MINSK, 7 November (BelTA) – A picket has been organized as part of the third firewood chopping championship for mass media in order to collect signatures to nominate Aleksandr Lukashenko as a presidential candidate. The championship is taking place on the bank of the Vyacha water reservoir in Minsk District, BelTA has learned.
Reporters and guests of the championship eagerly left signatures in support of Aleksandr Lukashenko. They were required to produce a passport.
The collection of signatures to nominate the presidential candidates began on 7 November and will end on 6 December 2024. A registered initiative group has to collect at least 100,000 signatures. Signatures can be collected only by members of the initiative groups during pickets (in the locations that municipal administrative and executive bodies have not banned) and in locations where voters live or work (serve). Members of the initiative groups need to carry the relevant certificate and a personal identification document with a photo. The signature lists need to contain signatures of voters, who live in the territory of the relevant district, city, or city district. Voters need to write the date of their signature and their signature. Signature lists need to be authenticated by a member of the initiative group.
Signature collection disallows the administration of the relevant organization to participate in the signature collection process. Voters cannot be forced or remunerated for giving their signatures. Information materials about the presidential candidates cannot be handed out. A voter can leave a signature in support of several presidential candidates but only one signature in support of the same person.
The Belarus president election is scheduled for 26 January 2025.
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