Nomination of candidates
In municipal 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 municipal councillors to be elected in the municipality multiplied by one and a half. For example, if the number of municipal councillors to be elected in the municipality is 27, a political party may nominate at most 40 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 municipality in question that the central organisation of the political party has designated to the task and reported to the central municipal election board.
A constituency association for the nomination of one candidate may be established by a minimum of ten persons who are entitled to vote in the municipality in question. In a municipality with at most 1,500 residents at the end of November preceding the election year, a constituency association may be established by a minimum of three eligible voters. In a municipality with 1,501–2,000 residents, a constituency association may be established by a minimum of five eligible voters. Constituency associations may form joint lists with a maximum number of candidates equalling the number of municipal councillors to be elected in the municipality multiplied by one and a half.