(1) In case of violation of section 11c or other aggravated or repeated statutory violations committed in connection with a party's collection of voter declarations, the Election Board can decide at the request of the Minister for the Interior and Health to exclude such party from the right to continue its collection of voter declarations and to cancel the party's collection of voter declarations for the purpose of filing an application for registration of the party for
general elections and European Parliament elections. A decision made by the Election Board under the first sentence hereof will apply for the remainder of the period(s) that the party name has been approved as the name of a new party participating in general elections and European Parliament elections.

(2) In case of a reasonable suspicion of violation of section 11c or other aggravated or repeated statutory violations committed in connection with a party's collection of voter declarations, the Election Board can decide at the request of the Minister for the Interior and Health to temporarily exclude such party from the right to continue its collection of voter declarations for the purpose of an investigation to be conducted by the Election Board as to whether there is reason to make a decision under the first sentence of subsection (1). A decision made by the Election Board under the first sentence hereof will apply until the Election Board has made a decision under the first sentence of subsection (1), or until the Election Board has decided to discontinue the investigation.

(3) A party shall submit and provide the information and documents, including the voter declarations, requested by the Election Board for the purpose of a decision under the first sentence of subsection (1) or the first sentence of subsection (2). If a party disregards its dutiesunder the first sentence hereof, the Election Board can decide to temporarily exclude such party from the right to continue its collection of voter declarations until the party has fulfilled its obligation under the first sentence hereof.

(4) If a party has filed an application for registration of the party, the Minister for the Interior and Health can suspend the processing of the application for registration of the party in the cases specified in the first sentence of subsection (1) or the first sentence of subsection (2) until the Election Board has made a decision under the first sentence of subsection (1), or until the Election Board has decided to discontinue the investigation.

(5) The person registered as the holder of the party name at the time when the Election Board makes a decision under the first sentence of subsection (1) or at the time when the Minister for the Interior and Health makes a request to the Election Board under the first sentence of subsection (1) or the first sentence of subsection (2) can only apply for approval of the same party name when one year has elapsed since the expiry of the period specified in the second sentence of subsection (1).

(6) The Minister for the Interior and Health shall notify Parliament of his or her request for a decision under the first sentence of subsection (1) or the first sentence of subsection (2) and of his or her decision under subsection (4) within one week of the request or decision, respectively. The Minister for the Interior and Health shall notify Parliament of any decision made by the Election Board under the first sentence of subsection (1), the first sentence of subsection (2) or the second sentence of subsection (3) within one week of the decision.