Who decides on the final form of the ballot text?

THE REFERENDUM ACT, 2013

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Ballot papers 24.-(1)  The  Commission  shall  be  responsible  for preparing the ballot papers for use at a referendum.

 (2) Ballot papers shall be in Form No.5 as set out in the First Schedule to this Act and shall- (a) contain the question being voted on in Kiswahili language;

 (b)  be  foldable,  numbered,  or  a  combination of both letter and number, printed on the front;

 (c)  attach a counterfoil with the same number or combination  of  letter  and  number  printed  on it; and

 (d)  contain  a  different  and  distinct  symbol  for each answer to the question to be voted on.

  (3) Subject to subsection (4), the ballot papers for voting in a referendum shall state the question or issue to be answered in form of “YES” or “NO” by the voters.

  (4) Where the question or issue to which views of the  people  are  to  be  ascertained  is  related  to  the Constitution, the Commission shall consult the Attorney General  on  the  question  or  issue  to  be  answered  or decided.

PART V

PROVISIONS RELATING TO VALIDATION OF THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION

Referendum question

37.-(1)   National  Electoral  Commission  in collaboration  with  the  Zanzibar  Electoral  Commission shall,  within  seven  days  of  the  publication  of  the proposed Constitution, frame and publish in the  Gazette, the question to be determined by the referendum.

 (2) The question referred to in subsection (1) shall be framed after consultation with the Attorney General of the United  Republic  and  the  Attorney  General  of Zanzibar.

 (3) The question to be submitted to the referendum shall  require  the  voter  to  indicate  whether  the  voter approves or does  not  approve  the  proposed  Constitution and shall be so framed as to require the voter to answer “YES” or “NO”.

 (4) The voting at a referendum shall be by secret ballot.