Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results

Vallag(Election Act), (published 1998-10-02, last amended 2013-06-28)

http://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/ajantasa/1998/19980714#L8

102 ? (8.5.2009/300)

Anf?rande och behandling av besv?r

Besv?r anf?rs hos den beh?riga f?rvaltningsdomstolen inom14 dagar fr?n det att valresultatet har offentliggjorts. VidEuropaparlamentsval ska besv?r dock alltid anf?ras hos Helsingforsf?rvaltningsdomstol.

P? besv?rsf?rfarandet och behandlingen av besv?rtill?mpas i ?vrigt f?rvaltningsprocesslagen.

Besv?r ska behandlas i br?dskande ordning.

OSCE final report on 2011parliamentary elections in Finland, p. 19

http://www.osce.org/odihr/81121

?After the election results havebeen confirmed, appeals can be lodged against the decision on the electionresults, on the grounds that it is unlawful. [?] Such appeals must be lodgedwith the Regional Administrative Court (RAC) within 14 days of the confirmationof results and must be processed without delay.?

?Opportunity for appeals to courts prior to the election results being announced is limited, restricting access to judicial redress should an electoral problem arise. Voter list omissions and the composition of electoral administration bodies can be appealed before election day. In other key stages of the election process, however, judicial appeals are explicitly prohibited. Most significantly, there is no access to judicial review on decisions relating to candidate nomination until after the election results are declared. [?] Limiting appeal opportunities until after the elections is argued to be beneficial in avoiding the use of appeals for political motives. However, the possibility of meaningful redress is compromised as remedy is not provided until after elections. Re-running an election may unduly burden the candidates, voters, the election administration, and the state budget.?

In Finland,it is not possible to make appeals related to registration and nomination ofpolitical contestants. Such complaints can be filed after the election resultshave been published, based on the claim that the mistake inregistration/nomination has caused the election results to be invalid.