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42 (49)
Candidate nominations
1. Proposals for candidates to parliamentary and county council elections are to be
sent to the district board within the time stipulated by the latter. This shall be
communicated in writing to local branches and Social Democratic associations and
clubs.
2. Party members, affiliated associations and the union committee of the local branch
send proposals for candidates for parliamentary, county council and municipal
elections to the executive of the local branch within the time stipulated by the latter.
This shall be done through public notices and written messages to affiliated
associations and the union committee of the local branch.
3. The local branch sends information on all the candidates proposed for
parliamentary and county council elections to the district board. The local branch
may rank the candidates in order of precedence.
4. After the nominating deadline has expired, only the nominating committee has the
right to propose candidates. Such a nomination must not, however, be made after a
decision has been taken on a general vote.
Test ballot
1. During the nominating process, a consultative test ballot may be held.
2. Rules for consultative test ballots are set by the district board where ballot papers
for parliamentary elections and county council elections are concerned, and by local
branch executives where ballot papers for municipal elections are concerned.
Drawing up ballot papers at a meeting or at an
election conference
1. The nominating committee draws up a ballot paper for a parliamentary election.
The proposal is submitted to the district board for review.
The proposal of the nominating committee and the views of the district board shall
be discussed at the district election conference before April 15 of the election year.
This may be the ordinary congress of the district, if it has been stated in the notice
convening that this congress is to be an election conference. If a special election
conference is arranged, what is prescribed in the rules for the ordinary congress of
the district will apply where appropriate.
2. The nominating committee draws up a nomination list for an election to a county
council. The proposal is submitted to the district board for review. Subsequently the
proposal of the nominating committee and the views of the district board will be
discussed at a meeting or election conference in every county council constituency.
The district board arranges these meetings or election conferences before April 15 of