ISSN 1452-6662
Over 180 up-to-date legal acts of the Republic of Serbia translated to English.
Group: POLITICAL SYSTEM
Issue: LAW ON REFERENDUM AND PEOPLE'S INITIATIVE
Published in the Službeni glasnik RS, Nos. 111/21 of 25 November 2021 and 119/21 of 10 December 2021
Section: I BASIC PROVISIONS

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  • Subject of the Law
     Article 1

    This Law shall regulate the manner of conducting a referendum and the manner of exercising a people's initiative.

  • Principle of the Rule of Law
     Article 2

    The referendum shall be conducted, and the people's initiative shall be exercised in compliance with the legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

    The referendum shall be conducted and people's initiative exercised with the respect for human rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, particularly freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of the media, freedom of movement, freedom of assembly, freedom of association and the right to information. 

  • Right to Vote and the Right to Participate
     Article 3

    The right to vote in a referendum and the right to participate in a people's initiative shall be enjoyed by citizens who, in compliance with the election regulations, have the right to vote and permanent residence or, in case of internally displaced persons, temporary residence, in the territory on which the referendum is called, and are registered in the electoral roll.

    Provisions of the law governing Single Electoral Roll shall apply mutatis mutandis to the exercise of the rights referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, including the possibility of filing an application seeking to enter a note into the electoral roll stating that a citizen shall vote in his/her place of temporary residence abroad, or in his/her chosen place of temporary residence in the country.