Registration of Initiative Group

(1) The initiative group supporting the holding of a referendum shall be registered with the Central Electoral Commission. For registration, the group shall submit:

a) documents of citizens’ meeting which elected the initiative group, attested by the mayor of the locality where the meeting took place;

b) a written statement of consent of the initiative group members to collect signatures in support of the referendum;

c) a written application statement for initiative group registration.

(2) Within 15 days after receiving the documents referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article the Central Electoral Commission 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 Collecting Signatures, which is set between two and 3 months.

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

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