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Article 8
 
Democratic Grounds of Referenda Preparation and Conduct.
Citizens, political parties, public organizations, mass movements, and labor collectives shall have the right to free campaign publicity "for" a proposal to declare the Referenda, to adopt a law or other decision submitted for referendum, as well as against proposals to declare the referendum, to adopt a law or a decision.
To implement this right, the interested persons and organizations shall be provided with premises for meetings, ensured with the possibility to use mass media. The draft of a law or decisions submitted to referendum shall be discussed within boundaries of Ukraine or the administrative and territorial unit, where the referendum shall be conducted.
The activity of State and public bodies, participating in the preparation and conduct of a referendum, shall be open and public.
All decisions concerning a referendum, as well as drafts of laws and other resolutions submitted to the referendum shall be published by mass media.
The mass media shall publicize the preparation and conduct of the referendum and representatives of the mass media shall be guaranteed unrestricted access to all assemblies and meetings related to the referendum, and be provided with information.
Any campaign publicity on the day of a referendum is prohibited.