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What restrictions, if any, apply in relation to the individuals who can sign the proposal for a citizens' initiative?


Answers # Countries % Countries Country List
total countries/territories: 70
a. Signatories must be registered 9 12.8% Albania, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Ukraine,
b. Signatories must be registered electors in a specific electoral district 7 10.0% Albania, Belarus, Switzerland, Finland, Iraq, Philippines, Russian Federation,
c. Other (specify) 1 1.4% Togo,
d. None 4 5.7% Austria, Liberia, Latvia, Poland,
e. Not applicable 50 71.4% Argentina, American Samoa, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Benin, Bahamas, 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, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Moldova, Republic of, Madagascar, Malaysia, Netherlands, Peru, Romania, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Uganda, Viet Nam, Vanuatu, Yemen,


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