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First instance body dealing with electoral disputes

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Finland

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Administrative Court
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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 have been confirmed,appeals can be lodged against the decision on the election results, on thegrounds that it is unlawful. […] Such appeals must be lodged with the RegionalAdministrative Court (RAC) within 14 days of the confirmation of results andmust be processed without delay.”
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Challenges regardingthe election results of parliamentary elections can be appealed to a RegionalAdministrative Court.
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