Sentences with phrase «also hold referendums»

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He also takes a look at the implications of the political situation in the United Kingdom where the government is facing calls to hold a second Scottish referendum as it prepares to fire the starting pistol on the process of leaving the European Union.

After deciding not to hold the community center referendum, the Park District Board also discarded the idea of asking the voters if they would be willing to foot the bill for about $ 150,000 in maintenance and repairs at the parks.

Examples of the kinds of questions involved in the decision were - does parliament agreeing to hold a referendum, also count legally as its agreement to do what the referendum says?

Clegg also revealed that he made an offer to hold a referendum on Lords reform at the time of the next general election but the offer was not accepted.

Similarly, if a treaty is signed between November 2012 and the Austrian election due in September 2013, Austria is also likely to hold a referendum.

This is also the case for David Cameron's pledge to hold a referendum, which originated in three interrelated developments.

Finally, whether or not a country has a bicameral parliament and / or a semi-presidential system of government also has an impact on the likelihood of a referendum being held.

On the other hand, it has also invested in successively asserting itself and building strength by organising referenda, protests, creating an alliance, and holding a ground breaking plebiscite, among many other forms of «everyday resistance.»

The Government also committed to providing in the Oireachtas a response to each recommendation of the Convention within four months and, if it accepted the recommendation, was required to indicate the time frame envisaged for the holding of any related referendum.

Importantly, they would also have the power to hold referenda over disputed projects, allowing everyone in a region, not just the most vocal opponents, to have their say over big projects.

This idea, which revives a parliamentary project thoroughly rejected in a previous referendum, was brought forward by the president of the Senate, who also holds a track record of scandals.

Almost all English district and unitary councils — 279 of 293 — held elections too, and there were also votes for six mayors, for many parish and town councils, plus the odd local referendum.

David Cameron lacked judgment in holding the referendum, but also to blame for the result was the lack of Labour leadership in promoting a vigorous campaign to expose the distortions and lies the Tories were using to blame Europe for the policies they had instigated, which had damaged schools, hospitals, social services and housing needs.

They could also wait for the next hung parliament, and hope that a smaller party has enough influence (and determination) to hold a referendum on a PR voting system, but this depends on the luck of hung parliaments, and on the negotiating decisions of existing parties.

It's also worth noting that «No referendum and keep FPTP» is not the only alternative to «Hold a referendum and change to AV» - even if the expense were not already a sunk cost.

The party has also held a parliamentary candidate selection blitz since the referendum — fearing a snap general election — so many candidates for 2020 seats have already been selected to try to win back those lost in 2015.

Plans to replace council tax with a local income tax and the SNP's goal to hold a referendum on Scottish independence were also lowly - ranked.

Miliband will also set out a reform agenda for the EU, but rejects the Conservative promise to hold the referendum by 2017, saying the programme is not best achieved by setting an artificial timetable.

Also this week, as it becomes clearer that Labour voters could hold the key to the referendum's final result we hear from two of the party's MPs on opposite sides of the divide.

The referendum also causes potential constitutional complications where Westminster will have to grant a Section 30 order to extend Holyrood's powers to hold one.

Also at 6 p.m., Columbia Law School and the Rockefeller Institute of Government hold forum on «Constitutional Convention Referendum 2017 and Home Rule within the Empire State,» Jerome Greene Hall, first floor, Columbia Law School, 435 W. 116th St., Manhattan.

He focused on Europe and after reiterating the party's promise to hold a referendum on the draft EU Treaty he also promised to amend the 1972 European Communities Act «so that if any future government agrees any treaty that transfers further competences from Britain to the EU a national referendum before it could be ratified would be required by law.»

The headline pledge in the party's manifesto, published today, was a restated commitment to hold a referendum on a final Brexit deal, with the alternative of remaining in the EU also on the ballot.

There have also been numerous referendums held by local authorities on issues such as temperance and directly elected mayors.

Also at 11 a.m., a broad - based group of environmental, anti-fracking and conservation organizations hold a press conference to explain why they are urging New Yorkers to vote «no» on the constitutional convention referendum, LCA Press Room, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

The leaflet in the series that attacks Labour focuses on a failure to honour a promise to hold a referendum on Lisbon, Labour MEPs» support for joining the Euro, support for the Working Time Directive, support for an EU Space programme and also for a Euro Army:

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Nigel Farage also insisted he would require a pledge to hold an in - out referendum before August 2015 as the price for propping up a minority Tory government.

Mr Hammond also confirmed that the referendum could be held earlier than planned if renegotiation is completed ahead of schedule.

Chuka Umunna, the backbencher and chair of Vote Leave Watch, an organisation that seeks to hold politicians to account for promises made during the Brexit referendum campaign, has also spoken out on the issue.

It also cited an instance of how Kanu allegedly incited his followers «to disrupt, disallow and boycott elections in south East states, starting with Anambra State governorship election scheduled to hold onvbNovember 18, 2017, if the Federal Government failed to hold a referendum for the realisation of the state of Biafra nation.»

But Cameron also used it to hold out the prospect of a referendum after 2015.

It also shows the sheer contempt that most Labour MPs hold not just to the democratic expression of the Referendum but that they actually despise their own core electorate.

(The speech is also relevant to today's arguments about whether to hold a referendum on Britain's future links with the rest of Europe; but that's another story.)

The Liberal Democrats might regain Kingston & Surbiton, Sutton & Cheam, Twickenham, and Bath, and hold on to their by - election gain last year in Richmond Park — all but Sutton & Cheam delivered large majorities for Remain at the 2016 referendum, and Lewes also delivered a small majority for staying in the EU.

Unless a county legislature rejects the proposal with a 45 - day reviewing period, it would be put on referendum during elections in November, when Syracuse will also hold a mayoral election.

It should be noted that the referendum took place 25 years before the passing of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 by the then Labour Government of Tony Blair, which introduced into British law a general procedure for the holding of UK - wide referendums and effectively created the Electoral Commission, a body that would oversee such votes and also test and research proposed referendumReferendums Act 2000 by the then Labour Government of Tony Blair, which introduced into British law a general procedure for the holding of UK - wide referendums and effectively created the Electoral Commission, a body that would oversee such votes and also test and research proposed referendumreferendums and effectively created the Electoral Commission, a body that would oversee such votes and also test and research proposed referendum questions.

Speaking to James Naughtie on the Today programme, he also backed holding a referendum if further powers were transferred to Brussels in the future.

The committee will also recommend that a referendum be held to determine whether the changes should come into force.

The court also found that the association had acted in accordance with its constitution by holding a referendum on public access when it received a petition to do so.