Issues in relation to which referendums are mandatory at the national level

Constitution ofVenezuela (1999)

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Article 341: The procedure foradopting amendments to the Constitution shall be as follows:

(1) The initiative may emanate from 15% of the citizensregistered with the Civil and Electoral Registry, from 39% of the members ofthe National Assembly or from the President of the Republic, sitting with theCabinet of Ministers.

(2) When the initiative emanates from the NationalAssembly, the amendment shall require approval by a majority of the members ofthat body, and shall be debated in accordance with the procedure establishedunder this Constitution for the enactment of laws.

(3) Electoral Power shall submit the amendments to areferendum within 30 days of formally receiving the same.

(4) Amendments shall be deemed approved in accordancewith the provisions of this Constitution and the law concerning the approvalreferendum.

(5) Amendments shall be numbered consecutively and shallbe published beneath the Constitution without altering the text of the latter,but with an annotation at the bottom of the amended article (s) of the numberand date of the amendment modifying the same.

Article 344: Once approved by theNational Assembly, the draft constitutional reform shall be submitted to areferendum within 30 days from its approval. The referendum shall pass on thereform as a whole, but up to one third of the same may be voted on separately,if at least one third of the National Assembly so agrees, or if in theinitiative for the reform, the President of the Republic or a number ofregistered voters equivalent to at least 5% of the total registered with theCivil and Electoral Registry so requests.

Article 345: The constitutionalreform shall be declared approved if the number of affirmative votes is greaterthan the number of negative votes. A revised constitutional reform initiativemay not be submitted during the same constitutional term of office of theNational Assembly.