Legal encyclopedia. The letter P

REFERENDUM

- the solution of the most important issues of public and state life by direct voting of voters.

R. - the most important institution of direct democracy. R. is provided for by the constitutions of many countries: France, Italy and other European countries.

RF - a popular vote of citizens of the Russian Federation on bills, existing laws and other issues of national importance. RF along with free elections is the highest direct expression of the power of the people.

In the Russian Federation, every citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached the age of 18 on the day of his participation has the right to participate. A citizen who is recognized as incompetent by the court or who is held in places of deprivation of liberty by a court verdict has no right to participate in the RA.

On R. RF can not be put questions:

1) changes in the status of subjects of the Russian Federation;

2) early termination or extension

The term of office of the President of the Russian Federation, the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, as well as questions on holding early elections for the President of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, or the early formation of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation or the postponement of such elections (formation);

3) adoption and amendment of the federal budget, execution and modification of the state's internal financial obligations;

4) the introduction, modification and cancellation of federal taxes and fees, as well as exemption from their payment;

5) taking emergency and urgent measures to ensure the health and safety of the population;

6) amnesty and pardon.

The issues put forward by the Russian Federation should not restrict or abolish generally recognized human and civil rights and freedoms and the constitutional guarantees for their implementation.

R. appoints the President of the Russian Federation, which (if recognized by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation) issues a decree on his appointment and determines the date of the R., while voting may be scheduled for any day off from 2

Up to 3 months from the date of publication of the decree.

The preparation and implementation of the Russian Federation is carried out by:

1) The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, acting as the Central Commission of the Russian Federation;

2) election commissions of the subjects of the Russian Federation, acting as commissions of subjects of the Russian Federation for the conduct of the R .;

3) territorial (district, city and other) commissions for the conduct of the Russian Federation;

4) precinct commissions for the conduct of the Russian Federation. The decision taken by the Russian Federation is

It does not need additional approval. It operates throughout the territory of the Russian Federation and can be canceled or changed only by taking a decision on a new one.

From R. it is necessary to distinguish

Large-scale polls of the population that are conducted in forms close to R. These so-called consultative R. do not have legal force.