Signature collection procedure

(amended by Law No. 74/2012, dated 19 July 2012; points 4 and 5 added by Law No. 101/2020, dated 23 July 2020)

1. No later than 100 days before the election date, the CEC shall approve and provide the subjects specified in Articles 68 and 69 of this Code with a template form for the collection of the supporting signatures for the candidates proposed by a group of voters or for the parties and coalitions.

2. Voters shall personally submit their signatures in the template form. The form must contain the full identity of the voter, their birthday and phone number. In addition to signing, each voter shall submit a photocopy of a valid ID card, signed by them, which is attached to the list. Pursuant to Article 69 of this Code, the voter must be registered in the relevant electoral zone.

3. The signatures for elections for the Assembly shall be verified by the CEC administration, and those for elections for local government bodies shall be verified by the respective CEAZ, verifying 5 percent of the list of supporters required by law,
and whether the voters are residents of the respective electoral zone upon signature submission. Following verification, the administration shall present a detailed report on the identified irregularities. The report shall be reviewed in a public hearing, in presence of the interested party. The CEC shall decide to accept or reject the supporting list. The list shall be accepted when the number of supporting signatures, excluding the number of irregular signatures, equals at least the minimum number of signatures required in accordance with this Code.

4. The signature verification procedure shall be public and shall be conducted in compliance with the modalities determined by CEC normative act.

5. Upon completion of the signature verification process, the CEC shall approve the relevant administrative act which can be challenged at the CSC by the interested subject within 3 days.