Procedure for Collecting Signatures in Official Papers for Supporting the Nomination of Candidates for the President of the Republic
1. Each official paper supporting the nomination of the candidate for the President of the Republic shall contain the last name, first name, patronymic, year, month and date of birth, place of residence, place of work and position (occupation) of the nominated candidate.
2. The official paper of the support of the presidential nominee is a numbered booklet printed in a printing house, containing 500 numbered lines for the citizens’ last name, first name, patronymic, place of residence, where the voter is registered, identification document number and the signature. The number of the booklet is mentioned on each page of the official paper.
3. A separate line is set at the bottom of each page of the official paper for the support, for the last name, first name, place of registered residence, passport number and signature of the person responsible for collection of signatures.
4. A separate line is set at the bottom of each page of the official paper for the support for the signature of the person, who has received the official paper of support from the Central Electoral Commission.
5. The plenipotentiary representatives of each party (party alliance) or the initiative group are handed 80 official papers for support of the nomination.
6. Each party or initiative group organizing the nomination of the candidate for the President of the Republic decides itself on the persons that it trusts to collect the signatures – giving them a certificate.
7. Every citizen personally signs in the official paper of support.
8. For the purpose of collecting signatures it is prohibited to give (promise), personally or through other means, money, bonds, food, goods or render (promise) services to citizens free of charge.
(Amend. of July 31, 2002 LA-406-P)
