§ Section 25.⁵(untitled)

(1) Not less than one tenth of
voters have the right to submit to the Central Election
Commission an initiative to organise a national referendum on the
recalling of the Saeima, indicating their given name,
surname, personal identity number and the date of signing. An
initiative to organise a national referendum on the recalling of
the Saeima may be submitted within 12 months from the day
when the Central Election Commission has registered the
initiative group, unless the time limit laid down in Article 14
of the Constitution has set in when the right to initiate a
national referendum on revocation of the Saeima may not be
exercised.
(2) Signatures of voters shall be certified and information
regarding them shall be saved in accordance with the procedures
specified in Section 22, Paragraph two of the Law.
(3) The fee for the certification of a signature in respect to
the signature collection on the recalling of the Saeima
shall be determined in the Orphan's and Custody Court or local
government authority by taking into account the direct
administrative costs of certification of the signature, however,
not more than half of the sum laid down in law for certification
of the authenticity of a signature in the Orphan's and Custody
Court.
(4) If identification of signatories and personal data
protection is ensured, the signatures may also be collected
electronically through the single State and local government
service portal (www.latvija.lv) or another online system chosen
by the initiative group for the respective purpose.
(5) The online system used for signature collection shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 22, Paragraphs five and six
of this Law.
[3 December 2020]