Procedure and Time of Presenting Signature Lists to the Local Councils of Deputies. Determination of Results of Collecting of Electors’ Signatures
The filled-in signature lists, during the period envisaged for collecting signatures by part four of Article 135 of this Code, but not later that on the next day after expiration of this period, shall be presented to:
the chairman of the Minsk City Council of Deputies - when initiating the question of recalling a deputy of the Chamber of Representatives or a Deputy of the Minsk City Council of Deputies;
the chairman of the Oblast, town (for towns of Oblast subordination) Council of Deputies - when initiating the question of recalling a deputy of the Chamber of Representatives or a deputy of the Oblast Council of Deputies; and
the chairman of the regional, town (for towns of Oblast and region subordination), settlement or rural Council of Deputies - when initiating the question of recalling a deputy of regional, town, settlement or rural Council of Deputies.
The chairperson of the respective local Council of Deputies shall organise verification of authenticity of electors’ signatures in signature lists on which deputies and other persons involved by the chairperson of the local Council of Deputies may take part. Verification shall be made not later than within a month period after the submission of the signature lists.
Recognition as authentic of electors’ signatures in support of the proposal on initiation of the question on recall of a deputy shall be made according to the procedure provided for by parts thirteen and fourteen of Article 61 of this Code. Signatures of electors who do not live in the territory of the electoral district and signatures collected before the registration of the initiative group shall also be considered as inauthentic.
When several signatures of one and the same elector in support of the proposal on the initiation of the question on recall of a deputy have been found, only one signature shall be considered authentic whereas the remainder of the signatures shall be considered inauthentic.
On completion of verification of signature lists the chairperson of the respective local Council of deputies indicated in part one of this article who received the signature lists from the initiative group shall make a record on the results of collection of signatures in which the total number of signatures in the signature lists received from the initiative group, the number of signatures verified for their authenticity, the number of signatures recognised authentic and the number of signatures recognised inauthentic shall be specified. The record shall be signed by the chairperson of the local Council of Deputies.
In case collection of signatures was fulfilled by several initiative groups, the records on results of collection of signatures shall be made separately for each initiative group, and then a final record shall be made to be signed by the chairman of the local Council of Deputies.
If the electoral district on elections of deputy of the Chamber of Representatives or a deputy of the Oblast Council of Deputies is formed from territories of two or more regions, the records on the results of collection of signatures shall be made for each region and then the chairman of the regional Council of Deputies at the place of location of the centre of the electoral district shall make and sign the final record.
The record on the results of signature collection shall be delivered, within three days, to:
the Central Commission - when initiating the question of recalling a deputy of the Chamber of Representatives;
the respective territorial electoral commission - when initiating the question of recalling a deputy of the local Council of Deputies.
