Sentences with phrase «in local referendums»

It was intended that this system would be used in other regional Assemblies in England, but these were rejected in local referendums.

Prominent among them is the ability of local communities to propose development which, if it meets certain safeguards and get 50 per cent of support in a local referendum, can be built without planning permission.

Following a successful «yes» vote in a local referendum, a directly elected mayor is established to replace the council leader.

The cap could be overridden only by a vote of the local governing board and a 60 percent majority in a local referendum.

Not exact matches

Since there are no exit polls for the referendum, unlike the general election, this is our best gauge of voter sentiment until results start trickling in from local counting areas around 1 a.m. BST.

«The Mayors» Council plan not only quickly improves transit service with 25 % more buses, it will give those driving to work or school the option to leave the car at home and take transit, which is better for our environment,» McGarrigle said, adding that the BC Federation of Labour, representing over 500,000 unionized workers across the province, unanimously supported a resolution Unifor Local 111 introduced to endorse a Yes in the referendum.

Ireland had just had an election then, and the newly elected Prime Minister, Enda Kenny (now triumphing over his referendum result) in one of his first speeches in the Parliamentary chamber, blamed the Vatican for everything whilst the visitation was underway, thus undermining it completely — as though it were Italian or French priests and Cardinals who were guilty of the Irish abuses, conveniently letting the locals off the hook, and redirecting the anger towards Church discipline and teaching rather than criminal individuals.

Although the local historical society wants the former manufacturing plant and administrative offices of Jewel Tea to be given historical landmark status, village trustees Monday concurred with Park District residents who supported its demolition in a March referendum issue.

In February of 2008, Fox Valley Park District residents approved a $ 44.8 million referendum to fund improvements for local parks, trails and public facilities, acquire new land for additional recreation space, preserve Fox River shoreline areas and create additional venues for athletic fields, and numerous other goals.

The golf course came under new ownership in 1944, when Northwestern University purchased the property and took over operations until 1972, when it was purchased by the Wilmette Park District via a $ 4.2 million referendum that was supported by local voters, officials said.

Village trustees suggested Monday night that a referendum be held to see whether the public would approve of spending village tax revenue on a project that benefits mostly the Park District and local businesses that participate in the Taste and Touch of Palatine.

Spring will bring local authority elections in England, national elections in Scotland and Wales, and the promised referendum on voting reform.

«All of the affected electors will also be written to by their local Electoral Registration Officer with an explanation of what happened and will be told that they will not be able to vote at the referendum,» they said in a statement.

How would you increase participation in politics?By having more public offi cials elected, and more contentious local issues settled by referendum.

MPs Gisela Stuart and Liam Byrne are expected to seek Labour's candidacy if the city votes to adopt the directly - elected mayor model in a referendum held alongside local elections on May 3rd.

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.

First, because age and education are the biggest demographic correlates of referendum vote choice, we have weighted the YouGov respondents in each local authority so that their age and education profile matches that for that council as measured by the 2011 Census.

To secure his grip on power in RS by perpetuating an environment of fear of violence, Mr Dodik is using the referendum as part of his campaign for the 2016 local elections.

This year we face two purdah periods — the one we're now in for the local, London and PCC elections and the pre EU referendum period.

The referenda were for the individual local authorities only, even in the case of Manchester where a Greater Manchester combined authority existed.

Democratic leaders are trying to frame the November midterm elections not as a national referendum on the party in power but as local choices between two candidates.

[16][17] There have been campaigns in four of the local authorities with directly elected mayors to hold referendums to abolish the posts.

And while the county Legislature torpedoed Consensus» recommendation of holding a referendum in November, Mahoney managed to win support of local mayors, town supervisors and school district representatives for her County - Wide Shared Service Plan earlier this year.

Moreover, in December 2012, the wide majority of residents of Alba, where Rosia Montana is situated, made a conscious decision to boycott a local referendum regarding the resumption of mining in the Apuseni Mountains and the gold mining exploitation at Rosia Montana.

«If you curtail the power of an elected official via a local law you have to put it to a mandatory referendum and this would be a clear case where the underlying authority to establish fees is vested in the town board,» Sabatino said.

Zac Goldsmith: I welcome the Government's commitment to include local referendums in the localism Bill.

The parties are working together in government at the same time as they compete in the AV referendum and local elections taking place on the same day.

Following on from their successful referendum campaign in Thurrock - turnout was higher than in the recent local elections - The People's Pledge campaign have announced further referendums, to be held in 3 contiguous seats.

Finally, Labour easily held on to the Leicester South in a by - election which took place alongside the local council elections and the referendum.

He said that Labour's «sole priority» in May would be the Scottish, Welsh and local elections, rather than the referendum on the same day.

The 19 - member volunteer Commission on Local Government Modernization, or Consensus, started the year with ambitious hopes of putting a referendum before voters in November.

In the first of a new series of diaries from the People's Pledge campaign, Chris Bruni - Lowe, co-founder and campaign director, announces the next move — three simultaneous local referendums

One EU Referendum later the local election in May 2018 saw the party take less than 5 % of the votes.

Ms Villiers, generally perceived as detached from local affairs, caused consternation in Belfast by openly campaigning with the DUP ahead of the EU referendum.

Labour will not guarantee an in - out referendum on the European Union despite a surge in votes for anti-Europe Ukip in the local and European elections.

Given the backdrop of last year's independence referendum in Scotland and the prime minister's ensuing call for greater devolution of powers to local and regional arenas, it is no surprise that the spectre of a Northern Powerhouse as a new city region has reared its head.

The proposal contained in Cuomo's budget plan would require local government leaders on the county level to convene a review of ways to share services on the municipal level, with a plan that would be voted on in a public referendum by November.

The budget office also pointed to the benefits the revenue would have on property tax bills, along with school and local government aid — something of a long - form version (with numbers) of the referendum language voters will see in November.

Like many local elected officials in the wake of the statewide casino referendum's passage last year, Yepsen had to navigate the push for a casino and a passionate base of opposition to one.

The Cuomo administration opposed a bill that would have required a local referendum before a casino could be built in a given community, pointing to enabling legislation that included language for local input.

In its manifesto for last week's local elections, the BNP said its councillors would «seek a local referendum asking parents for their backing for a local prohibition on the teaching of homosexuality as an alternative lifestyle choice».

Offenders would have to wear high - visibility fluorescent jackets while doing the work and local communities could hold referendums on the projects they want convicts in their area to do.

As a further disincentive against proposing large rises, councils themselves will have to foot the bill for running a referendum, though the vote could be held in tandem with other local elections.

In May, alongside the local and (in Scotland and Wales at least) national elections, there is the small matter of a referendum to change our voting system to consideIn May, alongside the local and (in Scotland and Wales at least) national elections, there is the small matter of a referendum to change our voting system to considein Scotland and Wales at least) national elections, there is the small matter of a referendum to change our voting system to consider.

Bloomberg spent $ 7 million of his own money pushing nonpartisan elections in a 2003 referendum that failed 70 % to 30 %, but never wavered in his belief that removing party labels in local elections would lead to better competition and decrease the power of political bosses.

Under the new proposals laid out today by the Communities and Local Government Department, any local authority that sets its council tax increase above a fixed ceiling, approved by Parliament each year, would trigger an automatic referendum of all registered electors in their Local Government Department, any local authority that sets its council tax increase above a fixed ceiling, approved by Parliament each year, would trigger an automatic referendum of all registered electors in their local authority that sets its council tax increase above a fixed ceiling, approved by Parliament each year, would trigger an automatic referendum of all registered electors in their area.

Overnight we got the result of the referendum held in the parliamentary constituency of Thurrock on whether local people wanted a vote on Britain's membership of the EU *.

Nearly 48,000 ballot papers were issued to local residents in a referendum initiated by the People's Pledge campaign but overseen by Electoral Reform Services Limited to ensure fair play.

Under the terms of the Licensing Act 1961, on the application of 500 local electors, a referendum could be held in each local government area at seven - year intervals on whether that district should be «wet» or «dry» on the Sabbath.

Several arrests have been made in concert with the FBI, including Town of Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence and Aaron Troodler, who headed the LDC (local development corporation) that spent millions to build a minor league ballpark the taxpayers rejected in a public referendum.