Nomination rules

Nomination rules in <a href="/facts/Election/oS1sLBlf">elections</a> regulate the conditions under which a candidate or <a href="/facts/Political_party/IAKw7oEK">political party</a> is entitled to stand for election. The right to stand for election, right to be a candidate or passive suffrage is one part of <a href="/facts/Free_and_fair_election/oS1sLBlf">free and fair elections</a>. Passive suffrage is distinct from <a href="/facts/Active_suffrage/HFFSpSCG">active suffrage</a>, the right to vote. The criteria to stand as a candidate depends on the individual legal system. They may include the <a href="/facts/Age_of_candidacy/rgYxL6oT">age of a candidate</a>, citizenship, endorsement by a political party and profession. Laws' restrictions, such as competence or moral aptitude, can be used in a discriminatory manner. Restrictive and discriminatory nomination rules can impact the <a href="/facts/Civil_rights/DBK7m6s2">civil rights</a> of candidates, political parties, and voters.
In some jurisdictions a candidate or party must not only be nominated but also has to pass separate rules in order to be listed on the <a href="/facts/Ballot_paper/az9RdbTF">ballot paper</a>. In the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, this is called <a href="/facts/Ballot_access/uFm15mRe">ballot access</a>.

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Nomination rules