Registration of the initiative group

(1) The initiative group for holding the Republican Referendum shall be registered by the Central Electoral Commission. For registration, the following documents shall be submitted to the Commission: a) acts of citizens’ meeting where was established the initiative group; b) the statement of the members of the initiative group on the consent to participate in the collection of signatures of referendum supporters; c) the request for registration of the initiative group.

(2) Within 15 days after the filing of the documents referred to in paragraph (1) or after the receipt of the opinion in accordance with Article 193 (3) and (5), the Central Electoral Commission shall adopt a decision on the registration of the initiative group or the refusal to register it. The decision on registration of the initiative group sets out the period for collecting the signatures of the Republican Referendum supporters, which may not be less than 2 months and not more than 3 months.

(3) After the registration of the initiative group, its members shall receive badges and signature collecting lists, according to the templates set by the Central Electoral Commission.

(4) Information on the registration of the initiative group and the issues to be submitted to the Republican Referendum shall be made public through Media.