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Act No. 89 / 2024 Coll., amending Election Act and certain other laws in connection with the adoption of the Election Management Act — Law amending electoral and certain other laws in connection with the adoption of the Election Management Act.

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Act No. 89 / 2024 Coll. became effective 01.01.2026.

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Act No. 89 / 2024 Coll.

Law amending electoral and certain other laws in connection with the adoption of the Election Management Act

Valid Law Effective from 01.01.2026

Text versions: 01.01.2027 01.01.2026 31.12.2025 01.01.2025 01.07.2024 All versions (6)

ČÁST PRVNÍ Čl. I „§ 28 „§ 31 § 32 § 33 „§ 38 „§ 41 „§ 59 „§ 59a § 59b § 59c „§ 60 § 61 § 62 „§ 67 „§ 68 „§ 70 „§ 85 Čl. II ČÁST DRUHÁ Čl. III „§ 1 „§ 24 „§ 26 „§ 32 „§ 39 „§ 46 Čl. IV ČÁST TŘETÍ Čl. V „§ 1 „§ 28 „§ 40 Čl. VI ČÁST ČTVRTÁ Čl. VII „§ 1 „§ 22 § 23 § 24 „§ 26 „§ 27 § 28 § 29 „§ 43 „§ 65 Čl. VIII ČÁST PÁTÁ Čl. IX „§ 1 „§ 28 „§ 33 „§ 42 „§ 49 Čl. X ČÁST ŠESTÁ Čl. XI Čl. XII ČÁST SEDMÁ Čl. XIII Čl. XIV ČÁST OSMÁ Čl. XV Čl. XVI ČÁST DEVÁTÁ Čl. XVII Čl. XVIII ČÁST DESÁTÁ Čl. XIX ČÁST JEDENÁCTÁ Čl. XX ČÁST DVANÁCTÁ Čl. XXI „§ 88 Čl. XXII ČÁST TŘINÁCTÁ Čl. XXIII Čl. XXIV ČÁST ČTRNÁCTÁ Čl. XXV Čl. XXVI ČÁST PATNÁCTÁ Čl. XXVII Čl. XXVIII ČÁST ŠESTNÁCTÁ Čl. XXIX Čl. XXX ČÁST SEDMNÁCTÁ Čl. XXXI

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THE LAW

of 6 March 2024

amending electoral and certain other laws in connection with the adoption of the Election Management Act

Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:

ČÁST PRVNÍ

Amendment of the Election Act to Parliament of the Czech Republic

Čl. I

Act No. 247 / 1995 Coll., on the Election to Parliament of the Czech Republic and on the amendment and addition of certain other laws, as amended by Act No. 212 / 1996 Coll., the Constitutional Court Act No. 243 / 1999 Coll., Act No. 204 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 90 / 2016 Coll., Act No. 2019 / Coll., Act No. 64 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 491 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 58 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 59 / 2014 Coll., Act No. 171 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 230 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 320 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 195 / 2010 Coll., Act No. 223 / 2012 Coll., Act No. 323 / 2006 Coll.

1. Paragraph 1 (1) reads as follows:

"(1) This law lays down special rules for the exercise of the state administration of elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic, special conditions for the exercise of the right to vote in these elections and special rules for the detection of the results of those elections. The common rules for the exercise of the state administration of elections shall be governed by the Election Management Act. ';

2. In the second sentence of Paragraph 1 (3), the words "published in the Collection of Laws' are replaced by the words" published in the Collection of Laws and International Treaties'.

3. In Paragraph 1 (3), the third sentence is deleted.

4. In Article 1, paragraphs 4 to 6 are deleted.

Paragraph 7 shall become paragraph 4.

(5) Sections 2 to 15 shall be deleted, including the headings and footnotes 1 to 5k.

37. Articles 17 to 23, including the headings and footnotes 6 to 7b, shall be deleted.

38. In Paragraph 25, the words "voting rights under § 2 (b) 'are replaced by the words" right to be elected'.

39. At the end of § 26, the sentence "The electoral district is the constituency. 'is added.

41. The following Section 28 is inserted after Section 27:

„§ 28

On the basis of an electoral pass or on the basis of a registration, the voter's announcement of the voter's vote in another constituency in the electoral list may vote in the elections to the Chamber of Deputies in any constituency or special constituency. '

Article 31 to 33, including the headings, read:

„§ 31

Submission of candidate documents

(1) A nominee for election to the Chamber of Deputies is entitled to file a registered political party or political movement whose activities have not been suspended or a coalition. In the elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the coalition must have the same composition in all electoral regions. A coalition of the same composition must have the same name in all electoral regions in which it is candidate.

(2) The highest number of candidates that may be listed by the electoral party in the electoral region on the candidate list is set out in Annex 2 to this Act.

(3) The Election Party shall attach to the candidate list proof of payment of the registration fee.

§ 32

Fee for registration of a candidate for election to the Chamber of Deputies

(1) The fee charged for the registration of the ballot for elections to the Chamber of Deputies is the election party.

(2) The subject of the registration fee for a candidate for election to the Chamber of Deputies is the registration procedure for a candidate for election to the Chamber of Deputies by the Registry.

(3) The amount of the registration fee for the election to the Chamber of Deputies is CZK 19.000.

(4) The fee for registration of the ticket for election to the Chamber of Deputies and the interest on the funds in the account of the administrator of the fee held with the Czech National Bank pursuant to § 33 (2) is the income of the state budget.

(5) The fee payable for the registration of the ballot for elections to the Chamber of Deputies shall cease if the application has not been registered even after a decision by the court under the administrative order of the court. The payment obligation shall expire on the date on which the deadline for the submission of the application for registration of a candidate's instrument has expired in vain or on the date on which the court's decision became final.

§ 33

Administration of the registration fee for the election to the Chamber of Deputies

(1) The registry office is the administrator of the registration fee for the election to the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The fee for the registration of the ballot for elections to the Chamber of Deputies is due when the application is made, but no later than 66 days before the election date. The fee shall be paid to the account of the administrator of the fee held with the Czech National Bank established no later than 72 days before the election date.

(3) If the taxpayer does not pay the fee for the registration of a candidate for election to the Chamber of Deputies by due date, the administrator shall invite him in writing to do so at the latest 58 days before the election date, within 53 days before the election date. If the fee is not paid by the taxpayer within that period, the registration office shall decide to reject the application.

(4) In the case of a fee for the registration of a candidate's instrument for election to the Chamber of Deputies, no interest shall be incurred on the late payment and no delay may be allowed, or the distribution of its remuneration in instalments.

(5) The administrator of the fee will refund the excess fee on the registration fee for the ballot to the Chamber of Deputies without application within 1 month of the date of the overpayment. "

footnote 9 is deleted.

(43) Sections 36 and 37 shall be deleted, including the headings and footnotes No 10.

44. Paragraph 38, including the title, reads:

„§ 38

Voting lists

Voting tickets for elections to the Chamber of Deputies shall be produced separately for each party. '

45. The heading of § 39 reads: "Method of vote."

46. In the first sentence of Paragraph 39, the words "The voter shall be inserted in the voting room" shall be replaced by the words "The voter shall be inserted."

47. Paragraph 40 shall be deleted, including the title.

48. Paragraph 41, including the title, reads:

„§ 41

Allocation of votes by the District Election Commission and the Special District Election Commission

After excluding the ballots from the official envelopes, the District Electoral Commission or the Special District Electoral Commission shall divide and add up the ballots which have been submitted to each party, excluding invalid voter votes for reasons set out in the Electoral Management Act. In addition, it shall assess and then add up the priority votes which have been cast to individual candidates. If the voter has put more than 4 candidates on the ballot, it is a valid vote for the party; However, priority votes shall not be taken into account. ';

49. Paragraph 42 (1) is deleted.

Paragraphs 2 to 4 shall be renumbered paragraphs 1 to 3.

50. in Paragraph 42 (1) (b), the words "from a permanent list and to an extract from a separate list" shall be replaced by the words "voters."

51. in Paragraph 42 (1), the following point (d) is inserted after point (c):

"(d) the number of voters who voted for the ballot card;"

Points (d) to (g) shall be renumbered as points (e) to (h).

52. In Paragraph 42 (1) (f), the words "political party, political movement or coalition" are replaced by the words "electoral party."

53. In Paragraph 42 (1) (g), the words "political parties, political movements and coalition" are replaced by the words "electoral parties."

54. In Paragraph 42 (2), the words "paragraph 2 (f)" are replaced by the words "paragraph 1 (g)" and the words "shall be added at the end of the text of the paragraph; where appropriate, use the auxiliary addition sheets provided electronically by the Czech Statistical Office."

55. in Paragraph 42, paragraph 3 is deleted;

56. Paragraph 43 shall be deleted, including the title.

57. in Article 46 (1), the words "place of work at the Regional Office" shall be replaced by the words "regional place of work" and the words "under Article 43" shall be deleted;

58. in Paragraph 46 (3) (b), the words "from permanent lists and from special lists" shall be replaced by "voters."

(59) In Paragraph 46 (3), the following point (d) is inserted after point (c):

"(d) the total number of voters who voted on the electoral license in the region;"

Points (d) to (f) shall be renumbered as points (e) to (g).

60. in Paragraph 46 (3), the word "overall" shall be inserted at the beginning of points (e) and (g).

61.In Paragraph 46 (3) (e), the word 'total' is deleted.

62. In Paragraph 46 (3) (f), the words "political parties, political movements or coalition" are replaced by the words "electoral parties."

63.In Paragraph 46 (4), the word "authorised" shall be inserted at the beginning of points (b) and (c).

64. In Article 48 (1), the words "with the entrusted municipal authorities pursuant to Article 43 'shall be deleted and the words" political party, political movement and coalition' shall be replaced by the words "electoral party ';

65. In Section 49, the words "political parties, political movements and coalitions' are replaced by the words" electoral parties'.

66. In Paragraph 49 (2), the words "political parties, political movements and coalitions' are replaced by the words" electoral parties'.

67.Paragraph 49 (3) reads as follows:

"(3) The Czech Statistical Office will find out if at least 2 electoral parties are moving to the skrutinia."

68. In Paragraph 49 (4) of the Introductory Part of the provision, the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party'.

69. In Paragraph 50 (2), the words "political parties, political movements and coalition" are replaced by the words "electoral parties."

70. In Paragraph 50 (3), the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party' and the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party'.

71. in the first sentence of Paragraph 50 (4), the words "and 3" shall be inserted after the words "paragraph 2."

72. In Article 50 (4), the words "political parties, political movements or coalitions' are replaced by the words" electoral parties' and the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party'.

73.In Paragraph 50 (5), the words "political parties, political movements and coalition" are replaced by the words "electoral parties."

74. In Paragraph 50 (6), the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party'.

75. in Article 50 (7) and (8), the words "political party, political movement or coalition" are replaced by the words "electoral party."

76. In the second sentence of Paragraph 51 (1), the words "political parties, political movements and coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral parties' and the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party'.

77. In the first sentence of Paragraph 51 (2), the words "political parties, political movements and coalitions' are replaced by the words" electoral parties'.

78. In the fourth sentence of Paragraph 51 (2), the words "political party, political movement and coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party' and the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party'.

79. In the first sentence of Paragraph 51 (3), the words "political parties, political movements and coalitions' are replaced by the words" electoral parties' and the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party'.

80. In the second sentence of Paragraph 51 (3), the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by" electoral party'.

81. In the third sentence of Paragraph 51 (3), the words "political party, political movement or coalition" shall be replaced by the words "electoral party."

82. In the first and second sentences of Paragraph 51 (4), the words "political party, political movement or coalition" shall be replaced by "electoral party."

83. In the first sentence of Paragraph 51 (5), the words "political parties, political movements and coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral parties' and the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party'.

84. In the second sentence of Paragraph 51 (5), the words "political party, political movement or coalition 'are replaced by the words" electoral party'.

85. in the second sentence of Paragraph 51 (6), the words "political parties, political movements and coalition" shall be replaced by the words "electoral parties."

86. Paragraph 52 (1) reads:

"(1) After the implementation of the Skrutinii, the Czech Statistical Office will send the results of the voting to the State Election Commission. The State Election Commission will approve the minutes of the result of the elections transmitted by the Czech Statistical Office. The minutes shall be signed by the members of the State Election Commission. A member of the State Election Commission may refuse to sign the minutes of the outcome of the elections and make a reservation. The reasons for refusing the signature of a Member of the State Election Commission shall be set out in a separate annex to the minutes. ';

87. in Paragraph 52 (2) of the introductory part of the provision, the words "State Electoral Commission" are replaced by the words "the result of the elections."

88. In Paragraph 52 (2) (a), the words "from permanent lists and from separate lists" shall be replaced by "voters."

89. In Paragraph 52 (2), the following point (c) is inserted after point (b):

"(c) the total number of voters who have voted for the ballot;"

Points (c) and (d) shall be renumbered points (d) and (e).

90. in Paragraph 52 (2) (d), the words "political party, political movement and coalition" are replaced by the words "electoral party."

91. in Article 52 (2), the following point (e) is inserted after point (d):

"(e) the percentage of the number of votes in force cast for each party in respect of the total number of votes in force, expressed in two decimal places; in the case of starting another 0,01% of the votes, the second decimal place shall be increased, ';

Point (e) shall be renumbered as point (f).

92.In Paragraph 52 (2) (f):

"(f) the names and surnames of candidates, broken down by election party elected in the first skrutinium, and of candidates, broken down by election party elected in the second skrutinium, as well as of candidates who became alternates, together with details of the results of the preferred vote; in the case of a coalition, the composition and name of the political party or political movement proposed by the candidate shall be indicated. ';

93. In Paragraph 52, at the end of paragraph 2, the dot is replaced by a comma and the following points (g) and (h) are added:

"(g) a list of voting parties which have obtained at least 1,5% without rounding from the total number of votes in force; in the case of a coalition, the composition of the coalition,

(h) a list of voting parties which have obtained at least 3% without rounding from the total number of votes in force; in the case of a coalition, the composition of the coalition. ';

94. Paragraph 52 (3) is deleted.

95. Paragraph 52a is deleted, including the title.

96. The heading of Section 54 reads "Replacement."

97. In Paragraph 54 (1) and (2), the words "political party, political movement or coalition" shall be replaced by "electoral party."

98. In Article 54, paragraphs 6 and 7 are added:

"(6) The status of alternate shall cease to exist

(a) the expiry of the term of office of the Chamber of Deputies,

(b) at the time of service of the resignation of an alternate in the form of a notarial record in the hands of the President of the Chamber of Deputies; notarial registration may not be more than one month old,

(d) dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies.

(7) The President of the Chamber of Deputies shall be notified of the demise of the status of the alternate no later than after the beginning of the next meeting of the Chamber of Deputies after having heard of this fact. "

99. In Paragraph 57, the words "voting rights under § 2 (b) 'are replaced by the words" right to be elected'.

100.

„§ 59

(1) 81 constituencies are created in the Czech Republic for elections to the Senate. One senator is elected in each constituency. The territorial definition of the constituencies and their headquarters are set out in Annex 3 to this Act.

(2) If the name of the municipality is changed, the territory of the municipality belongs to the current constituency.

(3) If municipalities are merged, the territory of the municipality resulting from the merger belongs to the constituency in which the largest of the merged municipalities belonged.

(4) When a municipality is connected to another municipality, the territory of the connected municipality belongs to the constituency, to which the territory of the municipality to which it is attached belongs.

(5) If a new village is created by the separation of part of the municipality, the territory of the newly created municipality belongs to the constituency, to which the territory of the municipality from which it is separated belongs.

(6) For the purposes of paragraphs 2 to 5, the municipality shall also be the urban part of the territorial subdivided statutory city, the urban district of the territorial subdivided statutory city and the urban part of the capital of Prague. "

101. the following Sections 59a to 59c are inserted after Section 59:

„§ 59a

(1) In the year preceding the year in which the election of one third of the senators takes place, the government will report to both chambers of Parliament on the number of voters per constituency. In the report according to the first sentence, the government shall state what are the percentage deviations in the different constituencies from the average number of electorate voters.

(2) If the deviation from the average number of voters in a constituency exceeds 15% and if, by the end of the calendar year preceding that in which the election of one third of the senators takes place, at least 12 years after the entry into force of the last amendment to the zoning of constituencies, the government shall submit to the Chamber of Deputies, together with the report referred to in paragraph 1, a draft law amending the zoning of constituencies so that the deviation from the average number of voters in no constituency shall exceed 15%. The government will present this bill in such a way that a change in the territorial definition of constituencies can take effect on 1 January of the year in which the election of one third of the senators takes place.

§ 59b

(1) Election circuits are a dedicated territorial element maintained in the basic register of territorial identification, addresses and real estate. The Czech office of surveying and cadastral is the editor of the election circuit identification and location data and of the links to other territorial elements in the registry. When changing the definition of constituencies, the Ministry of the Interior will provide the Czech Office with the necessary documentation to change such definition in the basic register of territorial identification, addresses and real estate.

(2) If there is a legitimate doubt as to the correctness of the definition of constituency in the basic register of territorial identification, addresses and real estate, the Ministry of the Interior shall verify the correctness of that definition. The result of the verification shall be notified by the Ministry of the Interior to the Czech Office for Regional and Catastrophe; if this results from the result of such verification, the Czech Land and cadastral office shall amend the relevant data concerning the definition of constituency in the basic register of territorial identification, addresses and real estate.

§ 59c

On the basis of an electoral pass or on the basis of a registration, the voter's announcement of the voter's vote in another constituency in the electoral list may vote in any constituency in the territory of his constituency if elections are held, or if the voter is not permanently resident in the Czech Republic and has a voting entry in a special constituency in the territory of any constituency where elections are held. "

102. Paragraph 60 to 62, including the headings, read:

„§ 60

Submission of candidate documents

(1) A nominee for election to the Senate is entitled to submit a registered political party or political movement whose activities have not been suspended, a coalition or an independent candidate.

(2) The Election Party shall attach to the candidate list proof of payment of the registration fee.

(3) A petition supporting his or her candidacy, which must be signed by at least 1 000 eligible voters from the constituency where the candidate is candidate, shall be attached to the nominee's list, indicating their name, surname, date of birth and address of the permanent residence; if any of the above information is missing, or if the voter is incorrectly or unsigned, the signature shall not be counted. The header of the petition and the header of each numbered signature sheet of the paper petition shall indicate the fact that the petition is intended to support the candidacy of the independent candidate, his name and surname, the year of birth, the number and seat of the constituency of the candidate and the year of the election.

(4) A petition or a part of a petition lodged after the deadline for the lodging of the application shall not be taken into account. The defects in the petition cannot be healed.

§ 61

Fee for registration of a candidate for election to the Senate

(1) The voting party is a fee payer for the registration of a candidate for election to the Senate.

(2) The subject of a fee for the registration of a candidate's instrument of election to the Senate shall be the registration procedure for the candidate's instrument of election to the Senate by the Registration Office.

(3) The amount of the registration fee for the Senate election is CZK 20,000.

(4) The fee for the registration of the ticket for election to the Senate and the interest on the funds in the account of the administrator of the fee held with the Czech National Bank pursuant to § 62 (2) is the income of the state budget.

(5) The fee requirement for the registration of a candidate's instrument of election to the Senate is no longer applicable if:

(a) the application has not been registered either on the basis of a decision of the court under the administrative order of the court, on the date on which the time limit for the application for registration of the application for registration of the document expired in vain or on the date on which the decision of the court became final; or

(b) the candidate shall receive at least 6% of the total number of votes in the first round of the election in the constituency on the date of the announcement of the results of the first round.

§ 62

Administration of the registration fee for the Senate elections

(1) The registry office is the administrator of the registration fee for the Senate election.

(2) The registration fee for a candidate's instrument of election to the Senate is due when the candidate's instrument is lodged, but no later than 66 days before the election date. The fee shall be paid to the account of the administrator of the fee held with the Czech National Bank established no later than 72 days before the election date.

(3) If the taxpayer does not pay the fee for the registration of a candidate's letter of election to the Senate by due date, the administrator shall invite him in writing to do so no later than 58 days before the election date, within 53 days before the election date. If the fee is not paid by the taxpayer within that period, the registration office shall decide to reject the application.

(4) In the case of a registration fee for a candidate instrument for election to the Senate, there is no interest on late payments and it is not possible to allow the payment to be postponed or, where appropriate, to be split into instalments.

(5) The administrator of the fee will refund the excess fee for the registration of the candidate instrument for election to the Senate without an application within 1 month of the date of the overpayment. "

Article 103 (66), including the title, shall be deleted.

104. Paragraph 67, including the title, reads:

„§ 67

Voting lists

All candidates are listed on the joint ballot. The order of candidates shall be drawn up by the registration office. A box shall be placed before the name of each candidate. ';

105. Paragraph 68, including the title, reads:

„§ 68

Voting procedure

The voter will mark in the box in front of the candidate's name the cross of the candidate for whom he votes. The ballot will be inserted into the official envelope. '

106. Paragraph 69 shall be deleted, including the title.

107. Paragraph 70, including the title, reads:

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Citation	Act No. 89 / 2024 Coll., amending Election Act and certain other laws in connection with the adoption of the Election Management Act
Regulation Type	Law
Author	-
Collection	Code of Laws

Date of Promulgation	16.04.2024
Effective from	01.01.2026
Effective until	-
Status	Valid

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