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Article 66
 

66.1. if the signatures necessary for registration of a referendum campaign group have been collected in the territory of one or more constituencies in accordance with Article 65.3 of this Code, the documents mentioned in Article 66.2 of this Code shall be submitted to the relevant Constituency Election Commission on the territory where the majority of the signatures were collected. The initiators of the referendum campaign groups, who collected voter signatures as mentioned in the article 65.2 of this Code, shall submit the documents mentioned in Article 66.2 of this Code to the Central Election Commission.


66.2. The authorized representative of a referendum campaign group shall have to submit the following documents to the relevant election commission 35 days prior to Election Day by 18:00 for the registration of the referendum campaign group:


66.2.1. Signature sheets with the collected signatures of voters;


66.2.2. Two copies of the protocol compiled in the form determined by the Central Election Commission on the results of signature collection; and


66.2.3. The initial financial report of the initiators of establishing the referendum campaign group (including information on the expenses spent for voters’ signature collection)


66.3. upon accepting documents, election commissions shall certify each folder by affixing a stamp, check that the number of the submitted signature sheets conforms to the protocols on results of the collection of signatures, and provide authorized representatives of a referendum campaign group with written notification of acceptance of election documents. This notification will indicate the number of signature sheets and the number of signatures, as well as the time of acceptance. if relevant documents are submitted by the abovementioned persons to the relevant election commission before the time mentioned in Article 66.2 of this Code has expired, the acceptance of these documents shall not be refused and there shall not be any restriction on the authorized representative of a referendum campaign group from entering the relevant building or room.


66.4. Registration of a referendum campaign group shall be conducted after submission of voters’ signatures to the relevant election commission.