At which stage legality check is conducted?

ReferendumAct

(Last amended on 12 May 2009)

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

Article10.

For a proposal of referendum,the number of proposers shall be not less than 0.5 per cent of the totalelectors in the latest election of President and Vice President. Afterreceiving a proposal of referendum, the Review Commission shall finish theexamination within 10 days, and shall reject it if it does not meet therelevant provisions. During the period of examination, the Review Commissionshall request the government agencies of household registration to check thelist of proposers within 7 days, and request the Legislative Yuan and therelated government agencies depending on the nature of the proposal to bringforward a position paper within 1 month after receiving the official letter ofrequest.

After the process of examination,if the proposal referred to in the preceding Paragraph meets the relevantprovisions, the Review Commission shall hold a public hearing within 10 days todetermine the contents of the proposal of referendum.

After the content isdetermined, the Review Commission shall, within 10 days, receive a model listof joint signers from the Central Election Commission, and print the lists tocollect joint signatures. If the Review Commission does not receive the modellist within the specified time limit, it will be regarded as abandonment ofjoint signature.

If the proposal meets all therequirements, the review commission would hold hearing to confirm the contentof the referendum. After the hearing, the initiators can start to collectsignatures.