Resolution on conducting the referendum ...

R E S O L U T I O N

of Tatarstan Supreme Soviet on conducting the referendum on state status of the Republic of Tatarstan

Taking into account the fact that the determination of state status of the Republic of Tatarstan is the most important question of state activity, concerning the interest of each citizen, and ensuring the constitutional principle of the execution of state power by people directly by means of referendum, the Supreme Soviet of the Tatarstan Republic RESOLVES:

1. To submit the question on state status of the Republic of Tatarstan at a referendum.

2. To conduct the referendum on March 21, 1992.

3. To include in the ballot paper the following formulation of the question submitted at the referendum and the variants of voters' answers: "Do You agree, that the Republic of Tatarstan is the sovereign state, the subject of international law, forming its relations with the Russian Federation, other republics and states on the basis of equal agreements? " "Yes" or "No".

4. To establish an order according to which during the referendum, which shall be conducted on March 21. Central election Committee on the Deputy elections shall fulfill duties of Central referendum's Committee on the basis of article 19 of the Tatarstan's Law "On the referendum in the Republic of Tatarstan"; in the regions - the corresponding regional and urban election Committees on the Deputies' elections shall fulfill duties of the regions' and urban referendum's Committee.

5. To establish an order according to which those who have no permanent place of residence on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan shall not take part in the referendum.

6. To oblige the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Tatarstan, local Soviets of People's Deputies to ensure the guarantees of citizens' free will on the referendum's question in strict accordance with the Law "On the referendum in the Republic of Tatarstan". To exclude the possibility of any pressure on citizens, preventing them from realization of their right to take part at the referendum.

7. To invite representatives from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), representatives from Russia's Republics and international organizations who wish to take part in the control process as observants.

8. To oblige Regional and urban Soviets of People's Deputies to ensure the organization of polling places and the referendum's Committees not later than on February 25.

9. To oblige the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan to settle the questions, concerning the material and financial maintenance on conducting referendum in the Republic of Tatarstan, the questions of transport and communication service according to needs of Central election Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan by the time before March 1.

10. To recommend social amalgamations, mass media, their editorial boards to ensure a comprehensive and objective interpretation of the essence of referendum's question, the method of voting in easily understood form for wide sections of population.

11. Voting results shall be determined all over the Republic of Tatarstan in general.

12. According to article 1 of Republic's Law "On the referendum in the Republic of Tatarstan", the answer at the referendum in the Republic of Tatarstan shall be final, shall be valid on the whole territory of the Tatarstan Republic and shall be revoked or changed only by means of a new referendum in the Republic of Tatarstan.

F. Mukhametshin,
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Tatarstan
Kazan, February 21, 1992