unit;
- 70 signatures in units which have more than 1,000 and up to 2,500 members of a national minority in the total population of the unit;
- 110 signatures in units which have more than 2,500 and up to 5,000 members of a national minority in the total population of the unit;
- 180 signatures in units which have more than 5,000 and up to 10,000 members of a national minority in the total population of the unit;
- 250 signatures in units which have more than 10,000 and up to 20,000 members of a national minority in the total population of the unit;
- 400 signatures in units which have more than 20,000 members of a national minority in the total population of the unit;

(4) The same number of candidates shall be proposed in a list of candidates as the number to be elected, but no fewer than four.