§ Article 28Appeals on Decisions of Referendum Committees, adopted up to Conclusion of Voting

1. Group members, parties, as well as the representatives thereof and
observers may appeal the decisions of the referendum committees, which have been adopted up to the conclusion of voting, as follows:
1) those of polling district referendum committees - to the city, regional referendum committee;
2) those of city, regional referendum committees - to the Central Electoral Committee;
3) those of the Central Electoral Committee-to the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania
2. The Central Electoral Committee must examine the appeals within 48 hours. The decisions of the Central Electoral Committee, adopted in the course of appeal examination, or its other activities over the period of 5 days following the adoption of the decision, but not later than the conclusio1n of the referendum voting, may be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania. The appeal must be examined at least within 48 hours from their submittal. This time limit shall also include non-work days. The decision of the court shall enter into force from its announcement.
3. The appeals, which are submitted without adhering to the procedure
stipulated in this Article, shall not be examined and shall be transferred to the referendum committee, which must examine them. The polling district referendum committee, city and regional referendum committee may not transfer to the Central Electoral Committee for examination the appeals belonging to the scope of their competence and unexamined appeals.
4. The acts of the Central Electoral Committee in implementing the provisions of Chapter II of this Law shall be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court in accordance with the procedure stipulated in this Article. The time limits set forth in paragraph two of this Article shall be applied in the examination of such appeals.