However, questions have been raised regarding referendums. Wang Ming-sheng, director of the Department of Public Administration at Sun Yat-sen University, says that a prerequisite for holding referendums is a mature civic society and to be effective they need the participation of a populace with civil consciousness, authoritative experts, and decision-making bodies that have the confidence of the people.
雖然公投隨著拜耳案喊停也停擺，不過引人省思的是，中山大學公共事務管理研究所所長汪明生指出，公投基本要件是必須為一成熟的公民社會，要靠具備公民意識的民眾、具專業權威的專家和具公信力的決策單位等三方面合作。