§ Article 127(untitled)

ecision to call a local referendum
 The decision to call a regional, Minsk city, district, city, settlement, rural referendum is made
by the relevant local Council of Deputies, and the decision to call a district referendum in a city
with a district division is made by the city Council of Deputies no later than 30 days from the
date of submission in accordance with the requirements of this Code and other acts of
legislation of such a proposal.
 The legal force of a decision made by a local referendum is determined in the decision of
the local Council of Deputies to call a referendum.
 The local Council of Deputies, when deciding to call a referendum, ensures that citizens are
familiar with the content of the issue submitted to the referendum.
 The date of the referendum is set no later than three months from the date of the decision
to call the referendum.
 The decision of the local Council of Deputies to call a referendum is published in the print
media, made public in other media, and posted on the official website of the relevant local
executive and administrative body on the global computer network Internet.
 Decisions made by a local referendum are signed by the head of the relevant local executive
and administrative body.