Direct Democracy Database
What is the deadline for collecting required number of signatures?
| Theme | Signature collection |
|---|
Breakdown by continent
| Continent | Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period | Agenda Initiative - fixed time period | No data | Not specified by legislation | Referendum - fixed time period | Recall - fixed time period | Agenda Initiative - signatures are collected before submission | Other | Countries researched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
1 (10.0%) |
7 (70.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
2 (20.0%) |
10 |
| Americas | 1 (6.7%) |
2 (13.3%) |
1 (6.7%) |
5 (33.3%) |
2 (13.3%) |
1 (6.7%) |
2 (13.3%) |
2 (13.3%) |
15 |
| Asia | 5 (50.0%) |
2 (20.0%) |
2 (20.0%) |
2 (20.0%) |
2 (20.0%) |
1 (10.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
2 (20.0%) |
10 |
| Europe | 9 (36.0%) |
10 (40.0%) |
1 (4.0%) |
3 (12.0%) |
10 (40.0%) |
2 (8.0%) |
3 (12.0%) |
2 (8.0%) |
25 |
| Oceania | 2 (50.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
2 (50.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
4 |
| Other | 0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 |
| Total | 17 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 64 |
Country Answers
| Country | Year | Value (Text) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2022 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Argentina | 2014 | Agenda Initiative - signatures are collected before submission | |
| Armenia | 2022 | Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period Agenda Initiative - not speficied |
|
| Austria | 2014 | Agenda Initiative - fixed time period | |
| Azerbaijan | 2014 | Referendum - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period Agenda Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| Belarus | 2014 | Referendum - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period Recall - fixed time period |
|
| Bolivia | 2013 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Brazil | 2013 | Agenda Initiative - signatures are collected before submission | |
| Bulgaria | 2022 | Referendum - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period Agenda Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| Burkina Faso | 2013 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Cabo Verde | 2013 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Colombia | 2017 | Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period Agenda Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 2013 | No data | |
| Costa Rica | 2014 | Referendum - fixed time period | |
| Denmark | 2018 | Agenda Initiative - fixed time period | |
| Dominican Republic | 2013 | This issue has not been regulated yet by a special law. | |
| Ecuador | 2014 | Signatures shall be collected before formal submission of any direct democracy instrument | |
| Estonia | 2014 | Agenda Initiative - signatures are collected before submission | |
| Ethiopia | 2013 | Time table shall be determined by the secretariat | |
| Finland | 2014 | Agenda Initiative - fixed time period | |
| Georgia | 2014 | Referendum - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period Agenda Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| Guatemala | 2013 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Honduras | 2014 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Hungary | 2014 | Referendum - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| Italy | 2014 | No data | |
| Kazakhstan | 2013 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Kenya | 2022 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Kiribati | 2013 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2014 | Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period | |
| Latvia | 2015 | Referendum - fixed time period | |
| Liberia | 2014 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Lithuania | 2014 | Referendum - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period Agenda Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| Moldova, Republic of | 2014 | Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period | |
| Montenegro | 2014 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Myanmar | 2013 | No data | |
| Netherlands | 2013 | Agenda Initiative - signatures are collected before submission | |
| New Zealand | 2014 | Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period | |
| Nicaragua | 2013 | No data | |
| Nigeria | 2014 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Palau | 2014 | Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period | |
| Panama | 2014 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Paraguay | 2014 | Agenda Initiative - fixed time period | |
| Peru | 2014 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Philippines | 2014 | The Commission on Election shall set a special registration day at least three (3) weeks before a scheduled initiative or referendum | |
| Poland | 2014 | Agenda Initiative - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - not specified. |
|
| Portugal | 2018 | Agenda Initiative - signatures are collected before submission Citizens' Initiative - signatures are collected before submission |
|
| Romania | 2014 | Agenda Initiative - fixed time period | |
| Russian Federation | 2013 | Referendum - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| Serbia | 2021 | Referendum - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period Agenda Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| Slovakia | 2014 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Slovenia | 2014 | Referendum - fixed time period Agenda Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| Spain | 2014 | Agenda Initiative - fixed time period | |
| Switzerland | 2014 | Referendum - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| Taiwan | 2018 | Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period Recall - fixed time period |
|
| Thailand | 2017 | Not specified by legislation | |
| The Gambia | 2014 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Togo | 2014 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Turkmenistan | 2014 | No data | |
| Tuvalu | 2014 | Not specified by legislation | |
| Uganda | 2014 | The question is not applicable as the signatures have to be gathered before the proposal is presented | |
| Ukraine | 2013 | Referendum - fixed time period Citizens' Initiative - fixed time period |
|
| United Kingdom | 2015 | Recall - fixed time period | |
| Uruguay | 2014 | Referendum - fixed time period | |
| Venezuela | 2014 | Recall - fixed time period |
Total number of countries in selected sample: 64
