Quorum requirements for a referendum to be valid
Slovenia
CONSTITUTION OF THEREPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
(Adopted 1991; last amended May 2013)
http://www.us-rs.si/en/about-the-court/legal-basis/constitution/
I. GeneralProvisions
Article 3a.
(1)Pursuant to a treaty ratified by the National Assembly by a two-thirds majorityvote of all deputies, Slovenia may transfer the exercise of part of itssovereign rights to international organisations which are based on respect forhuman rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the principles of the ruleof law and may enter into a defensive alliance with states which are based onrespect for these values.
(2) Before ratifying a treaty referred to inthe preceding paragraph, the National Assembly may call a referendum. A proposal shall pass at thereferendum if a majority of voters who have cast valid votes vote in favour ofsuch. The National Assembly is bound by the result of such referendum.If such referendum has been held, a referendum regarding the law on theratification of the treaty concerned may not be called.
IV. Organisation ofthe State; a) The National Assembly
Art.90:Legislative Referendum
(1) The National Assembly calls a referendum on the entryinto force of a law that it has adopted if so required by at least fortythousand voters.
(2) It isinadmissible to call a referendum:
? on laws on urgentmeasures for ensuring the defence of the state, security, or the elimination ofthe consequences of natural disasters;
? on laws on taxes,customs duties, and other compulsory charges, and on laws adopted for theimplementation of the state budget;
? on laws on theratification of treaties;
? on laws eliminatingan unconstitutionality in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms orany other unconstitutionality.
(3) Theright to vote in a referendum is held by all citizens who are eligible to votein elections.
(4) A law is rejected in a referendumif a majority of voters who have cast valid votes vote against the law, under the condition that atleast one fifth of all qualified voters have cast votes against the law.
IX. Procedure forAmending the Constitution
Art.170:Confirmation of ConstitutionalAmendments by Referendum
(1) TheNational Assembly must submit a proposed constitutional amendment to voters foradoption in a referendum, if so required by at least thirty deputies.
(2) Aconstitutional amendment is adopted in a referendum if a majority of thosevoting voted in favour of the same, provided that a majority of all voters participated in the referendum.
Art.171: Promulgation of Constitutional Amendments
Constitutionalamendments enter into force upon their promulgation in the National Assembly.
LAWON REFERENDUM AND POPULAR INITIATIVE
(Adopted 1994; lastamended 2006)
II. REFERENDUM
3. Posvetovalni referendum
Art. 26
Državni zbor lahko razpišeposvetovalni referendum o vprašanjih iz svoje pristojnosti, ki so širšegapomena za državljane.
Art. 29
Državni zbor ni vezan na izid posvetovalnega referenduma.
For referendums onconstitutional amendments, the turnout quorum is 50% of the electorate. For legislativereferendums, the turnout quorum is 20% of the electorate. There are no quorums for consultative referendaor referendums on international treaties.
