Who drafts the referendum question?
Bulgaria
Answer
- Optional referendum - Government
- Optional referendum - President
- Optional referendum - Legislature
- Optional referendum - Registered electors
Source
Bulgaria, Act on Direct Participation of Citizens in Government and Local Government of 29 May 2009 (as amended in 22 February 2022), accessed 7 September 2022
Articles 10, 12 and 13
Comment
The body who initially proposes a referendum on a particular issue is responsible for drafting the referendum question. The proposal for a national referendum should include one or more questions that people answer 'yes' or 'no.' Due to art. 13 (6) of the law, the National Assembly can only edit the referendum question without changing the meaning of the proposal contained in the question or questions or change their order.
