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F. Collection of signatures for presidential candidacy


Article 76(9) of the draft law states that “signature lists shall be considered invalid if the requirements established by this Article are not observed”. This is a very broad provision, which would require a signature list to be invalidated should a voter sign the list more than once. It is not admissible that one invalid signature should have the effect of invalidating hundreds or thousands of valid signatures. Every clearly valid signature should be taken into consideration. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission previously recommended that this provision be amended so that it is more narrowly tailored to address the specific irregularity that has been noted in regard to the signature list. This recommendation remains unaddressed.