Latvia, national Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - National referendum on draft of an amendment
General Typology
- Instrument
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location
- Latvia
- Political level
- national
- Local Name:
- National referendum on draft of an amendment
- Normative Level:
- constitutional
- Legally Binding:
- yes
- Legally Defined:
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78. Electors, in number comprising not less than one tenth of the electorate, have the right to submit a fully elaborated draft of an amendment to the Constitution or of a law to the President, who shall present it to the Saeima. If the Saeima does not adopt it without change as to its content, it shall then be submitted to national referendum.
References: Constitution of Latvia (accessed July 25, 2018)
- Subject Matter:
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To initiate a law or an amendment to the constitution
Actors
- Author:
- citizens
- Initiator:
- citizens
- Decision maker:
- electorate
Requirements
- Number Of Signatures:
- 1/10 of the electora
- Available Time:
- Turnout Quorum:
- Constitutional amendment: half of the electorate; Law: participation min. last parlamentary election
- Approval Quorum:
- Majority
- Geographical Quorum:
- Legal source does not mention geographical quorum
- Excluded Issues:
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73. The Budget and laws concerning loans, taxes, customs duties, railroad tariffs, military conscription, declaration and commencement of war, peace treaties, declaration of a state of emergency and its termination, mobilisation and demobilisation, as well as agreements with other nations may not be submitted to national referendum.
- Other Formal Requirements:
Procedural Elements
- Collection Mode:
- unknown
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- Wording Of Ballot Question:
- Interaction With Authorities:
- Supervision And Support:
- Transparency And Finance:
Practice
- Archive:
- Remarks:
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If the Saeima does adopt it without change as to its content, it shall then be not submitted to national referendum.