Portugal - 2003 Party Law

Title Article 34 Electoral procedures
Chapter Chapter IV Internal organisation
Section Section II Elections
Article

34

1 - Party elections shall comply with the following rules:
a) Electoral rolls shall be drawn up and made available within a reasonable period of time;
b) Candidatures shall be given equal opportunities and treated impartially;
c) The proper conduct and validity of electoral procedural acts shall be assessed by an internal jurisdictional body.
2 - Electoral procedural acts shall be subject to impugnation before the internal jurisdictional body by any party member who is an elector or candidate.
3 - Definitive decisions taken under the terms of the previous paragraph shall be subject to appeal to the Constitutional Court.

Categories - External oversight (Type of authority)
- Extra-parliamentary party (Internal procedures)
- Extra-parliamentary party (Membership organization)
Source Di?rio da Rep?blica, 1.? s?rie ? N.? 93 ? 14 de Maio de 2008. Available at: http://www.dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2008/05/09300/0263302637.PDF