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total countries/territories: 56
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Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
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Source:
Art 128 para 1 Electoral Code
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2005/03/21
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Algeria
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e. Not applicable
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No signatures are required, normal ballots for referendums only
Source:
Articles 168, and 169 Electoral Law
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2005/04/29
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Argentina
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e. Not applicable
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2021/12/26
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Bahrain
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Constitution
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2005/05/01
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Belarus
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
c. Other (specify)
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The signature lists shall contain the wording of the registered question, offered for the referendum, and/or the summary of the proposed decision (draft law), the family name, the name and the patronymic name of the person collecting the signatures and shall specify the number of the registration certificate issued to the initiative group, and the authority which issued the registration certificate. The initiative group member collecting the signatures shall provide the complete text of the decision (draft law) offered for the referendum, at the request of any citizen for his familiarisation.
Source:
Art 115, Electoral Code
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2005/03/25
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Belgium
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e. Not applicable
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2012/05/04
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Benin
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d. None
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Source:
Mr Theodule Nouatchi enseignant de droit a l'universite au benin.
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2008/02/26
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Botswana
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e. Not applicable
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2006/11/30
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Bulgaria
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e. Not applicable
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2006/11/30
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Burkina Faso
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
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Source:
Assemblee Nationale
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2005/04/12
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Canada
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e. Not applicable
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2006/12/10
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Cyprus
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e. Not applicable
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2012/04/26
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Côte d'Ivoire
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
DOGOU ALAIN, Rapporteur de la sous commission des operations electorales de la COMMISSION ELECTORALE INDEPENDANTE
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2005/04/07
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Denmark
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e. Not applicable
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2006/11/28
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Estonia
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e. Not applicable
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2006/11/29
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Gambia
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e. Not applicable
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2006/11/09
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Guam
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
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Source:
Gerald A. Taitano, Executive Director Guam Election Commission
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2007/01/10
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Iran, Islamic Republic of
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e. Not applicable
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2016/01/23
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Israel
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e. Not applicable
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2015/03/15
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Italy
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c. Other (specify)
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c) Signatories must provide: full name, place and date of birth, and the name of the municipality where they registered to vote.
Source:
Law of 25 May 1970, n. 352, Art. 8(2)
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2012/04/17
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Kazakhstan
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
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The person who collects signatures shall submit a copy of certificate of registration of the action group and the question proposed by it for the referendum. Every citizen shall be eligible to sign the subscription list only once. In this case the citizen shall present a document proving his/her identity. Citizen’s signature shall be supplemented with indication of his/her family, first, patronymic names, place of residence, data of documents certifying his/her identity, and date of signing the list.
Source:
Article 14, Law on Referendum
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2020/05/04
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Latvia
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Law on National Referendums and Legislative Initiatives, 1994.
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2006/03/07
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Lebanon
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e. Not applicable
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2005/05/17
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Lithuania
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
c. Other (specify)
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Name, Id or passport number, date of birth, permanent address, date of signing.
Source:
Law on referendum, 2002, article 11 paragraph (1)
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2005/03/23
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
b. Signatories must give copy of thumbprint
c. Other (specify)
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Law on Referendum, Article 41:
The referendum shall be conducted in a polling stations determined by law.
The provisions from the Law on Election of MPs in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia shall be applied for the conduct and the way of voting on the referendum, unless otherwise determined by this Law.
Electoral Code, Article 108
(1)Voters shall approach to vote one at a time.
(2)When the voter approaches to vote, the Election Board shall check whether the voter is at the adequate polling station and shall use a ultraviolet lamp to check whether there is an indelible mark on the nail and the thumb of the right hand.
(3)When the voter approaches to vote, the Election Board shall verify his/her personal identity.
(4)The voter shall prove his/her personal identity with an ID card or a travel document.
(5)Having verified the voter’s identity, the Election Board shall circle the ordinal number of the voter in the Voter List and the voter shall countersign the Voter List. If the voter is illiterate, then the voter shall deposit his/her fingerprint of the right thumb. If the voter does not have a right thumb, then the voter shall deposit the fingerprint of the left thumb. If he/she does not have a left thumb either, then no fingerprint shall be deposited.
(6)After the identification, the voter shall be given a ballot and the thumb oft he right hand or the thumb of the left hand, if the voter has no thumb on the right hand, shall be marked with a spray, while making sure that the spray also covers the nail of the thumb. If the voter has no thumb on either hand, no marking shall be done.
Source:
Law on Referendum and civil initiative, Official Gazette of RM no. 24/98, Art. 41:
https://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/5640
Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia (IFES consolidated version as of February 2019), Art. 108:
https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/electoral_code_of_the_republic_of_north_macedonia_february_2019_english.pdf
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2020/04/23
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Madagascar
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
article 29 electoral code
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2005/08/25
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Malaysia
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e. Not applicable
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2007/01/07
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Mali
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Article 118, 119 de la constitution
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2005/06/05
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Moldova, Republic of
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e. Not applicable
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2021/03/30
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Morocco
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e. Not applicable
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No signatures are required, normal ballots for referendums only
Source:
Articles 38, 39, 121 and 122 Electoral Law
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2005/05/02
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Netherlands
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c. Other (specify)
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c.) It depends on what is stated in the specific law.
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2005/09/06
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Niger
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Constitution articles 6, 49, 134, 135, 136, 137
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2005/06/07
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Peru
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
b. Signatories must give copy of thumbprint
c. Other (specify)
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Source:
Manual de verificacion de la autenticidad de las firmas de adherentes.
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2005/08/25
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Poland
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
c. Other (specify)
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with an address.
Source:
Mr Henryk Bielski, Specialist in the National Electoral Office
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2005/11/13
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Romania
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e. Not applicable
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2005/03/20
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Russian Federation
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
c. Other (specify)
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Name of the signatory; date of birth; address; date of signing
Source:
Federal Constitutional Act on the Referendum of Russian Federation of 2004. No 5/FK .17.(5)
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2005/03/30
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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e. Not applicable
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No official information provided.
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2020/04/26
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Senegal
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Articles 51 et 103 de la constitution
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2005/06/06
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Sierra Leone
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e. Not applicable
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NOT PART OF SIERRA LEONE LAWS
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2005/06/09
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Singapore
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e. Not applicable
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2007/01/07
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Solomon Islands
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
David Clark, Electoral Capacity Development Coordinator, Solomon Islands Election Commission
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2007/01/09
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Somalia
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
http://www.somalilandforum.com/somaliland/law/referendum-law-english.htm
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2005/08/26
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Spain
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e. Not applicable
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2012/04/18
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Sudan
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Article 66, Constitution
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2005/05/03
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Sweden
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e. Not applicable
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2012/05/16
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Switzerland
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e. Not applicable
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2012/05/14
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Thailand
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Mr. Somchai Thepareenun, Election Officer, Office of the Election Commission of Thailand
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2007/01/12
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Togo
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
c. Other (specify)
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Source:
Mr Theodule Nouatchi enseignant de droit a l'universite au benin
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2005/05/13
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Tonga
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e. Not applicable
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2021/09/15
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Turkey
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Art 175 Cosntitution
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2015/06/01
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Uganda
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a. Signatories must provide identity/voting card number
b. Signatories must give copy of thumbprint
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Source:
http://www.africaaction.org/docs00/ugan0004.htm
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2005/08/24
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Ukraine
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c. Other (specify)
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The citizen of Ukraine, who supports the demand to conduct the referendum, shall place his signature on the petition form, indicating at the same time his surname, name, patronymic and the date of the signature. According to documents of the citizen, the member of the initiative group shall indicate in the petition form the date of his birth and place of permanent residence.
If a document to establish the identity of a citizen is absent, his signature is deemed void and shall not be counted. When the petition form is completed, the total number of citizens' signatures shall be counted. The correctness of information in the petition form shall be certified by signatures of two members of the initiative group.
Source:
art. 18. of law on referenda
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2005/03/17
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Vanuatu
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Electoral Commission of Vanuatu
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2016/01/27
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Viet Nam
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e. Not applicable
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2021/03/26
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Western Sahara
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Articles 42, 118, 156 and 158, Constitution
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2009/08/14
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Yemen
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e. Not applicable
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Source:
Articles 42, 118, 156 and 158, Constitution
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2005/05/03
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