§ Article 11Collection of Citizens’ Signatures

1. The blank issued by the Central Electoral Committee for collecting citizens’ signatures must contain the following application text:
I, a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, certify that I support the petition to call a referendum on (presenting the entire text of the resolution submitted for a referendum).
row
Citizen’s
Citizen’s passport or
Birth
Residence
Signature
Date
No.
surname,
name
Personal identification
Card number
date
Place
2. The name and surname, and number of the passport or ID Card of the citizen who has collected the signatures, must appear at the bottom of the collection blank.
3. The group, relying upon a copy of the registration act, shall have the right to issue corresponding announcements in the mass media and to organise the collection of the signatures of citizens.
4. A citizen who has the right to vote may sign every such petition. The number of citizen signatures shall be unlimited, however, it must not be under 300 thousand. A citizen shall enter his own data and affix his own signature. Should a citizen be incapable to enter his own data and sign this petition himself, owing to physical shortcomings, another citizen may sign it upon his request. A corresponding entry on the citizen signature collection blank that is confirmed by the signature of the citizen, who has collected the signatures of citizens, must mark the fact of such a signature.
5. A three-month time limit shall be established in order to implement the provisions of the right of the citizens’ initiative to call a referendum. It shall be calculated from the day of issuing the citizen signature sheets at the Central Electoral Committee.
6. The group shall accumulate citizen petitions to call a referendum. Having collected 300 thousand signatures, within the time limit set forth in paragraph five of this Article, the group shall draw up the concluding act and submit it to the Central Electoral Committee along with the citizen petitions.
7. A citizen shall have the right to withdraw his signature regarding the petition to call a referendum. He must inform the Central Electoral Committee of his decision no later than by the day of the transfer of the citizens’ petitions to the Committee.
8. Should the required number of citizen signatures fail to be collected and submitted during the time limit set forth in paragraph 5 of this Article, the collecting of signatures shall be interrupted.
9. Citizens’ signatures may be collected in public places and in residences. It shall be prohibited to compensate for citizen’s signatures.