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Article 226
 

Adoption and publication of the decision on holding the Local Referendum


(1) After the expiration of 15 days after the adoption of the decision to initiate the Local Referendum under the requirements laid down in Article 220 lit. a) and (b), the concerned local council or the representative authority of the administrative-territorial unit with the special status shall adopt a decision on holding the Local Referendum or the refusal to conduct it.


(2) The decision on holding the Local Referendum shall include:


a) the issues subjects to the referendum;


b) the reasons for the dismissal of the Mayor, in the event of a referendum for the dismissal of the Mayor.


(3) The decision on the holding the Local Referendum shall be submitted to the Central Electoral Commission to set the date.


(4) The complaint against the local council’s decision shall be submitted within 3 days of its communication and shall be examined in accordance with the procedures laid down for electoral disputes.


(5) The decision on holding the Local Referendum shall be published within 3 days of its adoption.