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Article 31
 

Organization of the Work of Referendum Commissions.

Meetings of the referendum commissions have legal authority if no less than two-thirds of the commission are in attendance.

Decisions shall be adopted by over majority vote of those on the list. Members of the commission who disagree with the adopted decisions have the right to voice a separate opinion which shall be attached to the written minutes of the referendum commission meeting.

Decisions of the referendum commission, if made within its authority, are binding upon all state and public organization bodies, enterprises, institutions and organizations.

Decisions and actions of the referendum commission can be appealed to the higher referendum commission, and in those cases, envisaged by this Law, also to the court.

In accordance with the decision of the referendum commission a person, who is its member, can be exempted from work or fulfillment of duties at his principal place of work during the preparation and conduct of the referendum period while retaining his average pay or salary at the expense of the referendum fund.