General Typology
- Instrument
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location
- Venezuela
- Local Name
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Referendo Consultivo
- Political Level
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national
- Normative Level
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constitutional
- Legally Binding?
- yes
- Legally Defined
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Article 70: Participation and involvement of people in the exercise of their sovereignty in political affairs can be manifested by: voting t fill public offices, referendum, consultation of public opinion, mandate revocation, legislative, constitutional and constituent initiative, open forums and meetings of citizens whose decisions shall be binding among others; and in social and economic affairs: citizen service organs, selfmanagement, co-management, cooperatives in all forms, including those of a financial nature, savings funds, community enterprises, and other forms of association guided by the values of mutual cooperation and solidarity.The law shall establish conditions for the effective, functioning of the means of participation provided for under the present article.
Article 71:
Matters of special national transcendence may be referred to a consultative referendum, on the initiative of the President of the Republic, taken at a meeting of the Cabinet; by resolution of the National Assembly, passed by a majority vote; or at the request of a number of voters constituting at least 10% of all voters registered on the national, civil and electoral registry.(..)Reference: Constitution of Venezuela, 1999; 2006 edition
- Subject Matter
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To call a plebiscite
Actors
- Author
- Authority : President or majority of the National Assembly
- Initiator
- Authority
- Decision maker
- The whole electorate
Requirements
- Number Of Signatures
- Available Time
- Turnout Quorum
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Legal source does not mention turnout quorum
- Approval Quorum
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Legal source does not mention special approval quorum
- Geographical Quorum
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Legal source does not mention geographical quorum
- Excluded Issues
- Other Formal Requirements
Procedural Elements
- Collection Mode
- Specify Collection Mode
- Wording Of Ballot Question
- Interaction With Authorities
- Supervision And Support
- Transparency And Finance
Practice
- Use
- Archive
- Remarks