General Typology

Instrument
Plebiscite [ATP]
Location
Venezuela
Local Name

Referendo Consultivo

Political Level

national

Normative Level

constitutional

Legally Binding?
yes
Legally Defined

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

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

Legal source does not mention turnout quorum

Approval Quorum

Legal source does not mention special approval quorum

Geographical Quorum

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