Who checks the signatures?
Finland
Answer
Agency responsible for the administration of direct democracy mechanisms
Source
CITIZENS' INITIATIVE ACT
(Adopted2012)
http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2012/20120012
Section 9,sub-section 1: The representativeshall submit the statements of support to the Population Register Centre, which verifies their validity.
Comment
ThePopulation Register Centre (under the Ministry of Finance), which isresponsible for preparing the voter register for referenda, verifies the signaturescollected in support of an agenda initiative.
