Initiation of the republican referendum by a group of citizens
In order for the citizens to initiate a republican referendum, they shall set up an initiative group during their assembly that is to be attended by at least 300 persons who are qualified voters. With at least 10 days before the assembly, the initiators shall be bound to communicate in written to the local public administration authorities, on the territory of which the assembly will occur, the time, place and purpose of the assembly.
Before the assembly begins, all participants at the assembly shall be recorded and to this end a list shall be drawn up containing their name, surname and domicile.
At the assembly there shall be elected a chairman and a secretary. The agenda of the assembly shall include the discussion of the necessity to hold a republican referendum and the formulation of questions to be subjected to it.
If the proposal to hold the republican referendum is adopted with the majority of the participants’ votes, an initiative group shall be appointed that will collect the signatures of the referendum’s supporters. The initiative group shall include at least 100 persons who are qualified voters. The members of the initiative group shall elect from among them an executive committee, comprised of a chairman, a deputy chairman and a secretary, that will represent the group and manage its activity.
At the assembly, a protocol shall be drawn up, containing the results of the voting for the issues included on the agenda. The chairman and the secretary of the assembly shall sign the documents of the assembly: the list of participants, the protocol, the precise and correct wording of the questions planned to be subjected to republican referendum and the list of members of the initiative group with the indication of their identification information.
