However, this policy
of holding a referendum on AV appears to be designed to fail, as I pointed out in my blog four months ago when Gordon Brown first suggested it.
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.
He told Sky News earlier this year that he would be in favour
of holding a referendum with the option of restricting womens» rights.
The comptroller echoed Mahoney in calling for the referendum to take place, while Miner questioned the legitimacy
of holding a referendum while voters are unsure of what they are voting for.
Baron objected to his description of the amendment and explained he supported Cameron in his «idea»
of holding a referendum in 2017.
Not exact matches
If populism remains a force to be reckoned with across Europe, then member states
holding referendums of their own can not be ruled out, especially with issues like immigration and unemployment only growing in salience.
Last October, Catalonia's leaders defied the Spanish government by
holding an independence
referendum; 90 %
of Catalans voted sí (although only 42 %
of registered voters went to the polls).
The failure
of far - right populist Gert Wilders to win the recent Dutch election was a boost for the EU but a threat awaits in the prospect
of French President Marine le Pen, a far - right anti-immigration candidate who has promised to
hold a
referendum on France's EU membership if elected, the same promise Cameron made.
In the runup to the 2015 UK general election, former Prime Minister David Cameron promised to
hold a nationwide
referendum on Britain's membership
of the EU if he was elected for a second time.
The leader
of the Front National has pledged to
hold a
referendum on leaving the European Union and the single currency within six months
of becoming president.
Now he is aiming to legitimize his position, and Turkey will
hold a
referendum in the spring regarding an expansion
of presidential powers.
The move is believed to be part
of joint drills planned by the Iranian and the Iraqi government armed forces in retaliation for an independence
referendum held a week ago by Iraq's Kurds.
A
referendum, which would be
held a year from now and requires the support
of 50 %
of registered voters to enact a law, would be unlikely to overturn the HST.
Last year, the governing coalition broke its campaign promise to
hold a
referendum on Iceland joining the European Union, prompting thousands
of Icelanders to protest and sign petitions demanding a parliamentary vote.
Angel Gurria, the secretary - general
of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), warned on Wednesday
of the risk
of other EU countries following the U.K.'s lead in
holding a
referendum and voting to leave.
Leaders
of both the Conservative and Labour parties, which don't normally agree on much, have ruled out the possibility
of holding a «second
referendum».
Investors are concerned about the strong showing in the French presidential race
of far - right candidate Marine Le Pen, who has promised to take France out
of the euro zone and to
hold a
referendum on European Union membership.
This
referendum was called by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron because
of a promise made in his election campaign to renegotiate terms with the EU and then
hold a
referendum, designed to win over voters he feared would defect to UKIP.
Catalonian lawmakers have officially agreed to
hold an independence
referendum that could separate the region, which includes Barcelona, from the rest
of Spain.
Trump's victory could temporarily derail stronger growth, higher rates narrative by raising expectations
of a) protectionism, b) the Italian
referendum following Brexit and US election as repudiation
of elites and c) the Fed keeping rates on
hold in December.
The day after the
referendum, gold jumped nearly 5 percent and since then has
held above $ 1,300 an ounce, helping to achieve its best first half
of the year since 1974.
The option to
hold a
referendum is described in article 44
of Greece's constitution, which reads as follows:
By deciding to
hold a
referendum, «Tsipras exploits the ultimate weapon
of democracy as a tactical ploy, undermining its political essence,» he said in a Twitter post.
Either it means that other members
of his party — the finance minister, who is against the
referendum — will come in and not
hold a
referendum at all, and try to keep Greece on the austerity plan, or there will be a fall in the government, a no - confidence vote, and people will presumably vote for the Conservative Party, which is very much like the Republican Party in the United States.
JERUSALEM (AP)-- A group
of former Israeli politicians, security officials, artists and social activists on Monday urged the government to
hold a national
referendum on the future
of the Palestinian territories.
PARIS (AP)-- The leader
of France's far - right National Front set the tone for her campaign for the French presidency Saturday, calling to fight an Islamist «offensive» and promising to
hold a nationwide
referendum on European Union membership if she is...
There, they made clear that if any
referendum were
held, it would determine whether Greece stayed in the eurozone, and said Athens wouldn't get its $ 11 billion (euro8 billion) installment
of last year's $ 152 billion (euro110 billion) bailout until the dust had settled.
It was imposed on Greece by Ms. Merkel and other pro-bank leaders that Greece not
hold the
referendum that Pasok Prime Minister Papandreou had proposed on the bailout
of French and German banks at Greek expense.
Aside from oil pipelines, the NDP - Green agreement commits to
holding a
referendum on proportional representation in fall 2018 (though it is not clear what form
of proportional representation will be proposed) and reforming BC's wild - west election finance laws (banning corporate and union donations, placing limits on individual donations, and limiting party loans to banks and financial institutions).
He also takes a look at the implications
of the political situation in the United Kingdom where the government is facing calls to
hold a second Scottish
referendum as it prepares to fire the starting pistol on the process
of leaving the European Union.
In the context
of public health care funding, the Party promises to eliminate health care premiums and ambulance charges; increase funding for home care and other out -
of - hospital care services; restore funding for chiropractic and physiotherapy services; fully fund and implement a mental health strategy; and to
hold a
referendum to prioritize health care spending.
There are still weeks
of argument, debate and trading until the
referendum is
held, but amid all the clamor, I think the important thing to note is that Europe needs the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom needs Europe.
Given the volatility that markets experienced after Brexit, therefore, investors were only too willing to seek the relative safety
of gold, which resulted in
holdings of gold - backed ETFs spiking by USD 4.3 billion in the 24 hours following the result
of the
referendum and represented the biggest one - day rise in four years.
On 23 June 2016 a
referendum was
held in which a narrow majority
of voters in the United Kingdom (nearly 52 %) voted in favour
of leaving the European Union, the so - called «Brexit».
A
referendum will be
held on the issue before the end
of 2017.
But he was willing to
hold — insisted on
holding, for plausible reasons — that the role
of a
referendum proponent does not confer standing to represent the constitutionality
of state law in federal court.
The Irish Government has formally backed proposals to
hold a
referendum on the state's constitutional amendment on abortion by the end
of May.
Wine in supermarkets bill advancing in House The House committee that killed last year's version
of a bill to allow wine sales in Tennessee grocery stores on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favor
of giving cities the ability to
hold referendums on the proposal...
Before opening her own firm, Bailey - Chapman
held a number
of public affairs and advocacy leadership positions including vice president
of public affairs for Penn National Gaming, the country's second largest gaming company, where she oversaw a multi-state government affairs team and managed several local and statewide
referenda campaign efforts.
Trustee John Mazzorana noted that the
referendum in which voters turned down a tax increase to finance a recreation center was
held in the spring
of 1996, but that voters later that year approved a tax hike to buy Yunker Farm.
The first
referendum to be approved was
held in 1936, in the middle
of the Great Depression.
After deciding not to
hold the community center
referendum, the Park District Board also discarded the idea
of asking the voters if they would be willing to foot the bill for about $ 150,000 in maintenance and repairs at the parks.
The Park Board voted last week to
hold a
referendum asking voters to approve a $ 6 million bond issue to pay the district's share
of a building to be constructed in partnership with Joliet - based Provena St. Joseph Medical Center.
In early June, the board voted 4 - 1 to
hold a
referendum on a proposal to restructure the district's corporate fund to spend $ 11 million on the construction
of a new recreation center, a senior center, an aquatic center and ongoing park development.
The Village
held an unsuccessful
referendum for the purchase
of the Railroad Parks for parks and parking in 1959.
The district «s suit is against the Du Page County Board
of Elections, which ruled that park districts do not have the authority to
hold advisory
referendums.
In 2003 residents in the double - taxed area
held a non-binding
referendum in which 98 percent
of those casting votes favored de-annexation.
Years later, after their 2004 unsuccessful
referendum, the Library District felt one
of the reasons for their defeat was that they didn't
hold title to a driveway (owned by the Park District) which cut the Library District's property into two halves.
Once the Library District moved forward by publicly releasing their development plans and
holding informational meetings on a possible
referendum, the Park District remained silent on the issue to avoid accusations
of tampering with their
referendum.
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.