Referendum Act Article 9

Unless otherwise provided for, a referendum proposal shall be submitted by the lead proposer, who shall submit a written proposal, a statement of reasons, and the original and a copy of the proposer list to the competent authority.There shall be only one lead proposer as referred to in the preceding paragraph. The main text of the proposal shall be limited to 100 words, and the statement of reasons shall be limited to 2,000 words. Any excess portion beyond the word limits shall not be publicized or published in the referendum bulletin.The main text of the proposal shall be concise, clear, and objectively neutral; the statement of reasons shall be consistent with the main text in clarifying the grounds and position of the referendum.The competent authority shall establish regulations governing the format, word count calculation, grammar, and other related matters for the main text and statement of reasons.The proposer list referred to in Paragraph 1 shall be completed in the specified format, with each proposer'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).The competent authority shall establish an electronic system for the lead proposer to solicit proposals and joint signatures. The methods and implementation date for proposal submission, joint signature collection, and examination procedures shall be prescribed by the competent authority.Electronic proposals and joint signatures shall be submitted in the form of electronic records.Each referendum proposal shall address only one issue.