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Article 16
 

Formation of Referenda Initiative Groups.

The All-Ukrainian referendum initiative group shall be formed by citizens of Ukraine meeting, if no less than 200 persons, with the right to take part in a referendum, participate in it.

The region (oblast), city (cities of republican or oblast subordination), rayon and city rayon referendum initiative group shall be formed by citizens of Ukraine meeting, if no less than 200 citizens, and the city (cities of rayon subordination), settlement, and village referendum initiative group - by meetings, if no less than 50 citizens of Ukraine, eligible to participate in a referendum, and who permanently reside in the appropriate territory.

The initiators of an All-Ukrainian referendum meeting must inform in written form a Chairperson of rayon, city (cities of republican or oblast subordination) Council of peoples' deputies, on which the territory the meeting shall take place, and the initiators of a local referendum meeting - a Chairperson of a local Council of peoples' deputies, on which the territory the local referendum is proposed to be conducted, about the time, place, and purpose of the meeting no later than 10 days before the meeting shall take place.

Before the beginning of the meeting its participants shall be registered, and the list of the participants, which includes then surname, patronymic, and address shall be compiled.

A Chairperson and a Secretary of the meeting shall be elected by its participants. The further agenda of the meeting must contain a discussion of both the advisability to conduct a referendum, and a draft of the question proposed to be submitted to it.

In case the proposal to conduct a referendum, and a wording of the question proposed to be submitted to this referendum, shall be supported, the initiative group entrusted with collection of citizens signatures, shall be elected.

The All-Ukrainian referendum initiative group shall consist of no less than 20 citizens of Ukraine, who have the right to participate in a referendum. The local referendum initiative group shall consist of no less than 10 citizens of Ukraine, who have the right to participate in a referendum and permanently reside in the territory of an appropriate administrative and territorial unit.

Minutes of the meeting shall be compiled which must include information on results of voting of all agenda items.

Meeting documents - participants list, minutes of the meeting, and the exact wording of the question proposed to be submitted to a referendum, as well as the list of an initiative group, which includes dates of documents to establish their identities, shall be certified be the signatures of the Chairperson and the Secretary of the meeting.