Special requirements for signatures collecting lists

(1) In order to be registered by the Central Electoral Commission, all candidates for the position of President of the Republic of Moldova shall submit signatures collecting lists containing at least 15000 and at most 25000 signatures of voters from at least half of the number of second-level administrative-territorial units of the Republic of Moldova and correspond to other provisions of this Code.

(2) The second-level territorial-administrative units of the Republic of Moldova in which at least 600 signatures have been collected shall be deemed to comply with paragraph (1).

(3) The procedure for collecting signatures to support the candidate for the position of President of the Republic of Moldova, 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, to be applied accordingly.

(4) If upon verification it is established that the required number of signatures is 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) and (2), the candidate shall not be registered and the respective decision shall be communicated to him/her within 24 hours of its adoption.

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