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Direct Democracy

Argentina Argentina

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Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Citizens have the right of initiative to introduce bills in the Chamber of Deputies. Congress shall consider them within the term of twelve months. Congress, on the initiative of the Chamber of Deputies, may submit to referendum a bill. Call law can not be vetoed. An affirmative vote by the people of the nation will be automatic.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución de la Nación Argentina — Ley 24430, texto oficial ordenado”, art. 39 & 40: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-constitucion-nacional-reformas-1994/ (2019)
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Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution: “Constitución de la Nación Argentina — Ley 24430, texto oficial ordenado”: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-constitucion-nacional-reformas-1994/ (2019)
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Optional referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: At the initiative of the House of Deputies, Congress may submit a bill to popular consultation.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución de la Nación Argentina — Ley 24430, texto oficial ordenado”, art. 40: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-constitucion-nacional-reformas-1994/ (2019); Referendum Law: "Ley de Consulta popular vinculante y no vinculante — Ley 25432": http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-ley-25432-referendum-2012/ (2019)
Verified: 2021/12/26
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Citizens' Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution: “Constitución de la Nación Argentina — Ley 24430, texto oficial ordenado”, art. 39: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-constitucion-nacional-reformas-1994/ (2019)
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Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Citizens shall have the right to introduce bills before the House of Deputies. Congress shall consider them within the term of twelve months. Congress shall enact, with the vote of the absolute majority of all the members of each House, a regulatory law that cannot demand more than three percent of the national voters register. This shall be consistent with an adequate territorial distribution in order to support the initiative. Bills referring to constitutional reform, international treaties, taxation, budget, and criminal legislation shall not originate in popular initiatives.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución de la Nación Argentina — Ley 24430, texto oficial ordenado”, art. 39: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-constitucion-nacional-reformas-1994/ (2019); Law on Agenda Initiatives: "Ley de Iniciativa Legislativa Popular": http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-ley-24747-iniciativa-legislativa-popular-1996/
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution: “Constitución de la Nación Argentina — Ley 24430, texto oficial ordenado”, art. 39 & 40: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-constitucion-nacional-reformas-1994/ (2019)
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Question:Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer: b. Sometimes binding
Comments: At the initiative of the House of Deputies, Congress may submit a bill to popular consultation. The law calling said consultation shall not be vetoed. With the affirmative vote of the people of the Nation, the bill shall become a law and its promulgation shall be automatic. Congress or the President of the Nation, according to their respective powers, shall call a non-binding popular consultation. In this case voting shall not be compulsory. With the vote of the absolute majority of all the members of each House, Congress shall regulate the subjects, procedures and time of the popular consultation.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución de la Nación Argentina — Ley 24430, texto oficial ordenado”, art. 40: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-constitucion-nacional-reformas-1994/ (2019); Referendum Law: "Ley de Consulta popular vinculante y no vinculante — Ley 25432": http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-ley-25432-referendum-2012/ (2019)
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Question:Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Answer: c. Both constitutional and other issues
Comments: Bills referring to constitutional reform, international treaties, taxation, budget, and criminal legislation shall not originate in popular initiatives.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución de la Nación Argentina — Ley 24430, texto oficial ordenado”, art. 40: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-constitucion-nacional-reformas-1994/ (2019)
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Since 1996, Argentine legislation has provided the basic rules of a direct democracy mechanism: the signatures of 1.5 per cent of the electorate – about 400,000 registered electors – are required to bring a legislative proposal forward to the national parliament.
Source: International IDEA: "Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook" Page 91. http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/upload/direct_democracy_handbook_chapter4.pdf (2008).
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