The subscription lists in support of independent candidates shall be drawn up and checked under the provisions of article 42 and article 43, which shall be applied accordingly.
In order to be registered by the Central Elections Commission, the independent candidate shall submit subscription lists, containing at least 2000 and at most 2500 signatures of supporters who are qualified voters.
[Paragraph 2, article 78 as amended by the Law no.268-XIV from 04.02.1999]
If during the verification of the subscription lists by the Central Elections Commission fake signatures or repeated signatures in several lists are detected, these signatures shall be excluded.
If during the verification it is established that the required number of signatures is not fulfilled or if after the exclusion of invalid signatures their number is reduced comparing to the minimal number of signatures provided by Paragraph (2), the independent candidate shall not be registered and this decision shall be brought to his knowledge within 24-hours since it has been taken.
[Paragraph 4, article 78 as amended by the Law no.268-XIV from 04.02.1999]
It shall be prohibited to submit additional subscription lists after the verification of the subscription lists carried out by the Central Elections Commission.
