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 regarding the appointment of a referendum date or the well-grounded refusal to hold a referendum shall be published within 30 days after the receipt of the request of the Parliament of Georgia/the Government of Georgia for holding a referendum, as well as after the receipt of the report referred to in Article 177 of this Law. The ordinance of the President of Georgia shall be countersigned by the Prime Minister of Georgia, except when a referendum is called 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 a resolution for the arrangement of the referendum, which shall determine the funding and other referendum-related issues.