Verification of signatures collecting lists

(1) The electoral body shall verify the authenticity of the data entered and the signatures on the signatures collecting lists within the amount limit laid down in Articles 113, 139 and 164.

(2) In order to check the signatures collecting lists, the electoral body shall use the electronic application. The Guide for the application’s operation shall be approved by the order of the Chairperson of the Central Electoral Commission.

(3) In the process of verification of signatures collecting lists, shall be entitled to attend, upon request submitted to the electoral body, the following subjects – candidates and/or leaders of initiative groups, as well as accredited observers. Candidates for elections and/or leaders of the initiative groups shall have the right to attend only the process of checking the signatures collecting lists which they have submitted. The conditions for attending the process of checking the signatures collecting lists are laid down in the guide provided for in paragraph (2).

(4) The signatures collecting lists shall be completely invalidated if they:

a) they are of a different model or series (number) than those issued by the electoral body to the collector;

b) are not being signed by the collector in the manner laid down in Article 65 (9);

c) do not contain the surname and forename of the candidate in support of which the signatures are being collected.

(5) The signature from the signatures collecting list shall be invalidated if the supporter:

a) enters the personal data but did not applied the signature in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 65 (8);

b) is not eligible to vote at the date of signature application on the signatures collecting list;

c) has entered his/her data from the expired identity document;

d) is being allocated in another Electoral District than the one on the territory of which the signatures were collected;

e) entered incorrect identity data on the signatures collecting list, which do not enable to identify him/her.

(6) The manner in which the signatures collecting lists are drawn up, the procedure for collecting signatures and the time limit for submitting and verifying them and the responsibilities of the collectors are laid down in a regulation approved by the Central Electoral Commission.