Referendum Act Article 12

For matters prescribed in Paragraph 2 of Article 2, the number of joint signatories shall be no less than 1.5% of the total electorate in the most recent Presidential Election.The lead proposer of a referendum shall, within six months of the day following the date of receiving the joint signature list format or the authentication code for the electronic joint signature system, submit the original and a copy of the joint signature list, or the electronic record thereof, to the competent authority at one time. Failure to submit the list within the specified period shall be deemed a withdrawal of the proposal.The joint signature list referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be completed in the specified format, with each joint signer's signature or seal, National ID card number, and registered address affixed. The list shall be bound into volumes, separated by special municipality, county (city), and township (city/district), and submitted to the competent authority.If a referendum proposal is deemed to have been withdrawn under Paragraph 2 above or Paragraph 9 of Article 10, the original proposers may not resubmit a proposal on the same matter within two years from the date of withdrawal.