Sentences with phrase «give voters a referendum»

A bill to give voters a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU today officially failed in the House of Lords.

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AggregateIQ is also under investigation by privacy commissioners in Ottawa, B.C. and the United Kingdom for its alleged role in the controversy that has engulfed Cambridge Analytica, which has been accused of improperly using private Facebook information from millions of users to influence voters and give the «Leave» side a win in the U.K.'s 2016 Brexit referendum.

Switzerland gave it serious consideration last year before three - quarters of its voters turned down the idea in a nationwide referendum.

As I flew back from Dublin to Edinburgh I read the Sunday edition of the Irish Independent the headline of which was «POLL: Act Now on Abortion say voters» with the story continuing: «The most seismic shift [in the Irish public's attitude to abortion] is that a clear majority (56 %) now favour a new referendum to repeal the current position, which gives equal right to life to the mother and foetus.»

Ken Goff, president of the Homewood - Flossmoor Park District, said voters passed a «Keep It Green» referendum proposal in 1997, giving the Park District authority to acquire the Army site and two other parcels to be used as park land.

Their only recourse will be to win voter approval in a referendum — not likely given the complexity of capital planning versus the simplicity of just saying «no» on Election Day.

The result was particularly damaging for the prime minister given he had already tried to win back Ukip voters with a pledge to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.

British voters could be given the chance to have their say on the European Union in a referendum, David Cameron has hinted.

Given the closeness of the polls, these undecided voters could sway the result of the referendum.

Given that Leave voters are already less distrustful of MPs, it would be catastrophic for trust in democracy if MPs ignored the referendum outcome.

In my view, UKIP's Party members and voters have done England a tremendous service in forcing Cameron to give us the EU Referendum and helping to ensure that it was won for Brexit.

Divisive, but positive: Watch voters in Edinburgh give their take on the Scottish independence referendum

Watch voters from outside of Scotland's big cities, give their take on the independence referendum.

By definition, the referendum gives the power to all the voters and 52 % of them said «Leave».

And while Europe is not the most important issue for most potential UKIP voters, it is for some — and as things stand only a Conservative government will give them the in - out referendum they want.

We were given the opportunity to adopt the AV system in a 2011 referendum, yet it was decisively rejected, with 68 % of voters opting for No on a 42 % turnout, in part the result of the abject failure of electoral reform advocates to craft a convincing case in favour of change.

Cameron cancelled Prime Minister's Questions to fly to Scotland, where he urged voters not to use the referendum to give «the effing Tories a kicking».

Mr Cameron urged voters not to use the referendum to «give the effing Tories a kick», but came under fire for not being seen more in Scotland.

The island will hold a nonbinding referendum on its political status Sunday, giving voters a choice between statehood, independence or status quo.

It falls within an historical rejection of the convention referendum, which voters generally have not approved when given the opportunity.

A supporter of the convention, Davis is challenging the ballot placement given it's the first time in recent political history the once every 20 year referendum is being put to voters on paper, not lever machines.

The referendum has given many people, especially many working class voters, the chance to strike a blow against the system which is failing them and which is failing to listen to them.

Given voters» experience of public polling at the last general election, it would be natural for them to take a more cynical and circumspect view of opinion research in the lead up to the European referendum.

Mr Powell proposed a second Referendum because voters were not given a true picture of what they were voting for if we left the EU.

A referendum would give voters in England the chance to either back the current set - up, a number of regional assemblies or an English parliament.

«The people of Scotland face a historic decision and the referendum must take place in a way that is transparent, open to scrutiny, gives voters confidence and delivers a result accepted by all,» the electoral commissioner for Scotland, John McCormick, says.

Voters will be asked if they «should be given a national referendum on whether the UK remains a member of the European Union.

During the course of the AV referendum campaign over the last couple of months, numerous supporters of the Yes campaign have variously claimed that polls which give a cursory explanation of the system before asking the voter whether they support AV - which have generally shown larger numbers opposing the change - are a «complete misrepresentation», «loaded» or «flawed».

Cuomo wants to give county executives the power to convene government leaders in their area for a summit, with a resulting plan placed before voters in a public referendum.

It is maybe not surprising that UKIP voters were by and large uneasy about reforms to the voting system when they too were put to referendum... even though these would have given them 60 - odd seats instead of one

On the other hand, 36 % of voters were more likely to vote SNP given its performance in the referendum campaign compared to 31 % who were less likely.

Mr Cameron promised to hold a referendum on Europe after the next election to give voters a choice of staying within a reformed EU or leaving.

• Voters appeared ready to approve a referendum that would allow the state to create a 250 - acre land bank in the Adirondacks and the Catskills while giving local communities more flexibility in making infrastructure improvements.

Lorraine Mullally is Director of Open Europe and argues here that the Europe Minister's admission that she has not bothered to read the Lisbon Treaty in its entirety makes it all the more urgent that British voters are given the opportunity to have their say in a referendum.

After moving dramatically to abolish property taxes as a source of funding for the schools, lawmakers last year decided to give voters a choice for replacing the lost revenues: either a two - cent sales - tax increase, to be considered in a March 15 referendum, or an income - tax hike, which will go into effect automatically if the sales - tax rise is rejected.

Referendum 55, a measure that gave voters a chance to decide the fate of a legislative bill passed in 2003 allowing charter schools, was failing by a large margin Tuesday night...

Referendum 55 gives voters a chance to either endorse or overturn a decision by the Legislature last spring to approve charter schools, which receive public funding but operate with a looser regulatory leash...

Additionally, voters in Monroe County passed a school referendum in 2010 that increased funds for MCCSC — funds that many of those in opposition to Seven Oaks say they're not willing to give up.