Download file    
 
 
Article 127
 

Decision on Appointment of the Local Referendum

 

The decision to appoint an Oblast, Minsk City, regional, town, settlement or rural referendum shall be taken by the respective local Council of Deputies and the decision on the appointment of a district referendum in a town divided into districts – by the town Council of Deputies not later than thirty days after submitting such proposal in accordance with the provisions of this Code and other legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.

 

The local Council of Deputies, taking a decision to order the referendum, shall ensure that the question (draft resolution) submitted to the referendum is made known to the citizens.

 

The date of the referendum shall be set not later than three months from the date of taking a decision to appoint the referendum.

 

The decision by the local Council of Deputies on appointment of the referendum shall be published in the press and promulgated through other mass media.

 

The decisions, taken by the local referendum, shall be signed by the head of the respective local executive and administrative body.