Lithuania, national Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Legislative Initiative
General Typology
- Instrument
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location
- Lithuania
- Political level
- national
- Local Name:
- Legislative Initiative
- Normative Level:
- constitutional
- Legally Binding:
- no
- Legally Defined:
-
Article 68
The right of legislative initiative at the Seimas shall belong to the Members of the Seimas, the President of the Republic, and the Government.
Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall also have the right of legislative initiative.
50,000 citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have the electoral right may submit a draft law to the Seimas and the Seimas must consider it.References: Constitution of Lithuania,(accessed 24.04.2020)
- Subject Matter:
-
To propose a legislative act
Actors
- Author:
- Citizens
- Initiator:
- Citizens
- Decision maker:
- Parliament
Requirements
- Number Of Signatures:
- 50 0000
- Available Time:
- No information in legal source
- Geographical Quorum:
- Legal source does not mention geographical quorum
- Excluded Issues:
- Other Formal Requirements:
Procedural Elements
- Collection Mode:
- Specify Collection Mode:
- Interaction With Authorities:
- Supervision And Support:
- Transparency And Finance:
Practice
- Archive:
- Remarks: