Making decision with regard to the request on holding a referendum

1. The President of Georgia shall make one of the following decisions regarding the request for holding a referendum:

a) appoint a referendum date

b) provide a well-grounded refusal to hold a referendum.

2. An edict of the President of Georgia on the reasoned refusal of the request to set the date for a referendum or to hold a referendum shall be published within 30 days after receiving the request of the Parliament of Georgia/the Government of Georgia for holding a referendum, and after receiving the CEC report under Article 177 of this Law. The aforementioned edict of the President of Georgia shall need the countersignature of the Prime Minister of Georgia, except when a referendum is set at the request of the Government of Georgia.

3. An edict on holding a referendum shall specify the date of the referendum and the exact wording of the issue put up for referendum. The edict shall be published through the official press and other media for public availability within not later than three days after the issue of the ordinance.

4. The Government of Georgia shall, within seven days after the publication of the edict of the President of Georgia on appointment of a referendum date, adopt an ordinance for the arrangement of the referendum, which shall determine the funding and other referendum-related issues.

Organic Law of Georgia No 1019 of 6 September 2013 – website, 23.9.2013

Organic Law of Georgia No 3266 of 21 July 2018 – website, 13.8.2018