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Section 38
 

(1) After the submission of the question, no other question on the same subject shall be submitted


a) within sixteen days following a decision rejecting the question under section 40 (1) by the head of the local election office if it has not been submitted again,


b) until the decision refusing to approve the question becomes final and binding,


c) until the local referendum initiative is withdrawn,


d) until the time limit for the submission of signature gathering forms expires without result,


e) until the conclusive decision refusing to order the local referendum becomes final and binding,


f) until the local referendum is held, or


g) until the expiry of the period under section 60 (2).


(2) In a situation under paragraph (1) a) to e), within thirty days from the date specified therein, the same organiser or the same initiator within the meaning of section 34 (1) a) and b) shall not submit another question on the same subject.


(3) Two questions shall be considered to be on the same subject if they would impose obligations on the representative body that are, even if only in part, identical or mutually exclusive.