Specific requirements for signatures collecting lists

(1) In order to be registered by the Central Electoral Commission, the independent candidate shall submit signatures collecting lists containing at least 2000 and at most 2500 signatures of supporters eligible to vote. By derogation from that provision, a female candidate shall present signatures of at least 1000 and at most 2500 signatures of supporters eligible to vote.

(2) The procedure for collecting signatures to support the independent candidate for the position of Member of Parliament, the submission and verification of the signatures collecting lists shall be performed in accordance with Articles 65–67 and with the Regulation approved by the Central Electoral Commission, which shall be applied accordingly. 

(3) If, after verification, it is established that the required number of signatures was not submitted or, after the invalidation of the signatures collecting lists and/or the signatures from these lists, their number was reduced below the minimum ceiling laid down in paragraph (1), the independent candidate shall not be registered and the respective decision shall be communicated to him/her within 24 hours of its adoption. 

(4) It is prohibited for an independent candidate to submit additional signatures collecting lists after the Central Electoral Commission has received and registered all the documents provided for in Article 68.