Conditions for nomination for presidency of the PNA:
The candidate must be:
1. Palestinian and born to Palestinian parents.
2. At least 40 years old polling day.
3. A permanent resident of the Palestinian Territory.
4. Registered in the final voters list and meet all conditions to vote.
A person is denied the right to nominate her/himself for presidency if:
1. She/he is denied the right to vote.
2. She/he is denied the right to nominate her/himself based on a valid juridical court judgment.
3. She/he is convicted of a crime.
Conditions for nomination for the Palestinian Legislative Council:
The candidate must be:
1. Palestinian.
2. At least 28 years old on polling day.
3. Registered in the final voters list.
4. A permanent resident of the Palestinian Territory.
5. Free of any felony convictions.
Note: A candidate cannot be nominated for presidency and the PLC at the same time.
Individuals in the following positions cannot nominate themselves unless they first resign from their positions:
1. Ministers.
2. PNA employees and/or those who receive a salary from the PNA’s treasury.
3. Employees of international organizations, public organizations and local councils.
4. Directors of non-governmental organizations.
5. Heads of local councils. People who previously held these positions and resigned cannot return to these positions unless they are elected again according to Local Council’s Law.
Note: There is an exception to the above mentioned provision for the current president and PLC members which states that they should not resign from their positions for the next nomination.
Note: Judges, security officers and governors cannot return to their positions if they did not win during elections.
Conditions for nomination for local councils:
The candidate must:
1. Be at least 25 years old on polling day.
2. Be registered in the final voters list for his/her electoral district and meet all conditions to vote.
3. Never have been convicted of a crime or felony.
4. Not be an employee in the Ministry of Local Governance, security forces, local council or a lawyer for one of these bodies, unless he/she resigns from this position prior to nomination.
5. Have resided within the borders of the electoral district in which she/he is running for not less than one year. In addition, he/she should not be nominated for office in another locality.
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