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Issues excluded from being the subject of referendums at the national level

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  • Taxes and public expenditure commitments
  • Constitutional laws and those related to issues where the initiative can solely be exerted by the Executive
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Constitution of Uruguay (Constitución de la RepúblicaOriental del Uruguay)

http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b5600.html

Article 79.

The accumulation of votes for any electedoffice, with the exception of those for President and Vice President, shall beeffected through use of the slogan of the political party. The Law, by atwo-thirds vote of the full membership of each Chamber, shall establish rulesfor this requirement.

Twenty-five percent of all persons registeredand qualified to vote may, within one year following their promulgation, demanda referendum against the laws and exercise the right of initiative before theLegislative Power. These institutions are not applicable with respect to lawsimposing taxes. They are likewise inapplicable in those cases in which theinitiative is an exclusive right of the Executive Power. Both institutionsshall be regulated by law, enacted by an absolute majority of the full membershipof each Chamber.

Law16017 about Elections (Ley No 16.017 de Elecciones)

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/UY/uruguay-ley-16017-que-regula-referendos-2012/view

Artículo 22.- No son impugnables mediante el recurso de refer?ndum:

A) Las leyes constitucionales (literal D) del art?culo 331 de la Constitución.

B) Las leyes cuya iniciativa, por raz?n de materia, es exclusiva del Poder Ejecutivo (art?culos 86 in fine, 133 y 214 de la Constitución).

C) Las leyes que establezcan tributos, entendi?ndose por tales los impuestos, las tasas y las contribuciones especiales (art?culos 11, 12 y 13 del Código Tributario).

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