Special Requirements for Nomination of Candidacies by Independent Candidates

(1) Moldovan Citizens may nominate themselves as independent candidates for election to local council, provided they are supported by two percent of the constituency voters, divided by the number of councillor seats available to be filled through elections, but not less than 50 persons; and for mayor if they are supported by 5 percent of the constituency voters, but not less than 150 voters and not more than 10,000 people.

(2) If, following the verification, the District Electoral Councils find fake signatures in the signatures collecting lists or repeated signatures in other lists, such signatures shall be eliminated.

(3) If, after verification, it is revealed that the necessary number of signatures was not submitted, or following the elimination of invalid signatures, their number was reduced to the minimum limit set in paragraph (1), the independent candidate is not registered and he/she is informed about this decision within 24 hours of its adoption.

(4) The submission of additional signatures collecting lists shall not be accepted after the District Electoral Council received and registered the set of documents outlined in Article 49.