Who drafts the referendum question?

Law on Referendum of Georgia (2003)

Article 9. Appointing the referendum

1.  President appoints the referendum;

2.  Central Referendum Commission prepares and conducts the referendum.

Article 10. Initiative group for arranging the referendum

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2.  The initiative group addresses the central referendum commission with the request to register the issue proposed for thereferendum. Formulation of the proposed issue should be ascertained by the agreement of the initiative group.

Article 13. Making a decision related to requesting the conduct of referendum

1.  The Central Referendum Commission submits the referendum issue to the president of Georgia.

2.  The president of Georgia makes one of the decisions listed below, regarding the request for the conduct of referendum:

a)  About appointing the date for the referendum and providing for its arrangement;

b)  About rejecting the request for the conduct of referendum. Such a decision can be made only in case of violating the Georgian constitution or contradiction with the requirements of this Law.

3.  The decision about the appointment of the referendum is announced in the President’s Decree within 30 days after receiving the request for the conduct of referendum.

4.  The decree about the conduct of referendum should indicate the exact date of the referendum, accurate formulation of the referendum issue and definition of funding and other issues related to theconduct of referendum. This Decree is introduced to the citizens through official press and other means of Mass Media, no later than 7 days after adopting the decree.

We assume Central Election Commission prepares the drafts questions for referendums proposed by President and legislature; registered electors provide the draft question when they submit the proposal for a referendum.