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 In the same sense, the terms “specialised [or “in charge of”] conducting an all-Ukrainian referendum” (particularly useless, provided that the whole law is specifically ruling this kind of referendum) is repeated not less than 200 times, making it almost unbearable to read the text. In quantitative terms, just deleting those expressions the draft would lose 2 pages, 1.000 words and more than 6.000 characters. And, in terms of quality, the results are undeniable. See, e.g., the proposed drafting of article 15.5:

 

“Upon 5 days from the date of registration of the group of initiators specialized in the conduct of an all-Ukrainian referendum, the Central Electoral Commission is to issue a certificate on registration and identification passes to all the members of the group of initiators specialized in the conduct of an all-Ukrainian referendum, according to the requirements and procedures set forth by the Central Election Commission. The certificate on the registration of the group of initiators specialized in the conduct of an all-Ukrainian referendum shall indicate the timelines for the signature collection, which are defined during the registration of the first group of initiators specialized in the conduct of an all-Ukrainian referendum on a certain question submitted for an all-Ukrainian referendum”.