Legal provisions for mandatory referendums at national level

Constitution of the Republic of Palau (1979) http://www.palauembassy.com/Documents/ConstitutionE.pdf

Mandatoryreferendum;

Articles II Section 3.

Majorgovernmental powers including but not limited to defense, security, or foreignaffairs may be delegated by treaty, compact, or other agreement between thesovereign Republic of Palau and another sovereign nation or internationalorganization, provided such treaty, compact or agreement shall be approved bynot less than two-thirds (2/3) of the members of each house of the Olbiil EraKelulau and by a majority of the votes cast in a nationwide referendumconducted for such purpose, provided, that any such agreement which authorizesuse, testing, storage or disposal of nuclear, toxic chemical, gas or biologicalweapons intended for use in warfare shall require approval of not less thanthree-fourths (3/4) of the votes cast in such referendum.

Mandatoryreferendum on certain issues;

Article XIII Sections 6 and 12

Section 6.Harmful substances such as nuclear, chemical, gas or biological weaponsintended for use in warfare, nuclear power plants, and waste materialstherefrom, shall not be used, tested, stored, or disposed of within theterritorial jurisdiction of Palau without the express approval of not less thanthree-fourths (3/4) of the votes cast in a referendum submitted on thisspecific question.

Section 12. Thenational government shall have exclusive power to regulate importation offirearms and ammunition. No persons except armed forces personnel law fully inPalau and law enforcement officers acting in an official capacity shall havethe right to possess firearms or ammunition unless authorized by legislationwhich is approved in a nationwide referendum by a majority of the votes cast onthe issue.

Mandatoryreferendum on general constitutional reform, including optional referendum onwhether to have a regular constitutional convention;

Article XIV Section 1

Section 1. Anamendment to this Constitution may be proposed by a Constitutional Convention,popular initiative, or by the Olbiil Era Kelulau, as provided herein:

(a) at leastonce every fifteen (15) years, the Olbiil Era Kelulau may submit to the votersthe question: “Shall there be a Convention to revise or amend the Constitution?”.If a majority of the votescast upon the question is in the affirmative, a Constitution Convention shallbe convened within six (6) months thereafter, in a manner prescribed by law;