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What restrictions, if any, are there in relation to signature collection for a citizens' initiative?
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total countries/territories: 70
a . Ban on paid signature collectors
2 2.8 %
Liberia ,
Poland ,
b . Ban on payment per signature
10 14.2 %
Albania ,
Belarus ,
Switzerland ,
Finland ,
Liberia ,
Latvia ,
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of ,
Mali ,
Niger ,
Poland ,
c . Requirement for signature collectors to be registered electors
4 5.7 %
Italy ,
Kazakhstan ,
Niger ,
Ukraine ,
d . Requirement for signature collectors to identify if they are paid or volunteers
2 2.8 %
Liberia ,
Niger ,
e . Other (specify)
4 5.7 %
Belarus ,
Latvia ,
Russian Federation ,
Ukraine ,
f . Not applicable
56 80.0 %
Argentina ,
American Samoa ,
Austria ,
Belgium ,
Burkina Faso ,
Bulgaria ,
Bahrain ,
Benin ,
Botswana ,
Canada ,
Côte d'Ivoire ,
Cook Islands ,
Chile ,
Cyprus ,
Denmark ,
Algeria ,
Estonia ,
Western Sahara ,
Eritrea ,
Spain ,
Micronesia, Federated States of ,
France ,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Gambia ,
Ireland ,
Israel ,
Iran, Islamic Republic of ,
Cambodia ,
Saint Kitts and Nevis ,
Lebanon ,
Liechtenstein ,
Sri Lanka ,
Morocco ,
Moldova, Republic of ,
Madagascar ,
Malaysia ,
Netherlands ,
Peru ,
Romania ,
Solomon Islands ,
Seychelles ,
Sudan ,
Sweden ,
Singapore ,
Sierra Leone ,
Senegal ,
Somalia ,
Togo ,
Thailand ,
Tunisia ,
Tonga ,
Turkey ,
Uganda ,
Viet Nam ,
Vanuatu ,
Yemen ,
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