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Paragraph 35
 

According to Article 42(6), the person who collects signatures of electors signs every paper of subscription lists in the presence of the head of the local public administration authority of the territory where the signatures are collected. However, this procedure does not guarantee the independence and impartiality of registration of candidates. Furthermore, it appears cumbersome and redundant since lists with support signatures will eventually be verified by the respective election commissions, which have legal authority to handle candidate registration – an authority which local public administration is not vested with.