Appeal in the case of local government elections

(1) Any person who is entitled to vote may appeal against matters relating to the preparation and conduct of elections to the county council in the county in which the person in question is included in the register of electors, and in the case of elections to the municipal council in the municipal authority area in which the person in question is included in the register of electors. Where the appeal relates to questions concerning the right to vote or the possibility of casting a vote, a person who has not been included in the register of electors also has the right of appeal.

(2) Any appeal must be brought within seven days after Election Day. An appeal against the determination of the result of the election must be brought within seven days after the result of the election has been approved in the county council or the municipal council.

(3) The appeal shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Electoral Committee in the municipal authority area for elections to the municipal council and to the County Electoral Committee in the case of elections to the county council. Where the appeal relates to matters of importance for both elections, it is deemed to apply to both and may be addressed either to the Electoral Committee or to the County Electoral Committee.

(4) The Ministry is the appeal body. The Ministry shall declare invalid the election of members to the county council in a municipal authority area or in the whole county or the election of members of a municipal council in a municipal authority area if any error has been committed which may be deemed to have had an influence on the allocation of seats to the lists, and which it is not possible to correct. The Ministry’s decisions in appeal cases under this section are final and may not be brought before the courts.