§ Article 10Registration of the Initiative Group of Citizens

1. The citizens shall implement the citizens” right to call a referendum directly. With a view to this, an initiative referendum group ?? (hereinafter – group) of at least fifteen citizens who are eligible, shall be formed. The chief representative of the group shall visit the Central Electoral Committee and file an application to register the group and to adopt the text of the resolution proposed for adoption by a referendum and also, shall co-ordinate on a preliminary basis the question of the date of the Central Electoral Committee sitting.
2.The group’s application to the Central Electoral Committee must indicate: the referendum type, preliminary or final text of the resolution for adoption by referendum as well as, the coordinator (coordinators) of the group. The application shall be signed by all group members and having come to the sitting of the Central Electoral Committee, in which the issue of the group’s application is deliberated, shall confirm the initiative expressed in favour of holding a referendum.
3. The Central Electoral Committee shall draw up the group’s registration act at their sitting no later than within 15 days from the day of its receipt. A copy of the act shall be issued to the group or a representative thereof no later than on the day following the day of registration of the group and forwarded to the Chairman of the Seimas. The Chairman of the Seimas shall inform the Seimas of the initiative of calling a referendum, expressed by the citizens.
4. If it shall be stated on the application of the group, that the text proposed for adoption of a resolution on the referendum, is preliminary, concurrently with the application by the representatives of the group, the necessary assistance must be rendered in drafting the final text of the resolution. by the Seimas Office as soon as possible, but no later than the day of the next sitting of the Central Electoral Committee, at which the issue of registering the group shall be discussed. The text of a resolution shall be deemed final, once all the members of the group have signed it
5.The Central Electoral Committee must, no later than within five business days of the registration of the group, issue it blanks for collecting the signatures of citizens.
6. It shall not be permitted to alter the text of the resolution proposed in the citizens’ petition to call a referendum.
7. Should a member of this group withdraw his signature from the application to register the group, between the day of registering the group with the Central Electoral Committee and the day of issuance of the citizens’ signature collection lists and if fewer than 15 members remain of the group, it shall be deemed that the initiative to call a citizens’ referendum has been interrupted.