Legal provisions for citizens' initiatives at national level

Constitution of the Republic of China

(Adopted in 25 December 1946, lastamended in 2005)

http://english.president.gov.tw/Default.aspx?tabid=1107

(Mandatory and Optional Referendum, Citizen Initiative and Recall)

Article 17.

The people shall have the right of election, recall, initiativeand referendum

Article 123.

The people of the hsien shall, in accordance with law, exercisethe rights of  initiative and referendumin matters within the sphere of hsien self-government, and shall, in accordancewith law, exercise the rights of election and recall of the magistrate andother hsien self-government officials

Referendum Act

(Last amended 12May 2009)

http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAllPara.aspx?PCode=D0020050

(Mandatory and Optional Referendum, and Citizen Initiative)

Article 2.

For thenational referendum, this Act shall apply to the following matters:

1. Referendumof laws.

2. Initiativeof legislative principles.

3. Initiativeor referendum of important policies.

4. Referendumfor amendment of the Constitution.

If a referendum is initiated by citizens, the issue of the referendumcan be either  the reconsideration of alaw or reconfirmation of a major policy