Submission

Filing a petition

In order to submit a petition, you must use the online form consisting of 3 steps, which is available on the "Voice of Citizens - e-Petitions" portal. On the home page of the Portal, by clicking on the "Submit a petition" option, the citizen will receive a form that must be filled out. If the petition is successfully submitted, the citizen will be notified by mail.

What should the citizen fill out?

1. name or topic of the electronic petition (up to 150 characters)

2. a clear description of the topic of the electronic petition and the activities that the Government wants to undertake (up to 1000 characters)

3. the ministry to which the petition was addressed

4. name and surname of the petitioner (will be visible on the Portal)

5. unique citizen number of the petitioner (will not be published on the Portal)

6. applicant's biometric ID card number (will not be published on the Portal)

7. e-mail of the petitioner (will not be published on the Portal)

8. consent to the applicant's personal data being used for the purposes of processing petitions

Voting

Voting a petition

In order to vote for the petition, you must select the option "Vote for the petition" on the home page of the Portal, then choose the one you want to vote for among the listed petitions. After opening the petition, entering the required personal data and giving consent for the data to be used for the indicated purposes needs, you will receive a notification that you have successfully voted for the petition. you have successfully voted.

All electronic petitions will be accepted and published on the "Voice of Citizens - e-Petitions" portal, provided that:

• they demand that the Government undertake a specific activity within the scope of its competences;

• they are not essentially identical to any other electronic petition that is open for voting;

• they meet the Criteria for submitting an electronic petition;

Criteria

Criteria for submitting an electronic petition

All electronic petitions must contain a request that the Government undertake certain activities, that is, concrete actions in the area of ??its competence. If the electronic petition does not clearly state what activities you want the Government to undertake, the petition will be rejected.

To submit or sign an electronic petition you must be:

• a citizen of Montenegro and have a biometric identity card or

• foreign citizen with permanent residence in Montenegro and have an identity card for foreigners;

An electronic petition must not contain:

Confidential information, defamatory or inaccurate information and illegal initiatives

• Information that is the subject of ongoing court proceedings or the publication of which is prohibited by a court decision or data secrecy regulations;

• Information that is commercially sensitive or may cause personal distress or harm;

• Initiatives that represent or call for violations of laws and other regulations;

• Names and other personal data of individuals.

Offensive and inappropriate requests

• Offensive, provocative or obscene vocabulary;

• Propagation of racial, national and religious intolerance or discrimination;

• Statements amounting to advertising;

• Jokes or nonsensical content.

Issues that are not within the competence of the Government

• Materials relating to political parties;

• Commercial support, including promoting any product, service or publication;

• Issues dealt with by other bodies;

• Questions related to the private status of individuals;

• Requests for free access to information.

Matters relating to honors and appointments

• Applying for state and public recognition and awards;

• Running for public office;

• Dismissal from public office.