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Article 186
 

Adoption and Publication of the Decision on Holding Local Referendum


(1) Within 15 days after submitting the signature collecting lists or after the adoption of a decision by the local council, by the representative authority of the territorial-administrative unit or by the mayor, the respective local council or the representative authorities of special status territorial-administrative unit shall either approve or reject the proposal to hold the local referendum.
(2) The decision on holding the referendum shall contain: a) proposal on the date of the referendum (no sooner than one month and no later than 45 days of the day the decision was adopted); b) questions proposed for referendum; c) the reasons for recalling the mayor, where a referendum to that effect is proposed.
(3) repealed
(4)The decision to conduct local referendum shall be made public within three days of the day of its adoption.