Sentences with phrase «approval by referendum»

[7] In accordance with British constitutional convention, specifically that of parliamentary sovereignty, ratification in the UK was not subject to approval by referendum.

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Will it direct the Merkel administration to return the issue to the Bundestag for approval of the new enhanced ECB «bailout» or will it suggest that the entire Maastricht Treaty needs to be approved by the entire citizenry through a REFERENDUM?

A law can easily change with a single legislative vote while a constitutional amendment requires approval by two separately elected Legislatures and then a public referendum, they say.

Councils must call a local referendum to get the approval of voters if they want to put bills up by more than 2 per cent, under rules set by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.»

In November 1994 Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, with Major's approval and supported by Malcolm Rifkind, had advocated a referendum on joining the euro or on the upcoming 1996 Intergovernmental Conference, but Heseltine and Clarke were opposed (only these five senior ministers appear to have been involved) and the proposal was shelved for the time being.

First announced in June by County Executive Steve Bellone and the parties who initiated the lawsuits, part of the agreement maintained that after legislative approval, a public referendum would ultimately determine if the deal would go through.

While Cuomo himself stayed for the most part silent on the amendment's passage, the effort to promote the referendum was led by NY Jobs Now, a coalition of labor unions and gaming operators that stood to benefit from casino approval.

The referendum required approval by 60 % of votes and simple majorities in 60 % of the 79 districts in order to pass: final results indicate that the referendum failed with only 57.7 % of votes in favor, although it did have majority support in 77 of the 79 electoral districts.

That requires approval by two separately elected State Legislatures, followed by approval by a public referendum.

Public authorities, run by his appointees, can borrow with state taxpayers» backing without requiring voter approval, as when the state holds a referendum for a major bond act for transportation or environmental projects.

Passing an amendment requires approval from two consecutive Legislatures, followed by a public referendum.

Empower Voters to Reduce Property Taxes and Costs of Local Government - This plan «requires county officials to develop localized plans that find real, recurring property tax savings» - Cost - saving plans would be up for voter referendum in the November 2017 elections - «If the plan is not approved by a majority of voters, the county government must prepare a new plan for approval in November 2018.»

approval of a referendum bill, containing the proposed amendment, by an absolute majority in each house of the federal parliament; and then

Require vote of 60 percent of legislature or approval by popular referendum to levy, amend state taxes.