Ministry of Interior fixes deadlines for submitting the nomination declarations for the elections.

Minister of Interior Michel Murr issued yesterday, a timetable for the deadlines for submitting the nomination declarations to the legislative elections and for the backing-offs, together with the required documents for each, it said:

"In compliance with the Decree No.3294 on 28/6/2000 published in the Official Newspaper, Issue No.29 on 6/7/2000 arranging the electoral constituencies to call for electing members of the Parliament, according to the following timetables:

  • 1- Sunday 27/8/2000:

- Mount Lebanon: First, Second, Third and Fourth Districts.

- North Lebanon: First and Second Districts.

  • 2- Sunday 3/9/2000:

- Beirut City: First, Second, and Third Districts.

- Unique Electoral District including both South First and Second Districts.

- Bekaa First, Second, and Third Districts.

Considering the Article 35 of Law No.171 dated 6/1/2000 (which notes the amendment of the Law for electing the members of the Parliament), it is due on each who wishes to nominate himself to the elections the following: to deposit to the Administration of the Ministry of Interior a written declaration duly and personally, signed, being certified by the Notary Public, specifying sect and Casa or area, to which he wishes to nominate himself, within a certain electoral District, before the date of elections by at least, fifteen days, and depositing in the Finance Box an amount of LL.10,000,000 (Lebanese Pounds Ten Million) which would not be refunded unless he wins in the elections or obtains a 10 percent of more of the electorates' votes, which are legally gained.

The candidate might wish to back-off his nomination in accordance with Article 37 of Law No.171 dated 6/1/2000. He then, deposits a legal written declaration certified by the Notary Public, in the Administration of Ministry of Interior, before the elections date by at least ten days, where he is refunded by half the amount previously deposited, i.e. LL. 5,000,000 (Lebanese Pounds Five Million).

Hence, those who fulfill the required conditions mentioned in Articles 6, 28, 29, and 30 of the Law No.171 dated 6/1/2000, and wish to nominate themselves to the Public legislative elections, for the year 2000, have to submit their nomination declarations within a period of time starting from this date, to the Department of Political and Administrative Affairs in the General Directorate in the House of the Ministry of Interior – Previously known by the Governmental Palace – Sanayeh – Beirut, before the following deadlines:

  • I - Mount Lebanon: First, Second, Third, and Fourth Districts, with North Lebanon: First and Second Districts.

- The Submittance of the nomination declarations ends   up at the hour 24 of Friday 11/8/2000.

- The Backing-off nomination ends at the hour 24 of      Wednesday 16/8/2000.

  • II - Beirut City: First, Second and Third Districts, the Unique Electoral District of the Two South First and Second Districts, and Bekaa First, Second and Third Districts:

- The submittance of the nomination declarations ends up at the hour 24 of Friday 18/8/2000.

- The backing-off nomination ends up at the hour 24 of Wednesday 23/8/2000.

- Knowing that the Central Money Box keeps continuously opened during the period of accepting the nomination declarations."

- Director General of Ministry of Interior, Attallah Ghasham, issued the following report regarding the required nomination documents:

The Required Documents are:

  • 1- Declaration from the Notary Public specifying the sect, and Casa, or area, to which he nominates himself within the electoral District.

  • 2- An Identity Certificate.

  • 3- A Justice Record

  • 4- A Certificate from an employee of 'Personal Affairs', member in the Council of Registration, certifying that his name is in the list of voters

  • 5- A certificate of resignation from the Public Job (for Public employees), according to the Articles 28 and 30 of Law No.171/2000.

  • 6- A money receipt of Ll.10,000,000 paid by crossed check to the order of the Central Treasury Box Trustee – Ministry of Finance Bldg.- Riad Solh Square – Beirut.

The application forms of the nominations should be submitted in the Building of Ministry of Interior- General Directorate- Department of Political and Administrative Affairs – in Previously known by Governmental Palace – Sanayeh – Beirut.

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