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Article I.
 

LAW FOR AMENDING AND COMPLETING CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE ACTS


In article 42


the name of the article shall have the following wording:


“Article 42. Collection of signatures in support of candidates, including the independent candidates, as well for initiating a referendum”, paragraphs (1) and (2) shall have the following wording:


“(1) Signatures are collected only in support of the candidate from the
uninominal constituency, including the independent candidate or for initiating a referendum. In case of parliamentary elections in uninominal constituencies, as well as in case of local elections, signatures are collected only in the constituencies where the electoral candidates are running for elections.


(2) The candidates, including the independent ones and the members of the initiative groups appointing and/or supporting these candidates in elections, the persons empowered by candidates, as well as the members of the initiative group for initiating the referendum have the right to collect signatures.”


paragraph (6) shall have the following wording:


“(6) The member of the initiative group who collects the voters’ signatures signs every page of the signature list. By the end of every page of the signature list, the collector will make a note attesting that signatures were collected by him/her personally and that he/she confirms the authenticity of signatures, and afterwards he/she signs it”.


the article shall be completed with paragraph (7) with the following wording:


“(7) The peculiarities for collecting the signatures for supporting the candidates from the uninominal constituencies from abroad and from the uninominal constituencies for the localities from the left side of the River Nistru (Transnistria), in case of parliamentary elections in uninominal constituencies, are provided in the present Code”.