Complaints against the results of the elections shall be lodged with the competent judicial court within five days of their proclamation. They shall be lodged by application made, delivered or addressed to the court registry.
Complaints may be lodged by any elector or candidate as well as by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency if he is aware of a case of fraud.
The court will rule within two months of the complaint being registered, after giving ten days’ notice to all interested parties.
The tribunal’s decision is final. It is notified by the registry within three days by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
An appeal to the Supreme Court may be lodged within ten days of notification of the court’s decision. This appeal is subject to the conditions set out in articles R. 19-2 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged according to the procedure without compulsory representation defined by the same articles.
The procedure is free of charge.