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When does voting take place once an initiative is qualified for ballot?

Lithuania

Lithuania

Answer
Within a certain time limit
Source

REFERENDUMLAW

(Adopted 2002; lastamended 2012)

http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_e?p_id=437744

 

Article14. Procedure of Passing Seimas Resolution Regarding Petition to CallReferendum

1. The Seimas, having received a properly registeredfinal act of thegroup along with the citizens’ petitions and the conclusion of the CentralElectoral Committee that the submitted documents correspond to this Law, shalldeliberate the issue of the date of the referendum at the next sitting of theSeimas during the session…

 

2. Should the group of experts formed in the Seimasarrives at the conclusion that the referendum text supplied in the citizens’petition to call a referendum may not be in keeping with the Constitution ofthe Republic of Lithuania, can be the basis for not calling the referendum.

 

Article 15. Content of SeimasResolution on Referendum

1. The type of referendum,date of conducting and the text of the resolution presented for referendumshall be indicated in the Seimas resolution on calling a referendum.

 

2. The date for conducting the referendum shall be selected for no laterthan in three months and no sooner than in two months from the day of passingthe Seimas Resolution on the date of calling the referendum.
Comment
No sooner than 2 months but no later than 3 months from the date when the Seimas passes the resolution on calling a referendum.
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