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Article 196
 

Adoption and Publication of the Decision on Holding Local Referendum


(1) Within 15 days after submitting the signatures collecting lists or after the adoption of a decision by the local council, by the representative authority of the administrative-territorial unit or by the mayor, the respective local council or the representative authority of the special status administrative-territorial unit shall either approve or reject the proposal to hold the local referendum.


(2) The decision on holding the referendum shall contain:


a) a proposal on the date of holding the referendum that can be held at least after one month and no later than 45 days of the day the decision was adopted; 


b) questions subject to referendum;


c) the reasons for recalling the mayor, where a referendum to that effect is proposed.


(3) The decision to conduct a local referendum shall be made public within 3 days following its adoption.