Sentences with phrase «passed by referendum»

«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.

It should have been passed by referendum.

Note that Prohibition was not passed by referendum but by legislative action.

The first of two ways an amendment can be incorporated into the state constitution takes at least four years: two separately elected state legislatures must first vote to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot; then the majority of New Yorkers must vote on it and pass it by referendum.

Not exact matches

MILESTONES By Valentina Pasquali The referendum that could make Scotland an independent nation is fast approaching, and authorities in London are preparing for the eventuality that it might pass.

Arthur — good issue raised.The candidacy of Hollande will not make much difference for French policy for it was Mitterand who pushed for Maastricht even though the referendum barely passed — the French are terrified of decoupling from the Germans for as DeGaulle famously said — EUROPE IS FRANCE AND GERMANY — all the others are mere trimmings.Also, Germany is the coach and France the coachman — there is so much at work here — the media does a greart disservice by measuring it in sound bites.Sarkozy is bringing Merkel in to campaign for him to subtlely remind the French citizens what is at stake in the upcoming French elections.The tear gas is in Athens but game is in Paris

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.

In 2011, voters overwhelmingly passed a referendum in favor of allowing sports betting by a massive 65 - 35 margin.

The fall in the value of sterling since the EU referendum has meant Premier League teams have paid out an extra # 31.5 million with prices up by 17 per cent in the just closed January transfer window, according to analysis by Best for Britain who said some of the cost will be passed on to supporters.

Should the referendum pass, a homeowner can expect to see an increase in their tax payment to the Park District increase by an average of $ 71 per year over the next 25 years.

Two hotly debated «pass the pool» referendum measures were sunk in 1997 by voters who did not want higher property taxes to pay for a proposed multimillion - dollar family aquatic center on Park District land at Hunt Club Park on Hunt Club Road.

If the referendum proposal passes and the district takes on the added bond debt, any talk of the Park District dissolving and being absorbed by the village would be dropped, Bonebrake said.

Two «pass the pool» referendum proposals were sunk last year by voters, who by their vote said they didn't want higher taxes to pay for an aquatic center.

In 2015, the UK Parliament was projected to come out about even between the top two parties, but the conservatives won by over 5 %, ending up with the majority (which was considered to be a near 0 % chance possibility as the day began), this summer Brexit passed (considered almost certain to fail as the day began, ended up passing by 4 %), and last month the Colombian Peace Referendum failed (after being consistently polled to pass by about 10 %).

Nearly 100 MPs signed a letter written by Tory MP John Baron calling for the PM to commit to a referendum in the next parliament by passing legislation guaranteeing one would take place.

Constitutional amendments passed by parliament must be put to a referendum and require not only a majority of the electorate, but also a majority of the cantons.

He said the «point of no return» had already passed, adding that there would be «no attempts to remain inside the EU, no attempts to re-join it by the back door and no second referendum».

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.

Several months ago we had a referendum asking Greek citizens to pass a judgment on a deal negotiated by their government with European creditors.

He took over the leadership of the Welsh Conservatives after devolution had been passed by the narrowest of margins (50.3 % to 49.7 %) in the 1997 referendum.

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.

The amendment, which passed overwhelmingly in a voter referendum last month, is called a «a major victory in the battle against corruption» by the mailer, obtained by Capital Tonight.

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].

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.

This whole discussion might be moot anyway, because in order to build a casino in New York City — or anywhere in the state on non-Indian land — the constitutional amendment expanding gambling would have to be passed for a second time by the Legislature and also pass muster with the voters in a public referendum.

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

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.

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

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 proposal floated by Krueger and Samuels would use licensing fees of approximately $ 8 million a year from each of the seven casinos authorized under the constitutional amendment, assuming, of course, that's it's given second passage by the Legislature this year — not a foregone conclusion — and also passes muster with the public in a referendum vote.

The start - up grant was given to the party by the Electoral Commission in 2001 and 2002 in order to help officials understand regulations imposed after the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA) was passed in 2000.

The referendum required approval by 60 % of votes and simple majorities in 60 % of the 79 districts in order to pass: final results indicate that the referendum failed with only 57.7 % of votes in favor, although it did have majority support in 77 of the 79 electoral districts.

Paladino has said he would uphold such a measure if it passed a state referendum by voters.

If, as is widely expected, it is passed by the senate, the changes will then be put to a national referendum — also expected to pass with little outspoken opposition.

However, under legislation passed by the Labour government the Electoral Commission can refer the case to the police, who could launch an investigation under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

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.

Gay marriage could and should have been passed by a statewide referendum.

In order for there to be a referendum in May, then the enabling legislation needs to be passed by the end of next week, so while the Lords's amendement could be reversed in the Commons and sent back, -LSB-...]

There was no independent public body to regulate referendums within the United Kingdom until the Labour government led by Tony Blair in 2000 set out a framework for the running of all future referendums when the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future rreferendums within the United Kingdom until the Labour government led by Tony Blair in 2000 set out a framework for the running of all future referendums when the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future rreferendums when the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future rReferendums Act 2000 or PPERA was passed, creating and giving the Electoral Commission responsibility for running all elections and such future referendumsreferendums.

Meanwhile, David Davis reopened the Tory row on Europe yesterday by suggesting the party could hold a referendum even if the Lisbon treaty has been passed.

That referendum passed by a 2,054 to 1,883 span.

Over the next nine weeks Lord Ashcroft Polls will visit every region of the country to find out what undecided voters are thinking about the referendum, what they have noticed and what has passed them by, what they make of the latest claims and interventions, what they take seriously and what they dismiss, whether they are any closer to making up their minds and what is pushing them one way or the other.

Conservative MPs have revelled in four - and - a-half hours of eurosceptic - dominated debate - culminating in the EU referendum bill passing its second reading by 304 votes to zero.

According to an order for declaratory judgment which was sent by Rosenblum to a New York state Supreme Court judge on Oct. 17, the mayor will seek to nullify a decision by the Democratic majority of Leon Potok, David Finch and Ilissa Miller on the village board to authorize a ballot referendum that — if passed by public vote on Election Day — would restrict Rosenblum's ability to appoint a village attorney as well as certain land use board members.

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

Passing an amendment requires approval from two consecutive Legislatures, followed by a public referendum.

Even if the override had passed voters would have had to approve the legislation by referendum next fall.