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07-22-2009, 03:00 PM
The Constitutional Revisory Assembly approved a first reading on Art. 247 that will allow that a referendum (yes and no vote on an issue submitted by the government) be used to make changes to the Constitution in the future. The Central Electoral Board would prepare the referendum vote, once receiving the question from the government. A referendum is now authorized for requesting an opinion from citizens on rights, duties and fundamental guarantees.
For the approval of a change by the government, the vote of more than half of the voters is required, and voters need to be more than 30% of those registered in the Voters Registry.
Art. 247 says that if the result of the refereumdum is affirmative, it will be proclaimed by the Constitutional Revisory Assembly or in its absence by any authority of the Dominican Republic, incorporating this into the constitutional text.
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For the approval of a change by the government, the vote of more than half of the voters is required, and voters need to be more than 30% of those registered in the Voters Registry.
Art. 247 says that if the result of the refereumdum is affirmative, it will be proclaimed by the Constitutional Revisory Assembly or in its absence by any authority of the Dominican Republic, incorporating this into the constitutional text.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)