Who may propose the registration of an initiative?

Russian Federation

Russian Federation

Answer
Citizens' initiative - registered committee
Source

Federal law “On Basic Guarantees of ElectoralRights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in aReferendum” (as amended onSeptember 27, December 24, 2002; June 23, July 4, 2003)

http://www.legislationline.org/documents/id/4170 

 

Article 14.Initiative to Hold Referendum

3. In order toinitiate a referendum and collect signatures of citizens of the RussianFederation in support thereof, a referendum initiative group may be formed. Anycitizen or a group of citizens of the Russian Federation who are entitled toparticipate in a referendum shall have the right to form such initiative group.The initiative to hold a referendum may also be exercised by an electoralassociation or another public association the charter of which provides forparticipation in elections and/or referendums and which is registered in theprocedure prescribed by the federal law at a level corresponding to the levelof the referendum or a higher level no later than one year before the date offorming the referendum initiative group. The number of members of an initiativegroup for a referendum of the Russian Federation shall be set by a federalconstitutional law; the number of members of the initiative group for areferendum of a subject of the Russian Federation or a local referendum shallbe set in accordance with this Federal Law, law of the subject of the RussianFederation, the charter of the municipality.

 

Federal ConstitutionalLaw of the Russian Federation “About the Referendum of the Russian Federation”

(as of April 24, 2008)

http://cis-legislation.com/document.fwx?rgn=6629

 

Статья 15. Порядок реализации инициативы проведенияреферендума, принадлежащей гражданам Российской Федерации

1. Участники референдума образуют инициативную группу попроведению референдума.

2. Инициативная группа по проведению референдума должнасостоять из региональных подгрупп, создаваемых более чем в половине субъектовРоссийской Федерации. В каждую региональную подгруппу инициативной группы попроведению референдума (далее - региональная подгруппа) должно входить не менее100 участников референдума, место жительства которых находится на территориитого субъекта Российской Федерации, где образована региональная подгруппа.

Comment
Initiative group should consist of regionalsub-groups, organized in more than half of the subjects of RF, each of whichmust consist of at least 100 citizens.
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