What information must signatories provide when signing the proposal?
Belarus
ELECTORAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS (with amendments in 2011)
ElectionCode of Belarus
Article115. Collection of Signatures of Citizens
Collectionof signatures of the citizens to support the proposal for the holding of thereferendum shall be performed only by the initiative group members within twomonths of the date of registration of the initiative group.
Thesignature lists shall contain the wording of the registered question, offeredfor the referendum, and/or the summary of the proposed decision (draft law),the family name, the name and the patronymic name of the person collecting thesignatures and shall specify the number of the registration certificate issuedto the initiative group, and the authority which issued the registrationcertificate. The initiative group member collecting the signatures shallprovide the complete text of the decision (draft law) offered for thereferendum, at the request of any citizen for his familiarisation.
Thesignature list shall include only the signatures of citizens residing in theterritory of only one town (subordinated to Oblast) or district, whereas intowns divided into districts – of one district.
Inrespect to the elector supporting the proposal on holding of a referendum, thesignature list shall include the surname, first name, and patronymic, the dateof birth, place of residence, series and number of the passport of a citizen ofthe Republic of Belarus or details of another document designated by theCentral Commission.
Article 136. Procedure of Collecting Electors' Signatures in Support of Proposal to Initiate the Question on Recalling a Deputy
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In respect to the elector supporting the proposal on initiating the recall of a deputy, the signature list shall include the surname, first name,and patronymic, the date of birth, place of residence, series and number of thepassport of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus or details of anotherdocument designated by the Central Commission. The information on this citizen is to be enteredinto the list by hand. The citizen will date this information with his ownhand. The signatures are to be numbered.
The signature list shall be certified by the member of the initiative group who collected the signatures. To certify the signature list, the member of the initiative group shall put his/her signature and date of signing as well as indicate the surname andinitials.
An elector shall be entitled to puthis signature only in one signature list and only for himself personally.
