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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:
Source: Constitution, art. 38, 69, 72, 73, 74, 156:
Verified: 2019/03/12
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Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Alterations to the territory of Ukraine shall be resolved exclusively by the All-Ukrainian referendum. A draft law on making amendments to Title I General Principles, Title III Elections, Referendum, and Title XIII Making Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, shall be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the President of Ukraine, or by not less than two-thirds of the constitutional membership of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, provided that it is adopted by at least two-thirds of the constitutional members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, be approved by an All-Ukrainian referendum called by the President of Ukraine.
Source: Constitution, art. 73, 156 https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
Verified: 2019/03/12
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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: An All-Ukrainian referendum shall be called by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine or by the President of Ukraine.
Source: Constitution, art. 72 https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
Verified: 2019/03/12
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Citizens' Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Article 72. An all -Ukrainian referendum shall be appointed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine or the President of Ukraine in accordance with their powers established by this Constitution. An all-Ukrainian referendum is proclaimed at the request of at least three million citizens of Ukraine who have the right to vote, provided that the signatures on the referendum appointment are collected in at least two thirds of the regions and not less than one hundred thousand signatures in each oblast.
Source: Constitution, art. 72: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
Verified: 2019/03/12
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Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
Verified: 2019/03/12
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer: b. No
Comments:
Source: Constitution, https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
Verified: 2019/03/12
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Question:Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer: a. Always binding
Comments:
Source: Constitution, (last amended in 2016) art. 72, 73, 156: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
Verified: 2019/03/12
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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: A referendum shall not be permitted with regard to draft laws on taxation, budgetary or amnesty issues.
Source: Constitution, (last amended in 2016) art. 72, 73, 74, 156: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
Verified: 2019/03/12
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Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Territorial communities of a village, settlement, and city, directly or through the local self-government bodies established by them, shall ensure holding of local referendums and implementation of their results.
Source: Constitution, (latest amended 2016) art. 38, 143: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/en/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80
Verified: 2019/03/12
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