Legal provisions for direct democracy at the local level

Constitution (7th revision, 2005)

Article 240 (Local referenda)

1. In such cases, under such terms and with such effect as the law may lay down, local authorities may submit matters that are included within the responsibilities of the local authority bodies to referendum by those of their citizens who are registered to vote.

2. The law may grant the right to initiate referenda to registered electors.