REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

REPUBLIC ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Slovenska 54, LJUBLJANA

 

 

 

S C H E D U L E

FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELECTORAL ACTIVITIES FOR REGULAR ELECTIONS OF THE DEPUTIES TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA ON OCTOBER 15TH 2000

 

Republic Electoral Commission has in accordance with article 37 of The National Assembly Elections Act (Uradni list RS, št. 44/92, 60/95 in 67/97- odločba US), on its 39th session on August, 23rd 2000 adopted the following

S C H E D U L E

FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELECTORAL ACTIVITIES FOR REGULAR ELECTIONS OF THE DEPUTIES TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA ON OCTOBER 15TH 2000

 

 Remarks:

ZVDZ = National Assembly Elections Act (Uradni list RS, št. 44/92 , 60/95, 67/97-odločba US in 70/00)
ZEVP = Voting Right Records Act (Uradni list RS, št. 46/92, 20/98-odločba US, 64/00- odločba US in 72/00)
ZVolK = Election Campaign Act (Uradni list RS, št. 62/94 in 17/97)

 

I.

Individual electoral activities shall be implemented in the following terms (final terms are given!)


Date: 16.08.2000

Day: 1st day

ZVDZ: Article 16 and Decree of Calling the Elections (Uradni list RS, št.67/00)

CONTENT: Day on which terms for the implementation of the elections begin


Date: 16.08.2000 do 20.09.2000

Day: 1st day - 36th day (25 days prior to the Election Day)

ZVDZ: Article 54

CONTENT: Political parties determine list of candidates for the elections of the deputies to the National Assembly in accordance with their rules.
Voters determine list of candidates for the elections of the deputies to the National Assembly by expressing support on prescribed forms.
Voters – members of the national communities determine candidacies for election of deputies of national communities by expressing support on prescribed forms.


Date: 20.08.2000

Day: 5th day

ZEVP: Article 20

CONTENT: A commission for drafting of electoral register of citizens – members of the Italian or Hungarian national community must be nominated.


Date: 25.08.2000

Day: 10th day

ZEVP: Article 9 in connection with the provisions of
ZVDZ: Article 39

CONTENT: District electoral commissions must inform the competent body about the polling stations in the area of the district  (areas and headquarters of the polling stations)


Date: 25.08.2000

Day: 10th day

ZVDZ: Article 41

CONTENT: Political parties can give their suggestions for the nomination of the president and members of the electoral committees.


Date: 30.08.2000

Day: 15th day

ZEVP: Article 21

CONTENT: Commission of self-governmental national community for the preparation of the register of the members of Italian or Hungarian national community submits the electoral register to a competent body for a confirmation.


Date: 04.09.2000

Day: 20th day

ZEVP: Article 12

CONTENT: Competent body presents electoral registers according to local customs.


Date: 15.09.2000

Day: 31st day

ZVDZ: Article 82
ZEVP: Article 17

CONTENT: Voters, who are abroad on the Election Day, shall inform the Republic Electoral commission, whether they wish to vote or submit an application for an entry into the electoral register.


 Date: 20.09.2000

 Day: 36th day

ZVDZ: Article 46

CONTENT: The last day, when one can sign the form of support to a candidate or a list of candidates at the competent administrative body (until the end of the working hours), and a form of support of a deputy to a list of candidates at the Office of the National Assembly of RS

 


Date: September the 20th 2000 until 12 p.m.

Day: 36th day

ZVDZ: Article 51 and 54

CONTENT: Candidacies or lists of candidates for the deputies of the National Assembly must be lodged with the electoral commissions of the constituencies.

 


Date: Sempember the 20th to September the 26th 2000

Day: (not later than 18 days prior the Election Day)

ZVDZ: Article 54 and 59

CONTENT: Procedure of the verification of legitimacy of the lists of candidates and adoption of the decisions on confirmation or rejection of a list of candidates. All the formal shortcomings of the lists of candidates must be omitted by September the 23th 2000.


Date: 27.09.2000

Day: 43th day

ZVDZ: Article 60

CONTENT: Determination of the roll of lists of candidates (lots shall be drawn for the order).


Date: 30.09.2000

Day: 46th day (15 days prior to the Election Day)

ZVDZ: Article 61

CONTENT: Public announcement of the rolls of lists of candidates.


Date: 30.09.2000

Day: 46th day (15 days prior to the Election Day)

ZEVP: Article 13

CONTENT: Up to this day the citizen can demand, orally or in written, the correction of the electoral register.


 Date: 08.10.2000

 Day:(7 days prior to the Election Day)

ZVDZ: Article 81

CONTENT: Voters, who can vote by post, must lodge the application for the voting by post with the district electoral commission up to this day.


Date: 09.10.2000

Day:(6 days prior to the Election Day)

ZEVP: Article 16

CONTENT: Competent body confirms electoral registers and submits them to the district electoral commissions or constituency electoral commissions for the election of the deputies – representative of national communities.


Date: 10.10.2000

Day: 56th day

ZVDZ: Article 31

CONTENT: Representative of a list of candidates can submit a list of trustees on the polling stations to the district electoral commission.


Date: October the 10th, the 11th and the 12th 2000 from 09. a.m. until 05. p.m.

Day: 56th to 58th day

ZVDZ: Article 69

CONTENT: Early election in the headquarters of the district electoral commission.


Date: 12.10.2000

Day: 58th day (3 days prior to the Election Day)

ZVDZ: Article 83

CONTENT: Voters, who can not vote at the polling station for reason of illness, lodge an application to vote at their homes.


Date: October the 13th 2000 until 12 p.m.

Day: (24 hours prior to the Election Day)

ZVDZ: Article 5

CONTENT: Closing of the public electoral campaign.


Date: 15. oktober 2000

Day: 61st day

Decree of the President of the Republic

CONTENT: General Elections


Date: October the 16th 2000 after 12 a. m.

ZVDZ: Article 87

CONTENT: District electoral commission determines the result of the voting by post, which arrived from within the area of the Republic of Slovenia.


Date: 20.10.2000

Day: (5th day after the Election Day)

ZVDZ: Article 87
Decision of the Constitutional Court / Odločba US št. U-I- 353/96 (Uradni list RS, št. 67/97) /

CONTENT: Determination of the result of voting by post from abroad.


Date: October the 20th to October the 24th 2000

Constitutional Act on Ammendment to the Article 80 of the Constitution of RS (Uradni list RS, št. 66/00)

CONTENT: Procedure of the determination of the official result of voting and result of elections.


 

II.

Beside the alleged time terms, provided by laws, which regulate the procedure of nomination and voting on the elections, the Republic electoral commission reiterates the following terms, provided by the Electoral Campaign Act.  


Date: 16.08.2000

ZVolK: Article 8 § 3

CONTENT: Municipality must publish the conditions for the acquisition of the right to use the advertising spots for posters.


Date: 31.08.2000

Day:  (45 days prior to the Election Day)

ZVolK: Article 5

CONTENT: Media must determine and publish the rules about the electoral campaign.


Date: 31.08.2000

Day: (45 days prior to the Election Day)

ZVolK: Article 18

CONTENT: Organizer of the electoral campaign must open a special account with a note: "For the electoral campaign".


Date: 04.10.2000

Day: (11 days prior to the Election Day)

ZVolK: Article 18a

CONTENT: Organizer of the electoral campaign must submit to the National Assembly a medial financial report.


Date: September 15th to October 20th 2000 until 12 p.m.

ZVolK: Article 2

CONTENT: Electoral Campaign


Date: 08.10.2000

Day: (7 days prior to the Election Day)

ZVolK: Article 4 § 2

CONTENT: It is prohibited to publish the researches of public opinion about the candidates, lists of candidates and the parties.


and 30 days after the Election Day

ZVolK: Article 19

CONTENT: Organizer of the electoral campaign must submit a report about all the expenses for the electoral campaign.


 

Number: 18-1/96-01/00

Date: 23.08.2000

Anton Gašper Frantar

PRESIDENT