Registration of Citizen Initiative Group

(1) The referendum citizen initiative group shall be registered with the Central Electoral Commission. For registration, the group shall submit the following documents:
a)documents of the citizen meeting which elected the initiative group, attested to by the mayor of the locality where the meeting took place;
b)a written statement of consent of the members of the initiative group to collect signatures in support of the referendum;
c)a written application statement for registration.

(2) The Central Electoral Commission within 15 days of receiving the documents mentioned in paragraph (1) of this Article shall make a decision regarding either the registration of the initiative group or the refusal to register the group. The decision on the registration of the initiative group shall provide the time period for collection of signatures, which must be between two and three months.

(3) Upon registration, members of the initiative group shall be issued a special document-card attesting their right to collect signatures according to the rules established by the Central Electoral Commission.

(4) Information concerning registration of the initiative group and the questions subject to referendum shall be made public through mass media.