Who may file a complaint?
Czechia
- Registered Voter
- Candidate/ Party Representative
- Political Party
? 66 Protection inthe case presidential election
(1) An application for annulment of the presidential election result may seek may filebefore the courts under other legislation 12 )every citizen registered in the permanent list, a special listmaintained by the embassy, suggesting MPs, senators proposing or suggestingcitizen (hereinafter 'petitioner'). Theproposal must be submitted no later than seven days after the publication ofthe overall results of the elections of the President of the State ElectoralCommission.
(2) The applicationfor annulment of the presidential election may be made by the petitioner, ifhe considers it a breach of the provisions of the Act in a way that couldaffect the outcome of the presidential election.
? 68 Jurisdictionof the courts
The proceedings under ? 65 and 66 is by the Supreme Administrative Court. The proceedings under ? 67 of thecompetent Municipal Court in Prague.
Regulation No. 275/2012Coll. Law on the election of the President of the Czech Republic and amendmentsof certain laws
“A registered voter canfile a motion with the Supreme Administrative Court to declare the electioninvalid. The motion must be filed within seven days of the announcement of thefinal election results by the SEC. The plaintiff must demonstrate that the lawhas been breached in a way that might have affected the election results andthe court will assess whether the violation had a direct and real impact on theresults. The court is to issue its decision within 20 days after the petitionwas submitted.”
OSCE/ ODIHR Election Assessment Mission FinalReport The Czech Republic Presidential Election 11-12 January, 2013 (Warsaw 30April 2013)
