Legal provisions for mandatory referendums at national level

CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OFECUADOR (2008)

http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Ecuador/english08.html

Article 444. Installation of a ConstituentAssembly can only be called by referendum. This referendum can be requested bythe President of the Republic, by two thirds of the National Assembly or bytwelve percent (12%) of the persons registered on the voter registration list.The referendum must include how representatives must be elected and the rulesfor the electoral process. The new Constitution, for its entry into force,shall require adoption by referendum with half plus one of all valid ballotscast.

Ley Orgánica Electoral y de OrganizacionesPolíticas de la República del Ecuador, Código de la Democracia (Democracycode), del 27 de abril de 2009

http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=35394757

Refer?ndum y laConsulta Popular

Art. 195.- ElConsejo Nacional Electoral convocar? a consulta popular por disposici?n de laPresidenta o Presidente de la República, de la m?xima autoridad de losgobiernos aut?nomos descentralizados, de la iniciativa ciudadana o porla Asamblea Nacional en el caso establecido en el art?culo 407de la Constitución de la República y para convocar una Asamblea Constituyente.