Citizens’ signatures gathering

Gathering signatures of the citizens for supporting the proposal on holding of a referendum is performed only by the initiative group members within two months from the day of registration of the initiative group.

The signature lists shall contain the wording of the registered issue offered for the referendum, and/or the summary of the proposed decision (draft law), and also the surname, name and patronymic of the person collecting the signatures and specify the number of the registration certificate issued to the initiative group, and the body which issued the registration certificate.The initiative group member collecting the signatures is obliged to provide the complete text of the decision (draft law) offered for the referendum at the request of any citizen for his familiarization.

The signature list may include only the signatures of the citizens residing in the territory of only one city of regional subordination, district, and in the cities with districts – of one district.

With regard to a citizen supporting the proposal on holding the referendum the signature list shall indicate the surname, name and patronymic, date of birth, place of residence, passport number and serial number, or details of another document determined by the Central Commission. The data about the citizen is filled in the signature list in handwriting. The citizen puts the date of signing and the signature in the signature list by his own hand. Signatures are enumerated.

A citizen has the right to sign in support of the proposal on the holding of the referendum only once.

The signature list is verified by a member of the initiative group who has gathered signatures.The member of the initiative group while verifying of the signature list puts the signature and the date of its putting, as well as indicates the surname and initials.

It is prohibited to coerce the citizens of the Republic of Belarus with the purpose of obtaining their signatures in signature lists, and to use illegal practices for collecting signatures.