What can be brought to a referendum?

CONSTITUTIONOF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

(Adopted 1992; lastamended 2006)

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Chapter5: Legislative Power

Part1: The National Council of the Slovak Republic

Article84

(4) The agreement of at least athree-fifths majority of all Members of Parliament is required to pass andamend the Constitution and constitutional laws, to adopt aninternational treaty stipulated in Article 7, paragraph 2, adopt resolution onpublic vote to remove the President of the Slovak Republic, file chargesagainst the President and to declare war on another state.

Part2: The Referendum

Article93

(1) Areferendum is used to confirm a constitutional law on entering into a unionwith other states, or on withdrawing from that union.

(2) Areferendum can be used to decide also on other important issues of publicinterest.

(3) Basicrights and freedoms, taxes, levies and the state budget may not be the subjectof a referendum.

Article95

(1) Thereferendum is called by the President of the Slovak Republic if requested by a petition signed by a minimumof 350,000 citizens, or on the basis of a resolution of the NationalCouncil of the Slovak Republic, within 30 days after the receipt of thecitizens' petition or the resolution of the National Council of the SlovakRepublic.

Chapter9: Transitional and Final Provisions

Article152

While theConstitution does not explicitly exclude constitutional amendments from beingthe subject of citizens’ initiatives (except for basic rights and freedoms), Art.84(4) & 152(1) of the Constitution imply that constitutional amendments canonly be passed by a vote of the legislature.