It said it would only recognise signatures on paper documents. Once collected, it said, the paper documents would have to be scanned and then submitted to the commission as a PDF file on a CD. The 2017 charter was approved in August 2016 by 61.4% of voters in a referendum, in which all commentary deemed as expressing opposition to the charter was banned. One of the key points of the campaign is that it aims to secure the right for members of the public to pose questions in a charter referendum. Once the EC receives the petition, it is expected to take another 30 days to verify the signatures.
