Legal provisions for citizens' initiatives at national level

Constitution of the Republic of Palau (1979) http://www.palauembassy.com/Documents/ConstitutionE.pdf

ARTICLE XIII

GENERALPROVISIONS

Section 3.Citizens may enact or repeal national laws, except appropriations, by initiative.An initiative petition shall contain the text of the proposed law or of the lawsought to be repealed and be signed by not less than ten percent (10%) of theregistered voters. An initiative petition shall take effect if approved at thenext general election by a majority of the persons voting on the initiative. Alaw enacted by initiative or a repeal of a law by initiative may not be vetoedby the President. A law enacted or repealed by initiative may be subsequentlyamended, repealed or reenacted only by another initiative pursuant to theprovisions of this section.

Article XIV Section 1

Section 1. Anamendment to this Constitution may be proposed by a Constitutional Convention,popular initiative, or by the Olbiil Era Kelulau, as provided herein:

(a) at leastonce every fifteen (15) years, the Olbiil Era Kelulau may submit to the votersthe question: “Shall there be a Convention to revise or amend theConstitution?”. If a majority

of the votescast upon the question is in the affirmative, a Constitution Convention shallbe convened within six (6) months thereafter, in a manner prescribed by law;

(b) by petitionsigned by not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the registered voters; or

(c) byresolution adopted by not less than three-fourths (3/4) of the

members of each House of the Olbiil Era Kelulau.