Order and terms of presenting signature lists to the local Councils of Deputies.Determination of the results of voters’ signatures collecting

The completed signature lists, during the period envisaged for gathering signatures by part four of Article 135 of this Code, but not later that on the next day after expiration of this period, are presented to:

the chairperson of the Minsk City Council of Deputies - when initiating the issue of recalling a deputy of the House of Representatives or a deputy of the Minsk City Council of Deputies;

the chairperson of the respective regional Council of Deputies - when initiating the issue of recalling a deputy of the House of Representatives or a deputy of a regional Council of Deputies; and

the chairperson of the district, city (city of region and district subordination), settlement or rural Council of Deputies - when initiating the issue of recalling a deputy of district, city, settlement or rural Council of Deputies.

The chairperson of the respective local Council of Deputies organizes verification of authenticity of voters’ signatures in the signature lists in which deputies and other persons engaged by the chairperson of the local Council of Deputies may take part.Verification is made not later than within a month period after the submission of the signature lists.

Recognition as authentic of voters’ signatures in support of the proposal on initiation of the issue on recall of a deputy is made according to the order provided for by parts sixteen and eighteen of Article 61 of this Code.Signatures of electors gathered before the registration of the initiative group are also considered to be inauthentic.If the signature list contains signatures of the voters not residing in the territory of electoral circuit, that signatures are not verified and accounted.Signatures of voters are also not subject to the verification and accounting if the signature list does not contain the wording of the proposal on the recall of a deputy and/or of data about the deputy in relation to which the issue of recall has been initiated.

When several signatures of the same voter in support of the proposal on the initiation of the issue on recall of a deputy have been found, only one signature is considered to be authentic whereas the remainder of the signatures is considered to be inauthentic.

Upon completion of verification of the signature lists, the chairperson of the respective local Council of Deputies indicated in part one of this Article who received the signature lists from the initiative group makes a protocol on the results of gathering signatures, indicating the total number of signatures in the signature lists received from the initiative group, the number of signatures verified for their authenticity, the number of signatures recognized as authentic and the number of signatures recognized as inauthentic.The protocol is signed by the chairperson of the local Council of Deputies.

If the gathering of signatures was performed by several initiative groups, the protocol on results of gathering of signatures is made separately for each initiative group, and then a final protocol is made which is signed by the chairperson of the local Council of Deputies.

The protocol on the results of signature gathering is submitted, within three days, to:

the Central Commission - when initiating the issue of recalling a deputy of the House of Representatives;

a respective territorial electoral commission - when initiating the issue of recalling a deputy of the local Council of Deputies.