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total countries/territories: 89
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Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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a. A number of individuals
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50.000
Source:
Art 150 and 81 Constitution
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2005/03/17
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Algeria
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d. Not applicable
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Source:
Article 174, Constitution
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2005/04/29
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American Samoa
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d. Not applicable
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Source:
Filivaa M. Mageo, Deputy Director of Elections, Territorial Election Office
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2007/01/08
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Andorra
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d. Not applicable
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2006/10/26
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Argentina
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d. Not applicable
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2021/12/26
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Austria
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d. Not applicable
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2005/04/26
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Bahamas
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d. Not applicable
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2006/11/15
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Bahrain
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d. Not applicable
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Source:
Article 92, Constitution
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2005/05/01
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Belarus
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a. A number of individuals
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Source:
Art 73, 97, 99, Constitution, Steindorff, op. cit., p. 452.
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2005/03/25
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Belgium
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d. Not applicable
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2012/05/04
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Benin
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a. A number of individuals
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Source:
Articles 121.1 ET 121.2 du reglement interieur de l'assemblee nationale
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2005/02/26
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Botswana
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d. Not applicable
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2006/10/17
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Bulgaria
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d. Not applicable
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2006/11/03
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Burkina Faso
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d. Not applicable
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2005/04/12
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Cambodia
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d. Not applicable
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2006/11/06
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Canada
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d. Not applicable
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2006/12/10
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Cape Verde
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a. A number of individuals
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C:ChII:109 "1. The referendum at the national level shall be convened by the President of the Republic, at the initiative of the people, the National Assembly or the Government. 2. At the people's initiative, the President of the Republic may convene a referendum on any matter relevant to national interest, at the request of thirty thousand citizens, after the political parties
represented in the National Assembly and the Council of the Republic are heard."
Source:
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde, article 109
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2006/11/28
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Chile
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d. Not applicable
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2005/04/05
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Cook Islands
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d. Not applicable
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Source:
Teokoati Joseph, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Service – Ministry of Justice
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2007/01/08
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Croatia
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c. Other (specify)
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Source:
Mr. Damir Azenic, GONG
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2005/11/14
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Cyprus
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d. Not applicable
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2012/04/26
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Czech Republic
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d. Not applicable
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2006/11/27
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Côte d'Ivoire
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d. 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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d. Not applicable
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2006/11/28
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Egypt
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d. Not applicable
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Not applicable. Only the government or president takes the initiatives.
Source:
Article 62, Constitution
Article 1, Political rights Law
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2025/09/30
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Eritrea
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a. A number of individuals
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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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d. Not applicable
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2006/11/29
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Finland
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a. A number of individuals
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At local level 5 % of the inhabitants of the commune which are entitled to vote. The local council decides if the initiative leads to a referendum.
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2005/04/13
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Gambia
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d. Not applicable
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2006/11/09
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Ghana
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a. A number of individuals
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A private member's Bill is apllicable in this sense.
Source:
1992 constitution.
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2005/12/15
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Guam
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a. A number of individuals
b. Registered committee/organisation
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Source:
Gerald A. Taitano, Executive Director, Guam Election Commission
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2007/01/10
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Hungary
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a. A number of individuals
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2006/12/01
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Iran, Islamic Republic of
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d. Not applicable
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2016/01/23
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Iraq
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a. A number of individuals
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Source:
Jose Maria Aranaz, Legal Advisor, UN-EAD
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2007/01/03
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Ireland
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d. Not applicable
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2012/05/10
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Israel
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d. Not applicable
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2015/03/15
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Italy
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a. A number of individuals
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a) 50,000 voters can sign a request and present it to the Parliament (to one of the two Chambers).
Source:
Constitution, Art. 71
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2012/04/17
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Japan
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a. A number of individuals
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This applies only to citizen's initiatives at a sub-national level.
One-fifth or more persons with the right to vote in election (electorate) in that province/city.
People can demending enactment, amendment or abolition of a bylaw (not relating to the levy or collection of local tax or the collection of assesments, charge or fee)
Source:
Local Autonomy Law, article 74 (1)
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2007/01/07
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Kazakhstan
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b. Registered committee/organisation
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Action group of referendum shall apply to the Central Election Commission with the request to register the group and the question proposed for the referendum.
Source:
Article 13, Law on Referendum
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2020/05/04
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Kiribati
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d. 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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Korea, Republic of
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d. Not applicable
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2006/12/25
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Latvia
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a. A number of individuals
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10,000
Source:
Law on National Referendums and Legislative Initiatives, 1994, article 22.
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2006/03/07
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Lebanon
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d. Not applicable
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Source:
Constitution
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2005/05/17
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Liberia
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a. A number of individuals
b. Registered committee/organisation
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constitution
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2005/09/30
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Lithuania
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a. A number of individuals
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15 citizens can register and 300 thousand signatures are required for announcing the referendum.
Source:
Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 8-10
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2005/03/22
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. A number of individuals
b. Registered committee/organisation
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Article 66
Initiative for collecting signatures for proposing, for approaching towards amendment of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, proposing of passing a law, as well as reaching decisions and resolving other issues that are under the authority of the Assembly, may be raised by 100 voters, a registered political party or an association of citizens.
Source:
Law on Referendum and civil initiative, Official Gazette of RM no. 24/98, art. 66
https://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/5640
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2020/04/23
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Madagascar
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d. Not applicable
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Not provided for in law
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2005/08/25
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Malaysia
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d. Not applicable
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2007/01/07
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Mali
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a. A number of individuals
b. Registered committee/organisation
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Source:
Selon Omar Kamian du CSC
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2005/06/05
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Mauritania
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d. Not applicable
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2006/12/30
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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d. Not applicable
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Source:
Johnathan John, Director, FSM Elections
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2007/01/08
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Moldova, Republic of
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d. Not applicable
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2021/03/30
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Morocco
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d. Not applicable
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Source:
Article 103, Constitution
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2005/05/02
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Namibia
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d. Not applicable
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2006/10/17
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Netherlands
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d. Not applicable
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2005/09/06
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Niger
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a. A number of individuals
b. Registered committee/organisation
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Source:
Pr Niandou Souley Abdoulaye
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2005/06/06
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Nigeria
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d. Not applicable
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2006/12/30
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Peru
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d. Not applicable
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2005/08/24
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Philippines
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a. A number of individuals
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Source:
Res. 2300
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2005/07/08
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Portugal
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a. A number of individuals
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75000 electors.
Source:
Law nr 15-A/98, 3-April article 16.
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2005/04/20
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Qatar
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d. Not applicable
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2006/12/31
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Romania
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d. Not applicable
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2005/03/20
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Russian Federation
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a. A number of individuals
b. Registered committee/organisation
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Registration of the citizens' initiative shall be launched by the "initiative group" that consist of appropriate number of regional sub-groups registered by the Subject's Election Commission. Upon the registration members of the sub-regional groups shall collect in 45 days period 2 000 000 signatures of the registered voters in order the initiative to be carried out.
Source:
Federal Constitutional Act on the Referendum of Russian Federation of 2004. N 5/FK3 . Art.14.(1); 15.(10),(19); 17.(2).
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2005/03/26
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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d. Not applicable
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Not applicable.
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2020/04/26
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Senegal
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a. A number of individuals
b. Registered committee/organisation
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Source:
Tanor Thiendella Fall
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2005/06/06
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Seychelles
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d. Not applicable
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no citizen initiative
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2005/08/30
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Sierra Leone
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a. A number of individuals
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2005/06/13
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Singapore
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d. Not applicable
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2007/01/07
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Slovakia
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a. A number of individuals
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a) 350 000 citizens.
Source:
The Constitution of the Slovak Republic (1992), Art. 95
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2006/12/10
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Solomon Islands
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d. 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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d. Not applicable
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Source:
The law of the referendum constitution of the republic of Somalia article 1
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2005/08/26
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Sri Lanka
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d. Not applicable
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2016/02/15
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Sudan
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d. 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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d. Not applicable
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Not applicable in Sweden on the national level.
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2012/05/16
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Switzerland
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a. A number of individuals
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100 000 citizens entitled to vote
Source:
Constitution, Art. 138, 139
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2012/05/14
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Taiwan
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a. A number of individuals
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A person having the right of referendum who has lived in a specific municipality or county (city) of the ROC for not less than 6 months may be the proposer.
Source:
Article 8, Referendum Act
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2020/03/31
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Thailand
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d. 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. A number of individuals
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Source:
Constitution 1992 titre 1 article 4 alinea 3.
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2005/05/12
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Tonga
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d. Not applicable
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2021/09/15
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Tunisia
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d. Not applicable
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Source:
Articles 2, 47 and 72 of Constitution
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2005/05/03
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Turkey
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d. Not applicable
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Source:
art 175 Constitution
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2015/06/01
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Uganda
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d. Not applicable
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Source:
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:ubnfbMlRhOoJ:www.africanreview.org/forum/docs/feb04partmeet/SAIIA%2520draft%25201.doc+Au+commitments+to+Democracy+and+practice&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
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2005/08/24
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Ukraine
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a. A number of individuals
b. Registered committee/organisation
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Art. 16. Formation of Referenda Initiative Groups.
The All-Ukrainian referendum initiative group shall be formed by citizens of Ukraine meeting, if no less than 200 persons, with the right to take part in a referendum, participate in it.
The region (oblast), city (cities of republican or oblast subordination), rayon and city rayon referendum initiative group shall be formed by citizens of Ukraine meeting, if no less than 200 citizens, and the city (cities of rayon subordination), settlement, and village referendum initiative group - by meetings, if no less than 50 citizens of Ukraine, eligible to participate in a referendum, and who permanently reside in the appropriate territory.
Source:
Art. 16. of law on referenda
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2005/03/17
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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d. Not applicable
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2012/05/09
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Uruguay
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a. A number of individuals
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Solo puede ser presentado tanto por un grupo de personas que están inscriptos en el Registro Cívico Nacional.
Source:
Artículo 331 (literal A) de la Constitución.
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2006/04/11
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Vanuatu
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d. 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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d. Not applicable
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2021/03/25
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Western Sahara
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d. 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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d. 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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