§ 25 Beseitigung von Mängeln

(1) Der Kreiswahlleiter hat die Kreiswahlvorschläge unverzüglich nach Eingang zu prüfen. Stellt er bei einem Kreiswahlvorschlag Mängel fest, so benachrichtigt er sofort die Vertrauensperson und fordert sie auf, behebbare Mängel rechtzeitig zu beseitigen.

(2) Nach Ablauf der Einreichungsfrist können nur noch Mängel an sich gültiger Wahlvorschläge behoben werden. Ein gültiger Wahlvorschlag liegt nicht vor, wenn

1. die Form oder Frist des § 19 nicht gewahrt ist,
2. die nach § 20 Abs. 2 Sätze 1 und 2 sowie Absatz 3 erforderlichen gültigen Unterschriften mit dem Nachweis der Wahlberechtigung der Unterzeichner fehlen, es sei denn, der Nachweis kann infolge von Umständen, die der Wahlvorschlagsberechtigte nicht zu vertreten hat, nicht rechtzeitig erbracht werden,
3. bei einem Parteiwahlvorschlag die Parteibezeichnung fehlt, die nach § 18 Abs. 2 erforderliche Feststellung der Parteieigenschaft abgelehnt ist oder die Nachweise des § 21 nicht erbracht sind,
4. der Bewerber mangelhaft bezeichnet ist, so daß seine Person nicht feststeht, oder
5. die Zustimmungserklärung des Bewerbers fehlt.

(3) Nach der Entscheidung über die Zulassung eines Kreiswahlvorschlages § 26 Abs. 1 Satz 1) ist jede Mängelbeseitigung ausgeschlossen.

(4) Gegen Verfügungen des Kreiswahlleiters im Mängelbeseitigungsverfahren kann die Vertrauensperson den Kreiswahlausschuß anrufen.

Article 25 Suppression of irregularities

(1) The person in charge of the polling station of district is held to examine the lists of candidates of district without delay, after their reception. If it notes irregularities on a list of candidates of district, it informs the delegate immediately and requires of it of him that it remove the reparable irregularities sufficiently early.

(2) After expiry of the period of presentation, only the irregularities of lists of valid candidates in oneself can still be repaired. A list of candidates is not valid

1. if the form envisaged or the time envisaged in Article 19 above is not observed,
2. if are omitted the necessary valid signatures under the terms of the first and second sentences of subparagraph 2 as well as subparagraph 3 of Article 20 above, signatures to which must be joined the proof that the signatories enjoy the voting rights, unless because of circumstances for which the person which is authorized to present the list of candidates is not responsible, the proof cannot be brought sufficiently early;
3. if, when it is about a list of candidates emanating of a party, the designation of the party is omitted, if the necessary observation of the quality of party is refused under the terms of subparagraph 2 of article 18 above, or if the evidence envisaged in Article 21 above is not brought,
4. if the candidate is designated in an insufficient way, so that its identity is not clearly established, or
5. if the declaration of approval of the candidate is missing.

(3) After the decision relating to the admission of a list of candidates of district (first sentence of subparagraph 1 of Article 26 of this law), any suppression of irregularities is excluded.

(4) The delegate can call some at the electoral commission of district to be opposed to decisions taken by the president of the electoral commission of district with regard to the procedure adopted to remove the irregularities.

§ 25 Removal of lack

(1) The set returning officer has to check the set election suggestions immediately after receipt. If it determines with a set election suggestion lack, then it informs the man of confidence immediately and requests it to eliminate remediable lack in time.

(2) At flow of the term for filing lack can actually be only recovered valid election suggestions. A valid election suggestion is not present, if

1. the form or period § 19 is not protected,
2. the valid signatures with the proof of the right to vote of the signers, necessary after § 20 exp. 2 sets of 1 and 2 as well as paragraph 3, are missing, it are, the proof can be furnished due to circumstances, which the election-suggestion-entitled does not have to represent, not in time,
3. with a party election suggestion the party designation is missing, which is rejected after § 18 exp. 2 necessary statement of the party characteristic or which proofs § 21 are not furnished,
4. the applicant is unsatisfactorily defined, so that his person is not certain, or
5. the declaration of consent of the applicant is missing.

(3) After the decision over the permission of a set election suggestion (§ 26 exp. 1 record 1) each defect removal is impossible.

(4) Against orders of the set returning officer in the defect removal procedure the man of confidence can call the set election commitee.