What disqualifies a proposed title of an initiative?

Spain

Spain

Answer
  • Inconsistency with proposed content
  • Incomprehensibility
  • See also comments
Source

Section 2 of the People’s Legislative Initiative Act 3/1984 Ana Cristina Lopez Head of electoral-cooperation unit. Ministry of the Interior. Spain. aclopez@mir.es / pielecciones@mir.es 0034 915371310

Comment

The initiative will not be admitted when:

a) It deals with issues which are legally excluded. 

b) If it doesn't fulfill some of the initiativepresentation requirements (Section 3 Citizens’ Legislative Initiative OrganicAct). 

c) If the initiative text deals with sheer differentissues which are not homogenic.

d) If there had already been a government bill, ora non-governmental bill, in Congress or Senate that had dealt with the sameissue.

e) If it is a reproduction of another citizens’legislative initiative, with the same or very similar content, presented duringthe same legislature.

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