Referendum
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Referendum ![]()
- Constitution of Slovakia
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Part Two - The Referendum
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| Article 93
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| (1) A referendum will be used to confirm a constitutional law on entering
into an alliance with other states or on withdrawing from that alliance.
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| (2) A referendum can be used to decide also on other important issues of
public interest.
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| (3) Basic rights and liberties, taxes, levies, and the state budget cannot be
the subject of a referendum.
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| Article 94
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| Every citizen of the Slovak Republic who has the right to vote in elections
of the National Council of the Slovak Republic is entitled to participate in the
referendum.
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| Article 95
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| The referendum is called by the president of the Slovak Republic if requested
by a petition signed by a minimum of 350,000 citizens or on the basis of a
resolution of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, within 30 days after
the receipt of the citizens' petition or the resolution of the National Council
of the Slovak Republic.
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| Article 96
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| (1) The motion to pass a resolution of the National Council of the Slovak
Republic on calling a referendum can be tabled by deputies of the National
Council of the Slovak Republic or by the Government of the Slovak Republic.
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| (2) The referendum will be held within 90 days after it is called by the
president of the Slovak Republic.
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| Article 97
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| (1) A referendum must not be held within 90 days prior to elections to the
National Council of the Slovak Republic.
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| (2) A referendum may be held on the day of elections to the National Council
of the Slovak Republic.
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| Article 98
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| (1) The results of the referendum are valid if more than 50 percent of
eligible voters participated in it and if the decision was endorsed by more than
50 percent of the participants in the referendum.
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| (2) The proposals adopted in the referendum will be promulgated by the
National Council of the Slovak Republic in the same way as it promulgates laws.
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| Article 99
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| (1) The National Council of the Slovak Republic can amend or annual the
result of a referendum by means of a constitutional law, but it may not do so
earlier than three years after the result of the referendum came into effect.
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| (2) A referendum on the same issue can be repeated after three years at the
earliest.
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| Article 100
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A law will establish the manner in which the referendum will be carried out.
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Constitution of Slovakia
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| Preamble
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| Basic Provisions
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| Basic Rights and Freedoms
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| General Provisions
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| Basic Human Rights and Liberties
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| Political Rights
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| Rights of National Minorities and Ethnic Groups
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| Economic Social and Cultural Rights
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| Protection of the Environment and the Cultural Heritage
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| Protection by the Court
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| Common Provisions for Chapters One and Two
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| Economy of the Slovak Republic
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| Supreme Control Office
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| Territorial Self Administration
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| Legislative Power
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| National Council of the Slovak Republic
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| Referendum
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| Executive Power
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| President of the Slovak Republic
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| Government of the Slovak Republic
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| Judicial Power
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| Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic
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| Courts of the Slovak Republic
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| Prosecutor Office of the Slovak Republic
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Transitional and Final Provisions
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