Nomination of candidates in county elections
In county elections, candidates may be nominated by
- political parties entered in the party register and
- constituency associations established by eligible voters.
Each political party has the right to nominate a number of candidates equalling the number of county councillors to be elected in the wellbeing services county multiplied by 1.25. For example, if the number of county councillors to be elected in the wellbeing services county is 59, a party may nominate at most 73 candidates. Political parties may form electoral alliances. However, the maximum number of candidates that an electoral alliance has the right to nominate is the same as the maximum number of candidates that a single party can nominate.
The candidates of a political party are nominated by a party association operating in the wellbeing services county in question that the central organisation of the political party has designated to the task and reported to the county election board.
A constituency association for the nomination of one candidate may be established by a minimum of 50 people entitled to vote in the wellbeing services county in question. Constituency associations may form joint lists with a maximum number of candidates equalling the number of county councillors to be elected in the wellbeing services county multiplied by 1.25.