Who administers direct democracy mechanisms at the national level?

The Technical Secretariat of Electoral Administration (STAE) is a governmental body, responsible for administering elections and referenda.  

The National Electoral Commission (CNE) is an independent body responsible for supervising STAE?s administration of electoral laws, electoral regulations and referenda regulations.

Decree Law No.01/2007- Organic Statute of the Technical Secretariat of Electoral Administration(STAE)

(enactedin 2007)

http://www.jornal.gov.tl/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Decree-Laws/Decree-Law%202007-01.pdf

Article5.

The purpose of the STAE shall be to ensurethe organization and execution of electoral

procedures, referenda and the electoralregister, together with the support, consultation

and distribution of studies and other data inthe electoral domain.

Law No. 5/2006of 28 December ? Electoral Administration Bodies.

(enacted in 2006, amended by law no. 6/2011 on 22 June 2011)

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TL/timor-leste-law-no.-5-2006-regulating-the/view

Article2(1).

Electoraladministration bodies shall exercise functions relating to all electoral actspertaining to organs of sovereignty, referenda, or local government

Law No. 6/2011 of 22 June - First amendment to Law no. 5/2006 of 28 December

(Electoral Administration Bodies)

(enacted in 20119

http://www.jornal.gov.tl/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law%20no.%206_2011%20First%20Amendment%20to%20Law%205-2006%20of%20December%20%20Electoral%20Administration%20Bodies%20.pdf

Article12(2).

Decisions madeand procedures undertaken by STAE relating to operations of voter registration,elections and referenda shall be supervised by CNE.

Twobodies, the Technical Secretariat of Electoral Administration (STAE) andNational Electoral Commission (CNE), are responsible for administration of theelectoral processes in Timor-Leste.