§ Article 12(untitled)

eferendum Questions

 1. Questions to be brought up to a referendum of the Russian Federation and questions
which cannot be brought up to a referendum of the Russian Federation shall be specified by a
federal constitutional law.

 2. Questions may be brought up to a referendum of the subject of the Russian
Federation only if they are within the jurisdiction of the subject of the Russian Federation, or
within joint jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and subjects of the Russian Federation,
provided such questions are not regulated by the Constitution of the Russian Federation or a
federal law.

 3. Only questions of local significance may be brought up to a local referendum.

 4. The federal law, constitutions (statutes), laws of subjects of the Russian Federation,
may define questions that are subject to be obligatory brought up to a referendum of the subject
of the Russian Federation. The federal law, constitutions (statutes), laws of subjects of the
Russian Federation, statutes of municipal formations may define questions that are subject to
be brought up to a local referendum.
(Clause 4 as amended by the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No.93-FZ)

 5. Questions to be brought up to a referendum shall not restrict or abolish generally
recognized human and civil rights and constitutional guarantees for exercising thereof.

 6. The questions of a referendum of the subject of the Russian Federation shall not
conflict with the legislation of the Russian Federation. Questions of a local referendum shall not
conflict with the legislation of the Russian Federation Russian Federation and the legislation of
corresponding subject of the Russian Federation.

 7. A referendum question shall be worded in such manner so as to preclude any
possibility of its multiple interpretations, i.e. so that only an unambiguous answer can be given
to it, and also so as to rule out any ambiguity of the legal consequences of the decision made at
the referendum.

 8. The following questions shall not be brought up to a referendum of the subject of the
Russian Federation or a local referendum:
 а) early termination or prolongation of terms of powers of bodies of state power of the
subject of the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government, on suspension of their
authorities, as well as on conducting of early elections to bodies of state power of the subject of
the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government or postponement of the said elections;
 b) personal composition of bodies of state power of the subject of the Russian
Federation and bodies of local self-government;
 c) election of deputies and officials; approval or appointment or removal of officials;
consent to appointment or removal of such officials;
 d) adoption or amendment of corresponding budget; fulfillment or modification of
financial commitments of the subject of the Russian Federation, municipal formation;
 e) adoption of extraordinary and urgent measures to ensure health and security of the
population.
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 9. No restrictions shall be established for questions to be brought up to a referendum
other than those set forth in this Article.