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(1) In order for a party name to be registered in the Register of Political Parties, it must not be possible to confuse it with the name of
a)another party registered in the Register of Political Parties or
b)a Sami political entity registered with the Sami Parliament
When special grounds exist, the registration authority can refuse to register the name of a political party.
(2) The party shall present the following documentation along with the application:
a)The party's formation document,
b)information as to which persons have been elected members of the party's executive bodies, and which persons have been authorised to act as the official representatives of the party in cases pursuant to this Act,
c)statutes determining which party body elects the party's executive bodies, and
d)declarations from at least 5,000 persons who are eligible to vote in a general election, 4 that they wish the party's name to be registered. The individuals making the declarations must have reached voting age by the end of the calendar year in which the application is made. If the application is submitted less than one year before an election, it is sufficient to have reached voting age by the end of the election year. Each declaration shall include the name, date of birth and address of the person making the declaration. The declaration shall be signed in person and dated by the person who has made it. No declaration shall be more than one year older than the application.
(3) The application shall be registered with the registration authority by 2 January of the election year if the registration is to have any effect at the election.