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Article 64
 

64.1. The initiators of a referendum campaign group may appoint an authorized representative (or representatives) in order to organize the collection of the required signatures and to conduct other actions on behalf of the initiators of a referendum the campaign group, as provided for in this Code. The number of authorized representatives of referendum campaign groups to be registered with the Central Election Commission should not exceed 25 persons, while the number of those registered with the Constituency Election Commission should not be more than 5.


64.2. After a campaign group is registered, the campaign group may take a decision to retain the powers of the authorized representative of the referendum campaign group mentioned in Article 64.1 of this Code. 


64.3. The appointment of the authorized representative of a referendum campaign group shall be conducted by the way of giving power of attorney, certified by a notary, to a relevant person. The power of attorney should be given on behalf of all initiators of the referendum campaign group.


64.4. The authorized representative of a referendum campaign group shall carry out his/her functions under the authority of the power of attorney mentioned in Article 64.3 of this Code, which should describe his/ her authorities, forename, surname, patronymic, date of birth, serial and number of ID, workplace, and position or official duty (type of activity if not working). The authorized representative on financial issues shall carry out his/her functions on the basis of the power of attorney provided for in Article 64.3 of this Code, which will include samples of financial documents and stamps. The power of attorney shall be considered valid upon submission with the identification document or a substitute document. 


64.5. The lists of the authorized representatives appointed by a referendum campaign group shall be submitted to the election commission that registered the group. The following information on the authorized representatives should be mentioned in the list of authorized representatives of a referendum campaign group:


• Forename, surname, patronymic;
• Date of birth;
• Serial and batch number and issue date of ID or a substitute document;
• Home address;
• Place of work and position (type of activity if not working); and
• Telephone number.


The written statement of consent to being an authorized representative of each person appointed should be attached to the relevant list submitted to the relevant election commission. 


64.6. it shall be possible to terminate to the authorities of a representative by informing him/her of the decision of a referendum campaign group in writing. The copy of this decision should be sent to the election commission which registered the group and the relevant Constituency Election Commission. The members of a referendum campaign group shall adopt this decision with a majority of members’ votes and sign it. in such a case, the referendum campaign group may appoint another authorized representative.


64.7. The term of power of the authorized representatives of referendum a campaign group shall begin from the time of their appointment and expire no later than the day of official publication of the results of the referendum.