“The right of legislative initiative at the Seimas shall belong to the Members of the Seimas, the President of the Republic, and the Government. The citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall also have the right of legislative initiative. 50,000 citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have the electoral right may submit a draft law to the Seimas, and the Seimas must consider it.”
The right of legislative initiative in the Seimas belongs to the Members of the Seimas, the President of the Republic and the Government. Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania also have this right: 50,000 citizens with the right to vote may submit a draft law to the Seimas, and the Seimas must consider it.
A citizens' initiative group that collects 50,000 signatures of voters hands its draft law to the Seimas, which must put it on the agenda and consider it, although it is not obliged to adopt it.
Memorise the three holders of the right (Members of the Seimas, the President, the Government) and the figure of 50,000 citizens. Do not confuse it with the 300,000 citizens needed to call a referendum (Article 9) or to initiate a constitutional amendment (Article 147).
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