§ Electoral Code art. 225Presentation and verification of subscription lists

Presentation and verification of subscription lists
(1) No later than the last day of the deadline for collecting signatures, the initiative
group shall draw up minutes indicating the date of registration of the initiative group, the
number of signatures collected, the end date of the collection of signatures. The minutes,
signed by the members of the initiative group, and the subscription lists shall be submitted to
the authority registering the initiative group. The submission of additional subscription lists
shall not be permitted after the authority has received and registered the subscription lists.
(2) Within 15 days of submission of the subscription lists, the authority registering the
initiative group shall verify the authenticity of the signatures on the lists that have been
submitted, according to the number set out in Article 222 (3). In order to verify the subscription
lists, the authority shall use the electronic application. The President of the Central Electoral
Commission shall approve the Guide on the operation of the application.
(3) The verification of the subscription lists may be assisted by nominated members of
the initiative group and accredited observers upon request to the authority registering that
group. The nominated members of the initiative group shall only be entitled to attend the
verification process of the subscription lists they have submitted. The conditions for assisting
the process of verifying the subscription lists shall be laid down in the guide referred to in
paragraph (2).
(4) The subscription lists shall be invalidated if:
a) are of a model or series (number) other than those issued to the collector by the
electoral body;
b) are not signed by the collector;
c) do not contain the text of the question(s).
(5) The signature in the subscription list shall be invalidated if the supporter:
a) entered the personal data but failed to sign it;
b) has no right to vote on the date of signature in the subscription list;
c) entered his/her expired identity document;
d) is assigned to a constituency other than that in which the signatures were collected;
e) entered incorrect identity data in the subscription list, which prevents him/her from
being identified.
(6) After verifying the subscription lists, the Central Electoral Commission shall draw
up an information note on the result of the verification of the subscription lists and decide on:
a) conducting the local referendum, if the required number of signatures laid down in
Article 222 (3) is met.
b) rejecting the initiative to conduct the local referendum and cancelling the registration
of the initiative group, if the required number of signatures has not been submitted.
(7) The method of drawing up subscription lists, the procedure for collecting signatures
and the deadline for their submission and verification, as well as the responsibilities of the
persons collecting the signatures of supporters, shall be laid down in a regulation approved
by the Central Electoral Commission.