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II. Comments on the test of the law


C. Some specific comments on the concrete articles on the new law on referendum.


4. Administration of referendums.


An additional comment can be made as to the referendum administration design in general. Most of the provisions concerning the organisation of the referendum could (and possibly should) perfectly be dealt with in an unified Electoral Code, making it unnecessary to repeat – and making it much easier to understand - many rules related to crucial aspects of the organisation of referendums through referendum precincts (or “polling stations”, Article 37.3, Section 3, Articles 38-41), the system of referendum commissions (Section 4, Articles 42-52), preparation of Voter Lists (Section 5, arts. 53-58), and so on. In fact, there are many clauses providing that, in case of coincidence between a referendum and any election, the electoral organisation will prevail and replace the specific provisions for referendum (Article 44.4).