(1) The deputy municipality head, mayor or county prefect from among members of national minorities shall be elected directly at elections by secret ballot for a term of office of four years, at the same time, in the same way and by the same procedure as municipality heads, mayors or county prefects.

(2) Only voters who are members of minorities which have the right to a deputy and who are domiciled in the unit shall have the right to vote for a deputy municipality head, mayor or county prefect from among members of national minorities.

(3) A voter from among members of national minorities shall have the right to be elected deputy municipality head, mayor or county prefect from among members of national minorities who, on the day the decision to call the election comes into force, has had a registered domicile in the area of the unit for whose representative body the elections are being conducted for at least six months.

(4) Political parties registered in the Republic of Croatia and voters shall have the right to propose candidates for deputy municipality head, mayor or county prefect from among members of national minorities.