Submission and Verification of Signatures collecting lists

(1) After the signatures collecting lists have been submitted, the competent election body shall start the verification of signature authenticity, including the right to vote of persons included in the lists and their domicile. The signatures collecting lists shall be verified within 5 days from the day of their submission.

(2) The Central Electoral Commission or the District Electoral Council shall inform the submitters of signatures collecting lists about the verification results, announce the total number of persons included on the lists submitted by each candidate and the number of valid signatures.

(3) Signature collectors shall be responsible for the authenticity of data included in those lists.

(4) The following shall be considered null and void:

a) signatures collecting lists prepared prior to the official start of candidate nomination period;

b) signatures that are considered to be fake;

c) signatures collecting lists that do not meet the requirements of Article 47(4) and (6).