On Thursday, November 7, 2024, signature collection for the nomination of presidential candidates began in Belarus.
Let us recall that the Central Election Commission of the Republic registered seven initiative groups that received the right to collect signatures in support of the nomination of their candidates.
As Belta reports , we are talking about the following initiative groups:
- the current head of state Alexander Lukashenko;
- the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Oleg Gaidukevich;
- the head of the Republican Party of Labor and Justice, Alexander Khizhnyak;
- Head of the Main Department of Ideological Work and Youth Affairs of the Minsk City Hall Olga Chemodanova;
- IP Anna Kanopatskaya;
- the head of the Republican Council of the public association "Belarusian Union of Officers" Sergei Bobrikov;
- First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus Sergei Syrankov.
Campaign Features
The signature collection will end on December 6. By that day, initiative groups need to collect at least 100,000 signatures.
Please note: only members of the initiative group have the right to collect them at pickets (places not prohibited by local authorities) and at the place of residence or work of voters.
In this case, a member of the initiative group must have an ID card and a document with a photograph confirming his identity.
The signature sheet must contain signatures of citizens living in the territory of the district, city, or district within the city.
The voter must put the date of signature and sign it himself.
The signature sheet must be certified by a member of the initiative group.
What not to do
During the collection, the administration of the organization is prohibited from participating in this, forcing or rewarding voters for the purpose of submitting their signatures.
It is also prohibited during this campaign to distribute informational materials about presidential candidates.
In turn, the voter has the right to leave signatures in support of several candidates, but only once for the same person.
After December 6, the authenticity of the collected signatures will be checked for 10 days.
Invalid signatures
If more than 15% of invalid signatures are found from the number of verified signatures, an additional 15% of signatures will be verified.
If the total number of invalid signatures exceeds 15% of the total number of verified signatures, all signatures on the signature sheets submitted to the territorial commission will not be taken into account.
Let us add that the elections of the President of Belarus are scheduled for January 26, 2025.
