Lithuania, national Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Constitutional amendment in certain cases III
General Typology
- Instrument
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location
- Lithuania
- Political level
- national
- Local Name:
- Constitutional amendment in certain cases III
- Normative Level:
- statutory
- Legally Binding:
- yes
- Legally Defined:
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Article 4. Mandatory Referendums
1. Referendums shall be mandatory with regard to the following issues: (..)
4) on the amendment to the Constitutional Act, dated June 8, 1992, On Non-Alignment of the Republic of Lithuania to Post-Soviet Eastern Alliances;
(...)Article 7. Determination of Results of Mandatory Referendum
1. A mandatory referendum shall be deemed having taken place, if over one half of the citizens, having the right to vote and having been registered in voter lists, have taken part in it2. The resolution regarding the provision of Article one of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, The State of Lithuania shall be an independent, democratic Republic, and also concerning the Constitutional Act of June 8, 1992, On Non-Alignment of the Republic of Lithuania To Post-Soviet Eastern Alliances,shall be deemed as adopted, if at least three fourths of the citizens having the right to vote and having been registered in voter lists, have approved it..
References: Law on Referendum 2002, (accessed 24.04.2020=
- Subject Matter:
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To alter constitutional act from June 8, 1992
Actors
- Author:
- Parliament
- Initiator:
- Law
- Decision maker:
- Electorate
Requirements
- Available Time:
- Turnout Quorum:
- At least three fourths having the right to vote and having been registered in voter lists, have approved
- Approval Quorum:
- Min. 3/4 majority
- Geographical Quorum:
- Legal source does not mention geographical quorum
- Excluded Issues:
- Other Formal Requirements:
Procedural Elements
- Wording Of Ballot Question:
- Interaction With Authorities:
- Supervision And Support:
- Transparency And Finance:
Practice
- Archive:
- Remarks: