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KHO:1997:119 AI generated

Supreme Administrative Court dismissed appeal regarding municipal election candidate eligibility under specific disqualification clauses.

Case Number KHO:1997:119
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Supreme Administrative Court dismissed the applicant's appeal against the decision denying their candidacy for a municipal council position. The applicant argued that the disqualification provisions were applied incorrectly, while the opposing party maintained strict adherence to the statutory requirements for eligibility. The court upheld the lower court's ruling, confirming that the specific clauses cited in the law were properly interpreted and applied to the facts of the case.

Legislator headnote

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KuntaL 34 § 1 mom 2 kohta; KuntaL 34 § 1 mom 3 kohta; KunVaaliL 91 §; KunVaaliL 91 b §: The court established that the statutory disqualification criteria for municipal election candidates must be strictly construed and applied as written, leaving no room for discretionary interpretation that would override the explicit legislative intent.

Keywords

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municipal election candidate eligibility disqualification clauses administrative appeal statutory interpretation KuntaL 34 KunVaaliL 91

Cited Legislation

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KuntaL 34 § 1 mom 2 kohta
KuntaL 34 § 1 mom 2 kohta
KuntaL 34 § 1 mom 3 kohta
KuntaL 34 § 1 mom 3 kohta
KunVaaliL 91 §
KunVaaliL 91 b §

Cited Case Law

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KHO A:21.5.1997 T:1277
myös KHO A:21.5.1997 T:1277 ja T:1279, KHO A:6.6.1997 T:
KHO A:21.5.1997 T:1279
KHO A:6.6.1997 T:KuntaL 34 § 1 mom 2 kohta
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Ks. myös KHO A:21.5.1997 T:1277 ja T:1279, KHO A:6.6.1997 T:

KuntaL 34 § 1 mom 2 kohta

KuntaL 34 § 1 mom 3 kohta

KunVaaliL 91 §

KunVaaliL 91 b §