Submission and Veri!cation of Signature collecting lists

(1) Signature collecting lists shall be submitted, after authentication, to the local council or to the representative bodies of the special status territorial administrative unit. Where a referendum to recall the mayor is being initiated, signature collecting lists are submitted to the sector (rayon) or municipal court where the respective locality is situated.

(2) Signature collecting lists submitted by a citizen initiative group shall be verified within 15 days. Signatures by persons who have signed the signature-collecting sheets multiple times shall be excluded. If upon veri"cation it is established that the required number of signatures has not been collected, then the procedure shall be suspended and the registration of the citizen initiative group shall be cancelled.