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Pays/territoires 86
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Réponses |
Réponses |
Vérifié |
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Afrique du Sud
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c. Président
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Source:
The 1996 Constitution of South Africa
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2006/10/17
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Albanie
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a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
d. Majorité parlementaire
e. Électeurs inscrits
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The question is not explicitly regulated. However, from the rules follows logically that the drafter is who initiates the referendum.
Source:
Art. 150 et seq., 177 Constitution, Art 118 et. Seq. Electoral Code
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2005/03/17
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Algérie
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d. Majorité parlementaire
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Source:
Article 174, Constitution
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2005/04/29
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Anguilla
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g. Sans objet
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2006/10/30
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Argentine
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g. Sans objet
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2021/12/26
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Autriche
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d. Majorité parlementaire
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The form of the referendum question is defined by law. The electorate is asked whether a certain bill should come into force or whether a Federal President should be removed from office.
Source:
Art. 43 & 46 B-VG, § 9 Volksabstimmungsgesetz 1972.
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2005/04/26
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Bahreïn
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d. Majorité parlementaire
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Source:
Constitution
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2005/05/01
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Belarus
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c. Président
d. Majorité parlementaire
e. Électeurs inscrits
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: The initiator of a referendum is entitled to draft the question.
Source:
Art 113 et seq. Electoral Code
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2005/03/25
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Belgique
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g. Sans objet
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2012/05/04
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Botswana
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g. Sans objet
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2006/10/17
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Bulgarie
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d. Majorité parlementaire
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d) The National Assembly determines the referendum question
Source:
Law for referendums, article 7
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2006/11/03
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Bénin
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f. Autre (précisez)
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L'assemlée nationale est responsable de cette élaboration à travers le vote d-une loi organique.
Source:
Constitution, Articles 4 and 108.
Internal regulations of the National Assembly, Article 98.3.
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2008/02/26
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Cambodge
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g. Sans objet
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2006/11/06
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Canada
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a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
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a) A member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada may give notice of a motion for the approval of the text of a referendum question, which has to be submitted for approval to the Leader of the Opposition and the leader of each political party having a recognized membership of twelve or more persons in the House of Commons. The question must be submitted to the House of Commons and the Senate for approval. (ss. 5(1)-(8) of the Referendum Act).
Source:
The Referendum Act of Canada
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2006/12/10
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Chili
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a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
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2005/04/05
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Chypre
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g. Sans objet
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2012/04/26
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Colombie
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f. Autre (précisez)
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2005/06/23
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Comores
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g. Sans objet
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2006/11/28
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Croatie
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b. Commission électorale indépendante
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Source:
Mr. Damir Azenic, GONG
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2005/11/14
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Côte d'Ivoire
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c. Président
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Source:
Article 43 de la Constitution
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2005/04/06
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Danemark
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g. Sans objet
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2006/11/28
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Estonie
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d. Majorité parlementaire
f. Autre (précisez)
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d-f) When a draft law is put to referendum, then the question itself is not drafted but fixed by the law (The Referendum Act art. 30). If a national issue is put to referendum, the question is drafted by the parliament. The first version is presented by the initiator (The Riigikogu Rules Of Procedure Act art. 128 (3).
Source:
The Referendum Act, art. 30; The Riigikogu Rules Of Procedure Act art. 128(3)
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2006/11/29
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Finlande
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a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
d. Majorité parlementaire
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The Ministry of Justice makes the lawproposal to the parliament.
Source:
The Election Act (714/1998) 10 §.
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2005/04/13
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Gambie
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g. Sans objet
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2006/11/09
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Ghana
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g. Sans objet
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Source:
1992 Constitution
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2005/12/15
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Grèce
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a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
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The Ministerial Council.
Source:
Constitution, Art. 44:2;
Law 350/1976, Art. 1:3
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2012/04/13
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Guam
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b. Commission électorale indépendante
d. Majorité parlementaire
e. Électeurs inscrits
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Source:
Gerald A. Taitano, Executive Director, Guam Election Commission
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2007/01/10
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Iran
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a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
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Source:
https://www.sssup.it/UploadDocs/14620_2_R_Duality_by_Design__The_Iranian_Electoral_System_Yasmin_Alem.pdf
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2016/01/23
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Israël
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g. Sans objet
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2015/03/15
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Italie
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f. Autre (précisez)
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f) Five regional councils
C:75 "(1) When requested by 500,000 voters or by five regional councils, a popular referendum decides on total or partial repeal of a law or other acts with legal force. (2) No such referenda are allowed for tax or budget laws, amnesties, pardons, or ratification of international treaties. (3) Citizens entitled to vote for the house of representatives may also participate in a referendum. (4) The referendum succeeds if a majority of those eligible have participated and if the proposal has received a majority of the valid votes. (5) The law establishes procedures for referenda."
Source:
Law of 25 May 1970, n. 352, Art. 9 and 28
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2012/04/17
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Kazakhstan
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b. Commission électorale indépendante
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Source:
Article 21, Law on Referendum
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2020/05/04
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Kiribati
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g. Sans objet
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2020/05/03
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Lesotho
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g. Sans objet
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There are no provisions for optional referendums in Lesotho.
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2015/03/15
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Lettonie
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d. Majorité parlementaire
e. Électeurs inscrits
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Source:
Law on National Referendums and Legislative Initiatives, 1994, article 1.
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2005/03/21
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Liban
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g. Sans objet
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Source:
constitution
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2005/05/17
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Liberia
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b. Commission électorale indépendante
|
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2005/09/30
|
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Liechtenstein
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a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
|
a. If not stated in the law (Art.83; Art.86(4)), Internal; Regierungskanzlei.
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2005/05/03
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Lituanie
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d. Majorité parlementaire
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Source:
Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006; Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4-5.
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2005/03/21
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Macédoine, ARYM
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a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
d. Majorité parlementaire
e. Électeurs inscrits
|
The Assembly announces referenda, so it decides finally about drafting the referendum question.
The decision for announcing a referendum according art 29 law on referendum shall establish the following: the type of referendum, the decision for which it will be decided, the text of the question that will be put on referendum, the day of announcing the referendum and the day of its holding.
Source:
Law on Referendum and civil initiative, Official Gazette of RM no. 24/98, art. 17, 18, 28, 29
https://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/5640
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2020/04/23
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Madagascar
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b. Commission électorale indépendante
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Source:
http://www.z6.com/z6files/z6files/fotw/flags/mg.html
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2005/08/25
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Malaisie
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g. Sans objet
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2007/01/07
|
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Malawi
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g. Sans objet
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2006/10/16
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Mali
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g. Sans objet
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2005/06/03
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Maroc
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d. Majorité parlementaire
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Source:
Article 104, Constitution
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2005/05/02
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Moldova, Rép.de
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g. Sans objet
|
Source:
Kare Vollan, Director, Quality AS
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2021/03/30
|
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Monténégro
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f. Autre (précisez)
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Source:
Law: Law on Referendum as of 19 February 2001, Art. 5
https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL(2005)076-e
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2021/12/25
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Mozambique
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g. Sans objet
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2006/10/16
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Namibie
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c. Président
d. Majorité parlementaire
|
C:63 "(1) The National Assembly, as the principal legislative authority in and over Namibia, shall have the power, subject to this Constitution, to make and repeal laws for the peace, order and good government of the country in the best interest of the people of Namibia. (2) The National Assembly shall further have the power and function, subject to this Constitution: [...] g) to initiate, approve or decide to hold a referendum on matters of national concern;"
C:132 "If a Bill proposing... a repeal and/or amenment of any the provisions of this constitution secures a majority of two-thirds of all the members of the National Assembly, but fails to secure a majority of two-thirds of all the members of the National Council, the President may by proclamation make the bill the subject of a national referendum."
Source:
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia, Chapter 19, Article 63 and 132, Section 3 (a) "Repeal and Amendment of the Constitution"
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2006/11/16
|
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Niger
|
a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
b. Commission électorale indépendante
c. Président
|
Source:
Article 6 dce la constitution et Code electoral Chapitre III et IV
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2005/06/06
|
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Norvège
|
d. Majorité parlementaire
|
The ad hoc law would include the question. In the last referenda the government proposed a law which was passed by the parliament.
Source:
Kare Vollan, Director, Quality AS
|
2007/01/07
|
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Ouganda
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b. Commission électorale indépendante
|
Source:
Chapter 6 section 84 of the constitution
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2005/04/01
|
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Pays-Bas
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f. Autre (précisez)
|
f.)It depends on what is stated in the specific law. For the referendum on the European Constitution it was the Legislature.
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2005/08/19
|
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Pologne
|
c. Président
d. Majorité parlementaire
|
See 8.6.1
Source:
Act on all-national referendum of 14 March 2003 Art 60-61
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2006/12/25
|
|
Portugal
|
a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
c. Président
d. Majorité parlementaire
e. Électeurs inscrits
|
a. No specific department.
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2005/04/20
|
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Roumanie
|
c. Président
|
Source:
Law on referendums, 2000, article 1-12.
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2005/03/20
|
|
Royaume-Uni
|
a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
|
The Electoral Commission is required to comment on the intelligibility of the
referendum and publish a report with its views.
Source:
The Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000
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2012/05/09
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Russie
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f. Autre (précisez)
|
ad F) Constitutional Assembly.
Source:
Federal Constitutional Act on the Referendum of Russian Federation of 2004. N 5/FK3 . Art. 10.(7); 21.
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2005/03/31
|
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Rwanda
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b. Commission électorale indépendante
|
Source:
Electoral laws Article 175. http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/RW/rwanda-organic-law-nb0-17-2003-of-07-07-2003/view
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2018/11/02
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Sahara Occidental
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c. Président
|
Source:
Article 119, Constitution
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2009/08/14
|
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Saint Christophe-et-Nevis
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g. Sans objet
|
|
2020/04/20
|
|
Samoa Américain
|
b. Commission électorale indépendante
d. Majorité parlementaire
e. Électeurs inscrits
|
Source:
Filivaa M. Mageo, Deputy Director of Elections, Territorial Election Office
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2007/01/08
|
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Seychelles
|
b. Commission électorale indépendante
|
Source:
elections act chapter 56
|
2005/04/01
|
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Sierra Leone
|
g. Sans objet
|
NOT PART OF SIERRA LEONE LAWS
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2005/06/13
|
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Singapour
|
g. Sans objet
|
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2007/01/07
|
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Somalie
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g. Sans objet
|
Source:
http://www.somalilandforum.com/somaliland/law/the_election_bill.htm#Commission
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2005/08/25
|
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Soudan
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d. Majorité parlementaire
|
Source:
Article 66 and 128, Constitution
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2005/05/03
|
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Sri Lanka
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b. Commission électorale indépendante
|
Source:
Referendum Act, art. 2: http://www.commonlii.org/lk/legis/num_act/ra7o1981166/s2.html
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2016/02/15
|
|
Suisse
|
a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
|
a.) Federal Council
The referendum question has to contain the title of the constitutional amendment or the Federal Statute. The question-scheme is always the same: Do you want to accept the Federal Statute XYZ? the voter can then indicate Yes or No.
If the mandatory referendum is being held because of a popular initiative, the title of the initiative which is repeated the referendum question is chosen by the registered electors who started the initiative. In that respect, the referendum question is in fact chosen by the initiative committee (however, cf. answer to question C.5 for possible restrictions on initiative titles).
Source:
The principle of how the question has to look like derives from the principle of free suffrage. The voter has to be able to express his/her vote in a free manner, which means (amongst other things) that it has to be clear what the voter means by voting Yes or No. The principle of free suffrage is laid down in Art. 136 FC. The question always relates to the proposed change in a way that if the answer is Yes, the change is accepted; if the answer is No, the status quo is kept.
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2012/05/14
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|
Suède
|
d. Majorité parlementaire
|
The referendum question will be decided by Parliament through a special legal act adopted before the referendum.
Source:
The Instrument of the Government Ch. 8, Section 4: Official Website of the Parliament: http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Start/Bestall/Sprakversioner/English---engelska1/Sveriges-grundlagar-och-riksdagsordningen1/ (2012);
Act on National Referenda (SFS 1979:369): http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/06/97/09/436f8d27.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/16
|
|
Sénégal
|
a. Gouvernement (précisez le ministère)
b. Commission électorale indépendante
|
Ministère de l'Inérieur, Direction Générale des Elections et La Commision Electorale Nationale Autonome
Source:
Tanor Thiendella Fall
|
2005/06/06
|
|
Taïwan
|
f. Autre (précisez)
|
Source:
Article 3, Referendum Act
|
2020/03/31
|
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Togo
|
c. Président
e. Électeurs inscrits
|
Source:
Constitution 1992 titre 1 article 4 alineas 2 et 3 et titre 13 article 144 alinea 4.
|
2005/05/13
|
|
Tonga
|
g. Sans objet
|
|
2021/09/15
|
|
Tunisie
|
d. Majorité parlementaire
|
Source:
Articles 2, 47 and 72 of Constitution
|
2005/05/03
|
|
Turquie
|
c. Président
d. Majorité parlementaire
|
The constitutional amendment shall be proposed in writing by at least one-third of the total number of members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. Proposals to amend the Constitution shall be debated twice in the Plenary Session. The adoption of a proposal for an amendment shall require a three-fifths majority of the total number of members of the Assembly by secret ballot.
The consideration and adopting of proposals for the amendment of the Constitution shall be subject to the provisions governing the consideration and adoption of legislation, with the exception of the conditions set forth in this article.
The President of the Republic may refer the laws related to the Constitutional amendments for further consideration. If the Assembly adopts the draft law referred by the President by a two-thirds majority, the President may submit the law to referendum.
If a law is adopted by a three-fifths or less than two-thirds majority of the total number of votes of the Assembly and is not referred by the President for further consideration, it shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall be submitted to referendum.
A law on the Constitutional amendment adopted by a two- thirds majority of the total number of members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly directly or if referred back by the President for further consideration, or its articles as considered necessary may be submitted to a referendum by the President. Laws or related articles of the Constitutional amendment not submitted to referendum shall be published in the Official Gazette.
Laws related to Constitutional amendment which are submitted to referendum, shall require the approval of more than half of the valid votes cast.
The Turkish Grand National Assembly, in adopting the laws related to the Constitutional amendment, shall also decide on which provisions shall be submitted to referendum together and which shall be submitted individually.
Source:
Art 175 Constitution
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2015/06/01
|
|
Ukraine
|
f. Autre (précisez)
|
Referendum Initiative Group, art. 16 of the Law on referenda
Source:
art. 16 of the Law on referenda
|
2005/03/17
|
|
Uruguay
|
g. Sans objet
|
|
2006/04/11
|
|
Viêt Nam
|
g. Sans objet
|
|
2021/03/25
|
|
Yémen
|
c. Président
|
Source:
Article 119, Constitution
|
2005/05/03
|
|
Zambie
|
g. Sans objet
|
|
2006/10/16
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
d. Majorité parlementaire
|
Source:
Zimbabwe Electoral laws 157 (1). http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ZW/zimbabwe-consolidated-electoral-act-amended-2018/view
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2018/10/31
|
|
Équateur
|
g. Sans objet
|
|
2005/04/26
|
|
Érythrée
|
g. Sans objet
|
Source:
Eritrean referendum proclamation no. 22/1992
|
2005/04/06
|
|
Îles Cook
|
g. Sans objet
|
Source:
Teokoati Joseph, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Service – Ministry of Justice
|
2007/01/08
|
|
Îles Salomon
|
g. Sans objet
|
Source:
David Clark, Electoral Capacity Development Coordinator, Solomon Islands Election Commission
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2007/01/09
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