Who drafts the referendum question?

REFERENDUMLAW
(Adopted 2002; lastamended 2012)
http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_e?p_id=437744

Article 6.Referendum Requirements of Proposed Laws, Other Enactments and DraftResolutions
3.Upon a petition by therepresentatives of a citizens? initiative group, the Seimas Office must ensure its support, indrafting the text (resolution) of the law, other enactment proposed for areferendum or an issue concerning the life of the State or the People proposedfor deliberation, by enlisting legal experts.

Article 10.Registration of the Initiative Group of Citizens
1. The citizens shall implement the citizens? rightto call a referendum directly. With a view to this, a citizens? initiativegroup for a referendum (hereinafter referred to as ?a group?) of at least fifteencitizens who are eligible, shall be formed. The chief representative of thegroup shall visit the Central Electoral Committee and file an application toregister the group and to adoptthe text of the resolution proposed for adoption by a referendum andalso, shall co-ordinate on a preliminary basis the question of the date of theCentral Electoral Committee sitting.

2. The group?s application to the Central ElectoralCommittee must indicate: the referendum type, preliminary or final text of the resolution for adoptionby referendum as well as, the coordinator (coordinators) of the group?

4. Ifit is stated in the application of the group that the text proposed foradoption of a resolution in the referendum is preliminary, concurrently at therequest of the representatives of the group the necessary assistance must berendered by the Seimas Office in drafting the final text of the resolution assoon as possible, but no later than the day of the next sitting of theCentral Electoral Committee at which the issue of registering the group shallbe discussed. The text of a resolution shall be deemed final, once all themembers of the group have signed it.

6. It shall not be permitted to alter the text ofthe resolution proposed in the citizens? petition to call a referendum.

Article 12.Implementation of the Right of Group of Seimas Members to Call a Referendum
1. The proposal by agroup of the Members of Seimas to call a referendum shall be submitted to the Seimas. It mustindicate: the type of referendum and the text of the resolution proposed to be adopted by a referendum?

Thisquestion refers to the text of the ballot used on the day of the referendum. However,the Referendum Law only specifiesprocedures for developing the text of the original proposal. It does notspecify who is responsible for drafting the ballot text.

Articles6 and 10 state that citizens can request assistance from the office of thelegislature in drafting the referendum proposal.