Referendum Act Article 14

If the Executive Yuan deems it necessary to hold a referendum on any matter stipulated in Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 2 of Article 2, it may submit the main text and the statement of reasons to the competent authority for the referendum after obtaining the consent of the Legislative Yuan. The provisions of Article 13, Paragraph 1 of Article 17, and Article 19 shall not apply.After the Executive Yuan submits a referendum proposal to the Legislative Yuan, the Legislative Yuan shall make a decision within fifteen days. If the proposal is submitted during a recess, the Legislative Yuan shall convene a meeting within fifteen days and make a decision within thirty days.If the Legislative Yuan rejects the Executive Yuan's proposal, the Executive Yuan may not resubmit a proposal on the same matter within two years from the date of rejection.