"The advisory referendum held at local government's township level can't change the legal stipulations and could only serve as a reference for the township's executive policing," Chen said.
Any change to the legal system will require a national referendum, backed by a referendum legislation, which has been put as a priority on the DPP's legislative agenda.
Meanwhile, Chen said the Pinglin referendum doesn't contradict with the advisory referendums which the Cabinet are going to hold next year.
Chen noted that the Cabinet's advisory referendum would be an administrative one which only serves as a reference to the government's policy.
"The Cabinet's advisory referendum would not be legally binding, therefore none of the citizen's legal rights and obligations will be changed after the vote," Chen said.
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