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Deadline expiry

04.05.2009

The date of publication of the Presidential Decree specifying the date of the vote and such duration, in the Government Gazette, also signifying the onset of the European Elections pre-election period.

06.05.2009

Deadline expiry (two days after the announcement of elections) for the submission of applications by the military, etc. to the chiefs or commandants, regarding their intention to exercise their voting right at the place of registration specified in the electoral register.

09.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 5 day period from the onset of the pre-election period, concerning the dispatch of military lists etc., to the president of the First Instance Court within the relevant electoral Constituency (article 5, par. 1 of L. 1180/1981 combined with article 27 par. 5 of P.D. 96/2007) (Gov. Gaz. no. 116 A').

12.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 3 day period from the expiry of the directly preceding deadline on filing objections against registration in military personnel lists, etc. (article 5, par. 1 of L. 1180/1981 combined with article 27 par. 5 of P.D. 96/2007).

13.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 9 day period following the onset of the pre-electoral period concerning the political parties' declaration of their name and emblem to the Minister of the Interior and the District Attorney of the Supreme Court (article 3, par. 1 of L. 1180/1981, combined with article 37 par.1 of P.D. 96/2007).

13.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 9 day period following the onset of the pre-electoral period concerning the declaration of major cooperating parties' coalition to the Minister of the Interior and the District Attorney of the Supreme Court (article 3, par. 1 of L. 1180/1981, combined with article 37 of P.D. 96/2007).

17.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 13 day period following the onset of the pre-electoral period concerning the submission of candidate lists' statements to the District Attorney of the Supreme Court (article 3 par. of L.1180/1981, combined with article 34 par. 5 of P.D. 96/2007).

19.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 15 day period following the onset of the pre-electoral period concerning the designation of polling stations and voting offices by the Prefects (article 5 par. 3 of L. 1180/1981, combined with article 55 par. 2 of P.D. 96/2007).

19.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 15 day period following the onset of the pre-electoral period concerning the dispatch to the Supreme Court District Attorney's Office of the tables including the names of judiciary officers, returning officers , employees, etc. as well as the lists of attorneys and trainees, on their appointment as representatives of the judicial authority, from the Ministries of Justice and the Interior, the State Legal Council, the Court of Auditors, the Greek Bar Associations and the District Secretaries General, through the Ministry of the Interior (article 5, par. 3 of L. 1180/1981, combined with article 68 par. 6 of P.D. 96/2007).

19.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 15 day period following the onset of the pre-electoral period concerning the dispatch of the polling stations established throughout the country, from the Ministry of the Interior to the Supreme Court District Attorney's Office (article 68, par. 6 sec. a of P.D. 96/2007 and article 5 par. 3 of L. 1180/1981).

19.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 15 day period since the announcement of elections, concerning the draw of the members comprising returning boards and such replacements, by the competent First Instance Court (article 5, par. 3 of L. 1180/1981, combined with article 58 par. 3 of P.D. 96/2007).

23.05.2009

Deadline expiry for the submission of resignations of persons with eligibility obstructions, specified as the day before the the proclamation of candidate lists (article 2, par. 2 of L. 1180/1981, combined with article 30, par.1 of P.D. 96/2007).

24.05.2009

Proclamation of candidate lists by the 1st Department of the Supreme Court (fourteenth day before the election day (article 3 par. 8 of L. 1180/1981). The Ministry of the Interior shall issue the announcement concerning the proclaimed party or party coalition lists, immediately after such candidate proclamation by the 1st Department of the Supreme Court, pursuant to the provisions of the relevant decision issued by the above court (article 3, par. 8 of L. 1180/1981).

27.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 10 day period prior to the vote, concerning the amendment regarding the decisions on the designation of polling stations and voting offices by Prefects issued by the Minister of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization, and such dispatch, of the table of established polling stations throughout the State, to the Supreme Court District Attorney's Office (article 5, par. 3 of L. 1180/1981 combined with article 55 par. 3 of P.D. 96/2007).

29.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 8 day period prior to the vote, concerning the delivery from the political parties, upon receipt, to the local Prefect of a sufficient number of ballots required to fulfill the needs of polling stations within the constituency (article 4, par. 1 of L. 1180/1981, combined with article 71 of P.D. 96/2007).

29.05.2009

Deadline expiry of the 8 day period prior to the vote, concerning candidate nominations necessary to complete candidate lists in case of death of a candidate (article 3, par. 8 of L. 1180/1981, combined with par. 1, article 36, P.D. 96/2007).

30.05.2009

Deadline expiry comprising the day after the expiry of the directly preceding deadline, concerning the proclamation, by the 1st Department of the Supreme Court, of candidates nominated for the completion of candidates lists, in case of death of a candidate (article 3, par. 8 of L. 1180/1981, combined with par. 2, article 36, P.D. 96/2007).

01.06.2009

Deadline expiry of the 5 day period prior to the vote, concerning the notification of candidate nominations, necessary to complete candidate lists in case of death of a candidate, to the District Attorney of the Supreme Court (article 3, par. 8 of L.1180/1981 combined with par. 1, article, P.D. 96/2007).

01.06.2009

Deadline expiry of the 5 day period before the vote, on which supervisors and representatives of the judicial authority shall be notified of their appointment by the District Attorney of the Supreme Court.

01.06.2009

Deadline expiry of the 5 day period before the vote, concerning the announcement, of the decisions concerning the designation of polling stations, to municipalities and communites, by virtue of a Prefectural proclamation (article 5, par. 3 of L. 1180/1981 combined with article 55 of P.D. 96/2007).

02.06.2009

Deadline expiry set to the fifth day before the vote, concerning the publication of the proclamation issued by the Ministry of the Interior by the Prefects concerning proclaimed candidate lists. (Article 3 par. 8 of L. 1180/1981, combined with article 55 of P.D. 96/2007).

03.06.2009

Deadline expiry of the 3 day period before the vote, concerning the publication of the voting schedule by municipal and community authorities (article 5, par. 3 of L. 1180/1981, combined with article 56 of P.D. 96/2007).

04.06.2009

Deadline expiry of the 2 day period, before the vote, concerning the arrival of supervisors and regular or replacement representatives of the judicial authority at their place of appointment (article 5 L. 1180/1981, combined with article 68 of P.D. 96/2007).

06.06.2009

Deadline expiry specified as the period up to the day before the vote, enabling modification of polling stations, by virtue of such decision issued by the local Prefect, provided that the use of any initially designated polling stations is not possible for reasons of force majeure (article 55, par. 5 P.D. 96/2007).