Sentences with phrase «laws by referendum»

Sponsors inserted in the laws a provision allocating $ 1 million to implement the laws, a shrewd way to make it harder to overturn the laws by referendum because Michigan's constitution bars challenges of spending bills.

He also said Mahoney's raise must go through a local law by referendum.

Milwaukee voters approved a law by referendum in November...

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One major catalyst for the referendum was U.K. citizens» fears that high immigration was fueled by the right to free movement of people throughout the EU, which is entrenched in European law.

Under the Michigan constitution any law that includes such an allocation of money can not be challenged by referendum.

«These laws have been adopted by public referendums as well as legislation.»

Even if she changes her mind, by law her government would have to take it to a referendum.

The Supreme Court will rule on the extent of protections conferred by the state's constitution, with its findings potentially set to impact this summer's referendum on Ireland's restrictive abortion laws.

There are a few main explanations: 1) long term failure in leadership by the Irish Catholic church, and connected with this, the awful Jansenist culture; 2) Europe — or rather, political interference from European Community institutions; 3) American money; 4) the claim of the «Yes» campaign that the Referendum was won by «the stories,» that is, the constant appeal to emotion and the complete refusal actually to think about the legal consequences of passing such a change not merely into law, but also into the Irish Constitution, the foundation of that law.

Amazingly, some extraordinarily courageous individuals (initially Arnold himself, journalists David Quinn and Breda O'Brien, the Iona Institute; later on, John Waters, retired Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin, William Binchy and the distinguished historian Prof. John A. Murphy; the gay campaigners for a «No» vote, Paddy Manning and Keith Mills, deserve special mention) did succeed in making a difference to the eventual numbers, although not the outcome: in the early Spring, polls indicated that 17 percent of the electorate would vote against the amendment, but by the time the actual referendum came around, 38 percent were indicating a «No» vote, and that was the eventual outcome.

Legislation to make it easier for voters to get a bond referendum placed on the ballot was signed into law by Gov. James Thompson.

The two best countries to see this are Switzerland, which has referendum voting at the Federal Level and The United States, which has some system of referendum voting at the state level (The most common being referral voting, where the legislature can opt to pass a law by citizen vote, which is available in all 50 states.

In some cases, uncontroversial news laws have to be adopted by referendums because the law requires so.

In the short term, the referendum vote won't change those laws and certainly not by the time of the court hearing in October.

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.

The constitutional uncertainty has been exacerbated by David Cameron's announcements in the morning following the referendum and more recently as prime minister about devolution for England — and that now well worn phrase EVEL: English votes for English laws.

Ever since David Cameron wrong - footed his opponents on the morning after the independence referendum by meshing it to the question of extending more powers to Scotland, the question of English votes for English laws has never been far away.

Without coming to agreement on how to proceed, legislative leaders considered several legal options, including passing statutes to delay the implementation of Goodridge, a strategy outlined by Mary Ann Glendon of Harvard Law School, until a referendum on a constitutional amendment could be held in November 2006.

Decisions by parliaments or referendums are taken as absolute and more important than the constitution, international treaties, or other fundamental laws.

E.g. a treaty ratification, a law, or a referendum (which would have to be enabled by a law).

But then he needs to appreciate that some of the issues on which the 2010 — 15 Tory rebels defied the whip were rooted in 2010 manifesto pledges, a document that included the words, «We will ensure that by law no future government can hand over areas of power to the EU or join the Euro without a referendum of the British people.»

If we had the new constitution, actually the nation could stop a dangerous bill like this [article 65 gives the right for 10 % of the population to hold a binding national referendum on a law passed by the parliament].

Should a future town board accept state or federal airport grants, the matter could be put to a vote by the electorate if enough signatures are gathered, within 30 days, under the permissive referendum law.

Given the difficulty of getting a statewide petition on the ballot in New York, the law is unlikely to be overturned by a referendum, as was the case in California.

Referendums are supposed summarize a law passed by the Legislature to change the constitution.

Baroni has argued that any passage of term limits must come from a vote of the Town Board and not by referendum, citing Section 81 of the consolidated laws.

Justice Whelan concluded that any law created by voters at referendum can only be altered by a subsequent referendum — not by politicians and the agriculture lobby.

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.

«Earlier on «Fox News Sunday,» Gibbs predicted that by this time next week the health - care bill will be «the law of the land,» and he welcomed the prospect that the 2010 midterm elections would be a referendum on health - care reform.»

Add that outrageous betrayal of trust to her 2009 self - appointed pay raise (and the entire city council) that defied a majority opposition to any pay raise voiced at a public hearing, followed by disobeying public referendum laws that recognized term limits that she abrogated (in favor of arranging an unlawful third term for Michael Bloomberg to serve, that automatically guaranteed her own job security), plus a final and detrimental insult to the working poor that blocked our rightful vote on sick pay coverage, and collectively, it would make total sense to impeach and prosecute such unethical, improper and unfair conduct — that is unbecoming to anyone purporting to serve their constituency.

In a round of morning broadcasts the deputy prime minister said he stood by a law, introduced by the coalition, to hold an EU referendum if UK sovereignty is passed to the EU.

For that matter, Congress could hold a binding referendum, by passing a law that says as such.

The former prime minister said work on new legislation would begin on September 19th, the day after the referendum, with a command paper by October, a white paper by November, and a draft law in January.

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.

The Electoral Commission announced this morning that is launching an investigation into whether Ukip broke election funding laws by using money from a European parliament group to fund Farage's failed attempt to win a seat and during the Brexit referendum.

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.»

Democrats put forth legislation to change the constitution but were denied the necessary supermajority by Republicans, who in October pushed through a law that effectively killed the citizen referendum.

The nature of the people» s sovereignty (3) The sovereign will of the people is expressed in the constitution and, in accordance with the constitution and laws made under it, through the people's elected representatives, at referendums and by other means provided by law.»

«It is right that we voted for a referendum and right that we still want to hold a referendum and it is right that a Conservative government will amend the 1972 European Communities Act so if any future government proposes to transfer new competencies or areas of power to Brussels a referendum of the British people will be required by law.»

However, in order to become law, it must be passed by the next separately elected legislature and also approved by voters in a referendum.

The debate over what the mayor's powers of appointments was spurred in August by village board Democrats when they introduced a proposed public law that would become the precursor to the November referendum.

Mr Cameron has promised to hold a referendum by 2017 but many of his MPs say his promise is not enough and only a law will persuade voters that the referendum will happen.

JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO Pine Barrens Society head Richard Amper reads from the Suffolk County Drinking Water Protection Program, which states the law «may only be amended, modified, repealed or altered by an enactment of an appropriate Charter Law subject to mandatory referendum.&raqlaw «may only be amended, modified, repealed or altered by an enactment of an appropriate Charter Law subject to mandatory referendum.&raqLaw subject to mandatory referendum.»

But the law allowing the referendum remains under review by county attorney Carnell Foskey and has yet to be put on the legislative agenda.

«It has been upheld time and time again that a law that was passed by referendum in the first instance does not need a mandatory referendum in the second instance to make tweaks or changes, which is what we're doing here,» Mr. Levy said.

Published by the BBC on 11th May: «Labour say if the Lib Dems back them they will put the Alternative Vote system into law and then hold a referendum asking voters if they want a proportional representation voting system - a key issue for the Lib Dems.»

A convention would also look at the issues raised by last autumn's referendum on Scottish independence and Tory plans for «English votes for English laws.»

35 days: introduce new laws to allow a referendum to be held on electoral reform — the alternative vote - plus system proposed by the late Lord Jenkins — that would be held on day 100.

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.

Mr. Amper said the county's move was illegal because the program, created in 1987 to safeguard drinking water by purchasing land and preventing development, can only be altered or repealed through the adoption of a Charter law that's subject to a mandatory referendum.