Notion and Types of Referenda.
With the purpose to ensure democracy and citizen's direct participation in State and Local management, the referenda should be conducted in Ukraine. Referendum - is a method for the citizens of Ukraine to vote in order to adopt Laws of Ukraine and other resolutions on important issues of State and local significance.
According to the Constitution of Ukraine, All- Ukrainian, Republic of Crimea, and local (within administrative and territorial units) referenda shall be conducted.
Laws and other decisions adopted through All-Ukrainian referendum have superior judicial power over legislative acts of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Supreme Council of Republic of Crimea, as well as over Normative acts of the President of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine, high executive and administrative State bodies of Republic of Crimea, and over ancillary acts of Ministries and Department of Ukraine, and Republic of Crimea, as well as over local Councils of peoples' deputies resolutions. Decisions adopted through local referenda have superior judicial power over councils of peoples' deputies resolutions on the territory the referendum is conducted.
Laws and other decisions adopted by the referendum shall not require ratification by state bodies and may be abolished or altered only according to the procedure stipulated by this Law.
