§ Article 128(untitled)

onducting a local referendum
 Preparation and conduct of a referendum on the territory of a region, city, district, district
in a city, settlement, village council are carried out by the relevant referendum commissions
formed in accordance with Articles 34–37 of this Code.

 Article 128 1 . Fund of the initiative group for holding a local referendum
 Financing of expenses associated with the collection of signatures of citizens in support of
the proposal to hold a regional, Minsk city, district, city (in a city of regional subordination)
referendum and campaigning to initiate a referendum by citizens is carried out from the funds
of the initiative group.
 The fund of the initiative group for holding a regional, Minsk city, district, city (in a city of
regional subordination) referendum can be formed from the following funds:
 1) voluntary donations from members of the initiative group and other citizens of the
Republic of Belarus. The amount of a citizen’s donation to the fund for holding a regional, Minsk
city referendum cannot exceed 10 basic units, and for holding a district, city (in a city of regional
subordination) referendum - 5 basic units;
 2) voluntary donations from legal entities. The size of a donation from a legal entity to the
fund for holding a regional or Minsk city referendum cannot exceed 20 basic units, and for
holding a district, city (in a city of regional subordination) referendum - 10 basic units.
 The maximum amount of all expenses from the fund of the initiative group for holding a
regional, Minsk city referendum cannot exceed 500 basic units, and for holding a district, city
(in a city of regional subordination) referendum - 100 basic units.
 An initiative group for holding a city (in a city of district subordination), township, rural
referendum has the right to create an initiative group fund, which can be formed from the
following funds:
 1) voluntary donations from members of the initiative group and other citizens of the
Republic of Belarus. The size of a citizen’s donation cannot exceed 2 basic units;
 2) voluntary donations from legal entities. The size of a donation from a legal entity cannot
exceed 5 basic units.
 The maximum amount of all expenses from the funds of the initiative group for holding a
city (in a city of district subordination), township, rural referendum cannot exceed 50 basic units.
 of Article 48 1 of this Code are not entitled to make donations to the initiative group fund .
 Control over the receipt and expenditure of funds from the initiative group fund is carried
out by the financial body of the local executive and administrative body that made the decision
to register the initiative group.
 Opening a special account, making donations to the initiative group fund, returning
donations, terminating banking operations on a special account and submitting financial
reports are carried out in accordance with the requirements of Article 114 1 of this Code.

 SECTION VIII
 PROCEDURE FOR RECALLING A DEPUTY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, A
 DEPUTY OF THE LOCAL COUNCIL OF DEPUTIES

 CHAPTER 26
GROUNDS AND PROCEDURE FOR IMPORTANCE OF THE ISSUE OF REVOKING A DEPUTY