Art. 416. (1) The right to nominate and register an independent candidate for Municipal councillor or Mayor shall vest in:

1. for Municipal councillor in Municipalities with a population:

a) not exceeding 10,000 residents: not fewer than 100 voters of the municipality;

b) not exceeding 20,000 residents: not fewer than 200 voters of the municipality;

c) not exceeding 50,000 residents: not fewer than 250 voters of the municipality;

d) not exceeding 100,000 residents: not fewer than 500 voters of the municipality;

e) not exceeding 100,000 residents: not fewer than 1000 voters of the municipality;

2. for Municipality Mayor in Municipalities with a population:

a) not exceeding 10,000 residents: not fewer than 200 voters of the municipality;

b) not exceeding 20,000 residents: not fewer than 400 voters of the municipality;

c) not exceeding 50,000 residents: not fewer than 500 voters of the municipality;

d) not exceeding 100,000 residents: not fewer than 1000 voters of the municipality;

e) not exceeding 100,000 residents: not fewer than 2000 voters of the municipality; 3) for mayoralty Mayor: one-fifth of the voters of the mayoralty but not more than 500. 4. for borough Mayor: one-fifth of the voters of the constituency but not more than 500.

(2) (Amend. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016, suppl. – SG 17/19) Any voter, who supports the participation in the elections of an independent candidate for a municipal councillor or mayor, shall certify this by signature affixed before a member of the nomination committee. The voters who are Bulgarian citizens shall state the names, the permanent address thereof in the municipality, mayoralty or district (constituency), as the case may be, the Uniform Civil Number thereof, and the citizens of another Member State of the European Union enjoying a long-term or permanent residence status for Bulgaria shall state the names, the Personal Number, the number of the identity card or passport, the number of the residence certificate and the date of registration stated therein, and the residence address in the respective municipality, mayoralty or district (constituency). Each voter may participate in only one list. When placing his signature on the list, the voter shall certify his identity. The list shall be delivered as a structured e-list as well containing full name, Uniform Civil Number (Personal Number) and permanent address (residence address) of the voters who have affixed their signatures in the order in which they have been entered into the list.

(3) (Amend. – SG 17/19) The member of the nomination committee referred to in Para. 2 shall process and provide the personal data in compliance with the requirements for the personal data protection and shall bear responsibility as data controller within the meaning of Art. 4, item 7 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

(4) (Amend. - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016) The signature list shall be delivered to the municipal election commission, together with the documents under Art. 414, Para. 1, p. 2, 3, 6 and 7 not later than 32 days in advance of election day.