First instance body dealing with electoral disputes

Law nr. 14/79 of May,16^th. 1979

(With the amendments made by the following legislative acts:

Declarations of August 17^th. 1979 and October 10^th.1979; Decree-Law nr. 400/82 of September 23^rd. 1982; Law nr. 14-A/85of July 10^th. 1985; Decree-Law nr 55/88 of February 26^th.1988; Laws nr. 5/89 of March 17^th. 1989, 18/90 of July 24^th.1990, 31/91 of July 20^th. 1991, 55/91 of August 10^th.1991, 72/93 of November 30^th. 1993, 10/95 of April 7^th.1995, 35/95 of August 18^th. 1995; and Organic Laws nr. 1/99 of June22^nd. 1999, 2/2001 of August 25^th. 2001, 3/2010 ofDecember 15^th. 2010, and 1/2011 of November 30^th. 2011.)

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Article 23: Submission of Candidacies

2. The submission shall be done until the 41^st.day before the scheduled elections day before the judge from thejurisdiction with headquarters at the capital of the constituency.

2- A apresenta??ofaz-se at? ao 41? dia anterior ? data prevista para as elei??es, perante o juizdo c?rculo judicial com sede na capital do c?rculo eleitoral.

Article 30: Complaints

1. Candidates, their agents and the political parties which arecompeting for election in the constituency may complain about the judgedecisions on the submission of candidacies before the very same judgewithin a time limit of two days after the publication mentioned the previousarticle.