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Section 33.
 

The decree (Article 15) appears to limit the executive's duty to provide information to the content of the draft constitution. The code of good conduct for referendums goes further and requires an impartial body (such as the Provisional Electoral Council) to make available to voters an explanatory report or balanced propaganda from supporters and opponents of the draft.16 In addition, and above all, given the security context, in order that voters go to the polls - or take the risk of doing so - it is necessary to conduct a campaign to raise awareness of the major issue represented by the constitutional revision. The Venice Commission recommends that the draft be amended accordingly.