[1] The family code bill passed by the government of Borut Pahor which expanded existing same-sex registered partnerships to have all rights of married couples, except adoption (excluding step-child adoption).

The law also expanded provisions protecting the rights of children, such as outlawing corporal punishment and establishing a children's ombudsman.

A conservative group "Civil Initiative for the Family and the Rights of Children", led by the activist and philosopher Aleš Primc (member of the conservative-centrist Slovenian People's Party),[2] opposed to same-sex unions gathered the required signatures to force a referendum on the law.

The poll was conducted on 29 February and 1 March among 504 respondents.

[5] Another Delo poll conducted between 14 and 20 March among 709 respondents found that 46.9% of the respondents would vote to uphold a law, while 29.2% said they would vote to repeal it and 16.4% were undecided.