Who decides the final ballot text when the initiative is put to a vote?

Poland

Poland

Answer
Legislature President
Source

Law on Nationwide Referendum adopted on 14 March 2003

http://pkw.gov.pl/g2/i/00/8.pdf (in English - but not updated)

http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20030570507 (in Polish – the Parliament’s website)

 

Article 65.

1. The resolution of the Sejm or an order of thePresident of the Republic on holding a referendum shall describe:

1) the legal basis of executing the referendum;

2) the content of questions or variants of solutionsof the issue being subject

of the referendum;

3) the date of the referendum;

4) the time limits for performance of activitiesprovided to execute the referendum.

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