Sentences with phrase «assemblies on constitutional reform»

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A concern that a new settlement will be a stitch - up amongst the major political parties and the vibrancy of the referendum campaign in Scotland have energised campaigners to call for a convention that is either constituted fully by randomly - selected citizens (as with the British Columbia Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform) or one that is a mix of randomly - selected citizens and participants appointed by political parties (as with the Irish Constitutional Convention).

But alternative models exist (for example, inter parliamentary talks); and there is no single model for a constitutional convention (see Alan Renwick's excellent pamphlet, and Fournier et al's book When citizens decide: Lessons from citizens» assemblies on electoral reform OUP 2011).

Assembly Democrats on Friday evening released a package of ethics and campaign finance reform measures including limits to outside income, while holding out for negotiations for a constitutional amendment for pension forfeiture by public officials convicted of corruption.