Materials to accompany an application for registration

CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OFECUADOR (2008)

http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Ecuador/english08.html

Article 103. Grass-roots legal andregulatory initiatives shall be exercised to propose the creation, amendment orrepeal of legal regulations to the Legislative Branch of Government or anyother body that has a regulatory jurisdiction. It must benefit from the backingof a number accounting for no less than zero point twenty-five percent (0.25%)of the persons registered in the voter registration list of the correspondingjurisdiction.

Those who propose a grass-roots initiativeshall participate, by means of their representatives, in discussing the projectin the corresponding body, which shall have a term of one-hundred eighty (180)days to review the proposal; if the proposal is not reviewed within thosetime-limits, it will enter into force.

When it involves a bill, the President ofthe Republic shall be able amend the bill but not to veto it completely.

For the submittal of constitutional amendment proposals, thebacking of a number accounting for no less than one percent (1%) of the personsregistered in the voter registration list shall be required. If the LegislativeBranch does not review the proposal within a term of one year, the proposerswill be able to request the National Electoral Council to call for areferendum, without the need to provide the eight percent (8%) backing of thoseregistered in the voter registration list. While one grass-roots proposal toamend the Constitution is being processed, no other can be submitted at thesame time.

Ley Orgánica Electoral y de OrganizacionesPolíticas de la República del Ecuador, Código de la Democracia (Democracycode), del 27 de abril de 2009

http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=35394757

SECCI?N PRIMERA

EnmiendaConstitucional

Art. 187.- Laciudadan?a con el respaldo de al menos el ocho por ciento de las personasinscritas en el registro electoral podr? proponer la enmienda de uno o variosart?culos de la Constitución que no altere su estructura fundamental, elcar?cter y elementos constitutivos del Estado, que no establezca restriccionesa los derechos y garant?as, o que no modifique el procedimiento de reforma dela Constitución. El tr?mite a seguir ser? el establecido para la consultapopular.

SECCI?N SEGUNDA

ReformaConstitucional

Art. 188.- Ante la Asamblea Nacional sepodr?n presentar

propuestas de iniciativaciudadana para la reforma parcial de la

Constitución,que no supongan una restricci?n en los derechos y

garant?asconstitucionales, ni modifique el procedimiento de reforma

de laConstitución, con el respaldo de al menos el uno por ciento de

ciudadanas yciudadanos inscritos en el registro electoral nacional.