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total countries/territories: 84
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Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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c. Other public policy issues
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The rules of local referenda are similar to the rules of general/national referenda. That means subjects of local referenda are also similar.
Source:
Art. 108 sec. 4 Constitution
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2005/03/17
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Algeria
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e. None
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Not mentioned
Source:
Article 7, Constitution
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2005/04/29
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Andorra
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f. Not applicable
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2006/10/26
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Anguilla
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f. Not applicable
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2006/10/30
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Argentina
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f. Not applicable
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2021/12/26
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Bahamas
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e. None
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2006/11/15
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Bahrain
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e. None
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not specified
Source:
Article 43, Constitution
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2005/05/01
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Belarus
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e. None
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Source:
Art 125 Electoral Code
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2005/03/25
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Belgium
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f. Not applicable
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2012/05/04
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Benin
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e. None
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Source:
Internal regulations of the National Assembly, Article 98.
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2005/06/30
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Botswana
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e. None
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e) Referendums are only held at the national level.
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2006/10/17
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Bulgaria
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f. Not applicable
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2006/11/03
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Burkina Faso
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e. None
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Source:
Assemblee Nationale
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2005/04/12
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Cambodia
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f. Not applicable
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2006/11/06
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Cameroon
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d. Other (specify)
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(a) bills to organize public authorities or to amend the Constitution;
(b) bills to ratify international agreements or treaties having particularly important consequences;
(c) certain reform bills relating to the law on persons and property.
Source:
Constitution, Article. 36, (1): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-constitution-of-cameroon-2008
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2018/11/07
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Canada
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e. None
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2006/12/10
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Chile
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e. None
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2005/04/05
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Colombia
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e. None
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2005/06/23
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Croatia
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b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
c. Other public policy issues
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Source:
Mr. Damir Azenic, GONG
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2005/11/14
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Czech Republic
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e. None
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2006/11/27
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Côte d'Ivoire
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e. None
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Source:
DOGOU ALAIN, Rapporteur de la sous commission des operations electorales de la COMMISSION ELECTORALE INDEPENDANTE
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2005/04/06
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Denmark
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e. None
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2006/11/28
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Ecuador
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e. None
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2005/04/26
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Eritrea
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e. None
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Source:
Eritrean referendum proclamation no. 22/1992
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2005/04/06
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Estonia
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e. None
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2006/11/29
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Finland
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a. Devolution
b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
c. Other public policy issues
d. Other (specify)
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The local council makes the decision of the referendum and the subject, which may be any matter that belongs to the authority of the municipality.
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2005/04/13
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France
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d. Other (specify)
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d) Issues for which local authorities are competent
Source:
Constitution, Art. 72-1;
General Code of Local Authorities, Art. LO1112-1 to LO1112-7
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2012/05/03
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Gambia
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e. None
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There is no provision for sub national referendums
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2006/11/09
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Ghana
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f. Not applicable
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Issues at the national levels are same for the Sub - national levels in this respect.
Source:
1992 Constitution.
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2005/12/15
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Greece
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f. Not applicable
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2012/04/13
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Guam
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f. Not applicable
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Source:
Gerald A. Taitano, Executive Director, Guam Election Commission
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2007/01/08
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Hungary
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f. Not applicable
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2006/12/01
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Iran, Islamic Republic of
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e. None
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2016/01/23
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Iraq
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b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
d. Other (specify)
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The adoption of other languages as official languages at local level
Source:
Jose Maria Aranaz, Legal Advisor, UN-EAD
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2007/01/03
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Ireland
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f. Not applicable
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2012/05/10
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Israel
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f. Not applicable
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2015/03/15
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Italy
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b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
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Source:
Constitution, Art. 123
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2012/04/17
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Kazakhstan
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f. Not applicable
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2020/05/04
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Kiribati
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f. Not applicable
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Source:
Betiota Tooki, Chief Electoral Officer, Government Ministry
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2016/02/26
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Latvia
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e. None
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Source:
Law on National Referendums and Legislative Initiatives, 1994.
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2005/03/21
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Lesotho
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f. Not applicable
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No forms of direct democracy at sub-national level.
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2015/03/15
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Liechtenstein
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b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
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2005/05/03
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Lithuania
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e. None
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2005/03/21
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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e. None
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Law on Local Self Government, Art. 28: (1) Through a referendum the citizens may decide on issues from under the competency of the municipality, as well as other issues of local importance.
Source:
Law on Local Self Government (2002), Art. 28
http://mls.gov.mk/images/laws/EN/Law_LSG.pdf
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2020/04/23
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Madagascar
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f. Not applicable
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Not mentioned in law
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2005/08/25
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Malawi
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e. None
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2006/10/16
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Malaysia
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f. Not applicable
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2007/01/07
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Mali
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e. None
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Source:
Selon Monsieur Omar Kamian
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2005/06/03
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Moldova, Republic of
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f. Not applicable
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Since there is no permanent legal provisions there are no predefined list of issues which may be subject to an advisory referendum. The language in primary schools is the only issue which may be subject to a referendum according to a regular (not ad hoc) law.
Source:
Kare Vollan, Director, Quality AS
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2021/03/30
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Mozambique
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e. None
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2006/10/16
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Namibia
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e. None
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2006/10/17
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Netherlands
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e. None
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2005/08/19
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Niger
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e. None
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Source:
Articles 6, 49, 134,135, 136, 137 de la constitution
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2005/06/06
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Nigeria
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a. Devolution
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C:8 "(1) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if - [...] (b) a proposal for the creation of the State is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the area where the demand for creation of the State originated; (c) the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of all the States of the Federation supported by a simple majority of members of the Houses of Assembly; [...] (3) A bill for a Law of a House of Assembly for the purpose of creating a new local government area shall only be passed if - [...] (b) a proposal for the creation of the local government area is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the local government area where the demand for the proposed local government area originated; (c) the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of the members in each local government council in a majority of all the local government councils in the State; and (d) the result of the referendum is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of members of the House of Assembly."
Source:
The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, art. 8
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2006/12/30
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Norway
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d. Other (specify)
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Since there is no permanent legal provisions there are no predefined list of issues which may be subject to an advisory referendum. The language in primary schools is the only issue which may be subject to a referendum according to a regular (not ad hoc) law.
Source:
Kare Vollan, Director, Quality AS
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2007/01/07
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Poland
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d. Other (specify)
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All issues in competency of elected local self government (elected by voters on this level of administration)
Source:
Mr. Henryk Bielski, specialist of the National Electoral Office
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2005/10/30
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Romania
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c. Other public policy issues
d. Other (specify)
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d: issues of local public interest.
Source:
Law on referendums, 2000, article 2 paragraph (2).
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2005/03/20
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Russian Federation
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d. Other (specify)
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Any issue that comes under Subject's competence or the joint competence of the Subject and Russian Federation, in case the issue in question is not regulated by the Constitution or any federal act.
Source:
Act on Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum of 2002. N 67/ F3. Art. 12. (2).
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2005/03/19
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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f. Not applicable
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Not explicitly stated. However, an example would be independence.
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2020/04/20
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Senegal
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e. None
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Source:
Pas d'informations precises pour le moment sur ce sujet
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2005/06/06
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Seychelles
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a. Devolution
b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
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Source:
seychelles election commission manual
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2005/08/30
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Sierra Leone
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e. None
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2005/06/08
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Slovakia
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c. Other public policy issues
d. Other (specify)
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art. 67 of the Constitution gives the possibility to make local referenda in matters of local self-administration
Source:
art. 67 of the Constitution
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2005/04/01
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Slovenia
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b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
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A municipality is established by law following a
referendum by which the will of the residents in a
given territory is determined.
Source:
Art. 139 Constitution
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2005/04/14
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Solomon Islands
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f. 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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a. Devolution
b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
c. Other public policy issues
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Source:
http://www.somalilandforum.com/somaliland/law/the_election_bill.htm#Commission
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2005/08/25
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South Africa
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e. None
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2006/10/17
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Sri Lanka
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f. Not applicable
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2016/02/15
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Swaziland
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e. None
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2006/10/16
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Sweden
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e. None
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Regional or local referendums are decided by the concerned municipality or county council (bodies elected in general elections) and regulated in special laws
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2012/05/16
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Switzerland
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d. Other (specify)
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d) Change of cantonal boarders.
Source:
Electoral Law of 17 December 1976 regulating political rights, Art. 67, 67a, 67b: Official website of the Swiss administration: http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/161_1/index.html (2012)
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2012/05/14
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Taiwan
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a. Devolution
b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
c. Other public policy issues
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Source:
Referendum Act
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2020/03/31
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Togo
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e. None
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Source:
Constitution 1992 titre 11 article 138 alinea 3.
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2005/04/28
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Tonga
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f. Not applicable
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2021/09/15
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Turkey
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e. None
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Source:
Art 175 Constitution
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2015/06/01
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Uganda
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a. Devolution
b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
c. Other public policy issues
d. Other (specify)
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determination of political systems.The Electoral Commission (Amendment) Statute was assented to on 13 March 2000 and commenced on 14 March 2000.
The Political Organisations Bill is still before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee. Given the period remaining it seems unlikely that this bill will be passed before the referendum. Even if it is passed, it will be too late for it to have any impact on the referendum.
Source:
http://www.africaaction.org/docs00/ugan0004.htm
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2005/08/24
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Ukraine
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a. Devolution
b. Creation/merger/abolition of sub-national authorities
c. Other public policy issues
d. Other (specify)
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Art. 6 of the Law on referenda
Other:
-Questions attributed by legislation of Ukraine to local self-government jurisdiction of appropriate administrative and territorial unites, as well as questions on pre-term termination of appropriate Council of Peoples' deputies and its Chairperson's authorities may be submitted to local referendum.
-The following questions within appropriate administrative and territorial units may be resolved exclusively by local Referenda: name and renameing of village Councils, settlement towns, rayons and regions (oblasts); merging in a simple unit of administrative and territorial units of the same, which have a common administrative center; alteration of local self-government's base level in rural districts (rayons), the questions of the reorganisation or liquidation of community-owned pre-school educational establishments, as well as pre-school educational establishments set up by the former agricultural collective and state-owned farms.
-Questions on disaffirmation of higher state and self-government bodies' legal resolutions; questions attributed to the jurisdiction of a Court or Prosecutor's office; questions related to election, appointment, and exception of officials under the jurisdiction of an appropriate local Council of peoples' deputies, and their executive, as well as administrative bodies may not be submitted to local referendum
Source:
Art. 6 of the Law on referenda
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2005/03/17
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Uruguay
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d. Other (specify)
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El referéndum departamental no ha sido reglamentado por el Legislador. Ante esa carencia, se debate, en el ámbito doctrinario, si procede o no el recurso de referéndum contra un decreto de una Junta Departamental cuando el o los artículos impugnados se refieren a la materia tributaria. Se sostienen dos posiciones: 1°) los que afirman que el instituto está vigente y que puede interponerse en todas las materias y cuestiones, porque el constituyente no estableció ninguna limitación, a diferencia de lo que consagró en el inciso 2 del Art. 79 de la Constitución y por ende, por su amplitud, el referéndum departamental puede ser interpuesto contra todos los decretos con fuerza de ley, sin distinción de materia. 2°) Otros sostienen que si bien está vigente el Instituto, no puede interponerse en todos los casos, ya que hay asuntos que no se pueden recurrir (como la materia tributaria), de igual modo que acontece el referéndum contra las leyes.
Source:
Artículo 304 (Inciso 2°) y 305 de la Constitución.
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2006/04/11
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Vanuatu
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f. Not applicable
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Source:
Electoral Commission of Vanuatu
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2016/01/27
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Venezuela
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f. Not applicable
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2006/04/07
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Viet Nam
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f. Not applicable
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2021/03/25
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Zambia
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e. None
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2006/10/16
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Zimbabwe
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f. Not applicable
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2018/10/31
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