Restrictions in relation to the individuals who can sign the proposal

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Answer
Recall - signatories must be registered electors in a specified electoral district
Source

UK Public General Acts, Recall of MPs Act 2015, accessed 26 January 2021

10. Persons entitled to sign a recall petition

(1)A person is entitled to sign a recall petition on a day during the signing period if, on that day—

(a)the person is registered in the register of parliamentary electors for the constituency,

(b)the person is aged 18 or over, or the date of his or her 18th birthday is before the end of the signing period, and

(c)the person would be entitled to vote as an elector at a parliamentary election in the constituency. […]

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