§ Article 78Entry into Force of Law of Republic of Lithuania, Other Legislative Enactment or Resolution Passed by Referendum

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1. The day of voting by referendum shall be deemed as the day of the passage by referendum of a law, other legislative enactment or resolution. In the event, the referendum shall be held on more than one day, the last day of voting by referendum shall be deemed as the day of passage by referendum of a law, other legislative enactment or resolution.
2. The President of the Republic must sign and officially proclaim a law, other legal enactment or resolution passed by referendum no later that within 5 days from the official publication of the final results of the referendum.
3. Should the President of the Republic fail to sign and proclaim such a law, other legal enactment or resolution within the stipulated time, it will enter into force following its signing and official proclamation by the Chairman of the Seimas.
4. A Law passed by referendum on an amendment to the Constitution shall enter into force no earlier than after one month from the day it was passed by referendum.
5. A law which has been passed by referendum, with the exception of amendments to the Constitution, another legal enactment, or resolution, shall enter into force on the day of their official publication in the “State Gazette,” provided a later entry into force date is not stipulated in them.
Article 78 (1) Calculation of Time Limits
1. In the event, the referendum shall be held on more than one day, the time limits set forth in this Law, for up to the day of the referendum vote, shall be calculated until the first day of the referendum vote.
2) In the event, the referendum shall be held on more than one day, the time limits set forth in this Law for after the referendum vote day shall be calculated after the final day of the referendum vote.

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