Collecting of voters’ signatures in support of the proposal to initiate the issue on the recall of a deputy

A proposal to initiate the issue of recalling a deputy, passed at the meeting of voters, must be supported by at least 20 percent of citizens who have the electoral right and residing in the territory of the respective circuit.The number of voters needed to support the proposal to initiate the issue of recalling a deputy shall be determined based on the number of voters in the circuit as on the date of elections.

The initiative group has the right, starting from the date of receiving the certificate of its registration, to perform gathering of voters’ signatures in the signature lists on the whole territory of the circuit.Voters' signatures gathered prior to registration of the initiative group are not considered.Expenses for gathering of voters’ signatures are borne by the initiative group.

The signature lists shall contain the wording of the proposal to recall a deputy with indication of the motives of recalling, the surname, name and patronymic of the deputy, date of birth, office (occupation), place of work and place of residence, the year of election as the deputy (of the House of Representatives or of the respective local Council of Deputies ), party membership, as well as the surname, name, patronymic of the member of the initiative group who is gathering signatures, and the certificate number of registration of the initiative group.The list of signatures shall indicate the latest date of gathering signatures.

The period for gathering voters’ signatures in support of the proposal to initiate the issue of recalling a deputy is 45 days from the date of receipt of the certificate of registration of the initiative group.If several initiative groups have been formed and registered in an electoral circuit, the period for gathering signatures for each of them, irrespective of their registration date, is limited by 45 days from the registration date of the first initiative group.

In case the necessary number of signatures has not been gathered within 45 days, further gathering of the signatures is terminated.