Sentences with phrase «approved by referendum»

However, reversing legislation approved by referendum would be unprecedented.

It could be approved by a referendum, but with the entire political system against that could be really hard.

Not exact matches

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?

Ireland's recent decision to approve same - sex marriage, by popular referendum, has left the country's Catholic reputation in ruins.Of course, this shift didn't come about overnight — secularization has been in the works for some time — but the vote reinforces the feeling of a dramatic break with Ireland's Catholic heritage, and a step into an uncertain future.

They parallel the provisions of many state constitutions in this country and popular initiatives such as the Cardinal Bernardin Amendment, recently approved in a referendum by over 80 percent of Cook County, Illinois, voters, to make health care a right.

Before it goes into effect, however, the plan must be approved by producers in a referendum that will be held from April 2 through May 5.

These could be located only in counties in which the voters, by referendum, approved pari - mutuel betting.

Although voters approved an advisory referendum in March to fund the two - level center, residents are divided over the proposed site, which is bounded almost entirely by homes.

Although all of the Oak Lawn votes had not yet been counted late Wednesday, voters there were rejecting the measure by better than a 2 - 1 ratio, stunning Park District officials who had seen them overwhelmingly approve an advisory referendum on the matter in November 2004.

The Trout Valley Village Board on Monday night approved a resolution supporting an April 13 referendum proposal by the Cary Park District to raise the money needed to purchase the 260 - acre Hoffman farm.

TROUT VALLEY — The Trout Valley Village Board on Monday night approved a resolution supporting an April 13 referendum proposal by the Cary Park District to raise the money needed to purchase the 260 - acre Hoffman farm.

Alarmed that the site might become a gravel pit proposed by the Chicago - based mining firm Material Services, the Cary Park District also filed an eminent domain lawsuit seeking ownership, and district voters approved a bond issue in an April referendum to fund the purchase.

The tax proposal, approved by 57 percent of the voters in an April 13 referendum, will add $ 870,000 a year to the Park District coffers, providing the money needed to buy the coveted Hoffman farm and dedicate it to open space and recreation.

«The Forest Preserve District can not buy all open space in the county,» said Fagan, referring to the district's $ 75 million open - space referendum proposal approved by voters in November.

FRANKFORT — Summit Hill School District 161 board members approved the sale of $ 16.4 million in construction and renovation bonds this week, a move made possible by passage of a $ 23.9 referendum proposal in April for school construction and renovation.

A constitutional amendment must be approved by two separately elected sessions of the Legislature and then goes to voters in a ballot referendum.

Recently there was a parliamentary decision in Portugal that approved a referendum to the co-adoption and adoption by homosexual couples (already allowed to marry).

For example, it proposes an automatic referendum trigger to approve increases in council tax beyond the ceiling set by government, and seeks to make the setting of senior pay in local authorities more transparent.

of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, having been given sovereignty over whether the Kingdom leaves or remains in the European Union insist, in the interest of democracy and unity, on being given the opportunity to take an informed decision on the final outcome of the Art. 50 negotiations, as approved by parliament, through a referendum to either accept this outcome or to remain in the European Union.

The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement) of April 10 1998 was approved by the people of Northern Ireland in a referendum on 22 May 1998.

The Tories have nevertheless been highly critical of Mr Brown's refusal to hold a referendum, although have been less certain in clarifying what they would do with the treaty if it was approved by parliament but not the public.

At first blush, this would mean a fast timetable: The Legislature approves the amendments in a potential special session this month and then by the newly elected (or re-elected) lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly by January, with a referendum in the fall of 2017.

Mr Miliband said a referendum is not necessary because the original constitution has been «abandoned» and the treaty can instead be approved by parliament.

The constitutional bill is firmly anchored in the will of the people because (a) the bill fully reflects the declaration of the 2010 National Assembly at which every Icelander 18 years or older had an equal chance of being invited to take a seat and (b) it was approved by 2/3 of the voters in a national referendum against the wishes of much of the discredited political class.

Fourth, Parliament held a national referendum on the bill in 2012 where the bill was accepted by 67 % of the voters and its individual key provisions were approved by 67 % to 83 % of the voters.

The 1952 Constitution of Puerto Rico that was approved by a popular referendum, reaffirmed its status.

California voters, facing even more severe transit raids than New York, put a stop to the practice by approving Prop 22 in a referendum last Tuesday.

The amendment was approved by voters in a statewide referendum.

Without a convention, any constitutional reform must be approved by two separate sessions of the State Legislature and a public referendum.

He argued that sports gambling goes beyond the authority approved by voters in the constitutional referendum.

It would still need to pass again next session and be approved of by voters (who support the concept overwhelmingly, according to polls) at a referendum before it kicks in.

Niagara Falls voters approved the Niagara Falls City School District's sale of the building to CB Emanuel Realty by over a five to one margin in a December 2013 referendum vote.

-- Sen. Kathleen Marchione (R - Saratoga)-- excludes certain capital costs if approved by supermajorities via referendum

By a citizen referendum approving the measure, the Legislature was reduced to 11 members in November 2010, with that Legislature reapportionment and number taking effect January 1, 2012.

These bills require constitutional amendments, which means they have to be passed by two separately elected Legislatures and then approved in a public referendum.

Cuomo's plan for controlling property taxes would require county governments to work with municipalities to develop shared services and consolidation plans, which would then be approved by voters in a referendum this November.

If the legislation passes the Republican - controlled Senate, where its chances are far from certain, it would then have to be approved by the Legislature again in 2019 before being put to voters as a state referendum.

The initiative route would take several years because constitutional amendments must be passed by two successively elected Legislatures and then approved in a general election by statewide referendum.

It would require a constitutional amendment, which means it would have to be passed twice by the Legislature in successive terms and then approved by the public in a referendum.

When I'm elected I'll eliminate this office by having it absorbed by the town clerk, after voters approve a referendum in this year's election.»

Hereafter, no new form of county tax maybe imposed, and the County of Erie's three per centum sales and use tax and fees or charges established by the County Legislature shall not be increased except by a resolution approved by: (a) the affirmative vote of two thirds of the whole number of the membership of the County Legislature, or, (b) the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole number of the membership of the County Legislature submitting a proposition for such imposition or increase to a mandatory referendum to be held pursuant to article three of the County law.

If Gordon Brown refuses to hold a referendum and the constitution is approved we should pledge to still hold that referendum and to be bound by the result.

If the BRC court move is approved by the legislature in June, a concurrent resolution establishing a referendum in November will also be on the ballot.

The plan would have to be approved by voters in a referendum, which could occur as soon as this November.

Approved by the village board last month, the dissolution will automatically take effect unless a petition by a local resident to trigger a permissive referendum garners enough signatures by July 20.

DiNapoli would also like to see less back door borrowing, and more debt directly voter approved by voters in a ballot referendum.

An amendment to the state's constitution faces even more hurdles: It must be approved twice by separately elected sessions of the Legislature and then approved by voters in a referendum.

The Constitution was approved in a series of referendums held over 1898 — 1900 by the people of the Australian colonies, and the approved draft was enacted as a section of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Imp), an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It still needs to be passed again by a newly - elected Legislature (in other words, the one seated next January), and then approved in a public referendum.

It makes the amendment, which must be approved by two separately elected Legislatures and then by a voter referendum, a pretty broad stroke for altering the existing laws.