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Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, delRégimen Electoral General.
In effect since 21/06/1985 (last update in force since 08/09/2011)
http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/Normativa/loreg_2011.htm
SECTIONIII. APPEAL AGAINST THE PROCLAMATION OF CANDIDATURES AND CANDIDATES.
Article 49
1. Oncethe proclamation has been made, any excluded candidate, as well as therepresentatives of proclaimed candidatures or whose proclamation had beendenied, have a two days’ period to give, to the Administrative Court, notice ofappeal against the Electoral Commissions’ proclamation agreements. At the sametime the appeal is lodged, pertinent allegations and appropriate pieces ofevidence have to be presented.
2. Theperiod to give notice of the appeal according with the last paragraph’sprovisions begins with the publication of the proclaimed candidates, eventhough the compulsory notification to the representative of the candidate orcandidates who had been excluded.
3.The court decision, which shall be issued/ruled in a two days time after thelodging of the appeal, is final and unappealable, without prejudice to theremedy of amparo (protection of constitutional rights) to the ConstitutionalCourt, to which end, with the appeal regulated in this Article, therequirements established in Article 44.1, a) of the Organic Law of theConstitutional Court shall be considered met.
