6.
Accordingly, the law has stipulated the procedures that candidates
must follow in order to exercise their right to candidacy, whether for
membership in the Parliament or the municipal council. Among the
most important of these procedures is submitting a written application
to the Election Oversight Committee at the supervisory centers
distributed across the four provinces of the kingdom, after fulfilling the
conditions specified in the law, as mentioned earlier.
7.
The law grants the right to anyone whose name is not included in the
candidate lists to request the inclusion of their name in those lists. It
also grants them the right to object to the inclusion of any candidate's
name. The law stipulates that the committee must issue its decision
within a period of three days from the date of submission. Failure of
the committee to issue its decision within that period is considered an
implicit rejection. In such cases, the applicant may appeal to the
Supreme Civil Appeals Court within a period of three days from the date
of the decision. The court will then adjudicate the appeal within seven
days from the date of filing the lawsuit, and its ruling shall be final and
not subject to further appeal.
8.
On the other hand, the law grants the candidate the right to withdraw
their nomination, as stated in Article 15 of Decree Law No. 15 of 2002
regarding the Council of Representatives and Shura Council and its
amendments. This provision ensures the individuals' right to freely
exercise their political participation. Similarly, the law grants the
candidate the same right regarding nominations for municipal councils,
as stated in Article 17 of Decree Law No. 3 of 2002 regarding the system
of electing members of municipal councils and its amendments.
Additionally, the law grants the candidate the right to receive the voter
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