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

Referendum Act (last amended on 12 May 2009)

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

Article 10. For a proposal of referendum,the number of proposers shall be not less than 0.5 per cent of the total electors in the latest election of President and Vice President. After receiving a proposal of referendum, the Review Commission shall finish the examination within 10 days, and shall reject it if it does not meet the relevant provisions. During the period of examination, the Review Commission shall request the government agencies of household registration to check the listof proposers within 7 days, and request the Legislative Yuan and the related government agencies depending on the nature of the proposal to bring forward a position paper within 1 month after receiving the official letter of request.

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

After the content is determined, the Review Commission shall, within 10 days, receive a model list of joint signers from the Central Election Commission, and print the lists to collect joint signatures. If the Review Commission does not receive the model list within the specified time limit, it will be regarded as abandonment of joint signature.

Article 22. In the ballots for referendum shall be printed the serial number of the proposal of referendum, the main text, and 'Agree' and 'Not Agree” columns, and the voter shall use the tool prepared by the election commission to make the choice.

After the choice is made, the voter may not show the ballot to others.

The main text of the ballot text is first proposed by the proposers of the referendum, and then examined by the Review Commission, and if the proposed text meets the relevant provisions, a public hearing will be held by the Review Commission within 10 days to determine the finalized contents of the referendum proposal.