Sentences with phrase «referendum asking»

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.»

Maloney, I - Saugerties, has proposed a November public referendum asking whether the terms of office for the county executive, comptrollers and legislators should be four years and whether a 12 - year term limit should be imposed on all those positions.

Legislator Joseph Maloney, I - Saugerties, has proposed a November public referendum asking whether the terms of office for the county executive, comptrollers and legislators should be four years and whether a 12 - year term limit should be imposed on all those positions.

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».

A referendum asking voters if the salaries of Milwaukee County supervisors should be sliced nearly in half has left supervisors predicting dire consequences if the answer is «yes.»

The Boulder City Council voted this week to put on the ballot a referendum asking if corporations are citizens.

Legislator Bill Lindsay III introduced legislation last week to schedule a 2017 referendum asking Suffolk voters if they want to reduce the size of the legislature from 18 seats to 13.

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

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

A referendum asking Arlington Heights voters whether a non-binding vote should be taken before gambling is introduced or expanded in the village has survived a challenge and will remain on the November ballot, the village electoral board ruled Monday.

The boards agreed to share development costs, but the failure of a referendum asking voters for permission to build a recreation center left the Park District short of money to pay for its share of the work.

Glen Ellyn — A Nov. 2 referendum asking Glen Ellyn voters if they want to fund a new library cleared a final hurdle when the Village Board unanimously approved placing the question on the ballot.

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 April a referendum asked Dutch citizens whether they approve the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine.

The referendum asked the Welsh people whether they wanted the Assembly to have those law - making powers without any reference to Westminster and the result has just been announced as:

Tuesday's referendum asked voters to increase how much Utica is obligated to spend annually on its roads, from $ 2 million to $ 5 million.

While the Referendum asked people if they wanted to leave the European Union last June, it did not ask if people wanted to leave the Single Market and Customs Union.

It's primary day in Indiana, and 10 school districts around the state are posing ballot referenda asking voters to raise property taxes to help fund schools.

Not exact matches

However, Sarwar was one of the MSPs who sent a letter to Corbyn asking him to consider his position after his reaction to last year's Brexit referendum and is seen as a moderate, which could count against him.

The Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has asked the country's constitutional court to invalidate the referendum bill, the BBC said.

Whatever the motive, the referendum is an insult to democracy because Tsipras sprung it on an unsuspecting population, asking Greeks to accept or reject technocratic proposals that many will struggle to understand.

Collins asked what would happen if an organization or an individual had used a Facebook ad account to target dark ads during the referendum and then taken down the page as soon as the campaign was over.

It's fair to say Facebook has handled this issue exceptionally badly — leaving Collins to express public frustration about the lack of co-operation when, for example, he had asked it for help and information related to the UK's Brexit referendum — turning what could have been a fairly easy to manage process into a major media circus - cum - PR nightmare.

We were asked by CNBC to highlight how investors can protect their portfolio against a potential «leave» vote in the UK referendum.

Never before in Canada have voters been asked to approve transportation investments and funding through a referendum.

Many asked for his resignation, furious that his insistence on a referendum had endangered the debt deal and led European leaders to question Greece's treasured participation in the euro, the common currency used by 17 EU nations.

Just over half (56 %) of UK agents, developers and overseas property professionals asked by OPP for their view on the hotly - debated EU referendum, say Britain should remain in...

There are different views about political tactics but I feel that we should ask for a referendum.

On August 14th, the Park Board of Commissioners voted to place a referendum question on the November 6 general election ballot asking voters to choose whether or not to support a $ 39 million bond issue.

Gurnee Park District actions this year made Eileen Fiddyment and others angry enough to circulate petitions to get a referendum question on the November ballot that will ask voters whether the district should be dissolved.

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.

In Springfield, the House has approved a bill allowing the subdivisions» residents to ask in a referendum for voters» permission to disconnect from the park district.

She asked audience members if they had considered what would happen if the referendum failed and whether it represented the interests of the entire village.

The Park Board voted unanimously last week to place a referendum question on the Nov. 2 ballot asking voters to approve purchase of the land and construction of playing fields and a facility.

If commissioners put the referendum proposal on the Nov. 7 ballot, their next step will be to ask the DuPage County Forest Preserve District for a lease extension on the property.

The referendum will ask voters to increase the rate from 10 cents to 22 cents per $ 100 of assessed valuation.

Bartlett — A spring referendum to ask residents to increase the Park District's tax rate to pay for a community center and other amenities seems unlikely, said Thomas White, director of parks and recreation.

He said the possibility of partnering with other groups or asking voters via a referendum will be explored.

In recent years, those opponents have helped defeat a long list of Park District referendum proposals that asked for permission to sell bonds to construct a swimming facility.

Questions about the referendum from concerned residents have ranged from «will there be a dog park,» to taxpayers skeptically asking how the estimated tax increase could be so small for such a large referendum amount.

About a dozen people came to the Park District meeting room on Tuesday to talk about the idea of asking voters to fund the project through a referendum issue.

«The main difference between the two referenda is that in 2010, we asked residents to approve a new aquatic facility.

The proposed referendum question would be advisory only and ask voters whether up to $ 300,000 should be transferred from village coffers to the Park District each year for the next 15 years to help pay for a pool.

That is why it asked voters to pass an $ 11.5 million referendum proposal in March to buy the former Jewel Tea Co. property and preserve it for open space.

The district could initiate a referendum issue asking voters to approve such a bond issue, Muno said, but approval is unlikely in the current economic climate.

Officials of the Wilmette Park District recently said they are considering asking voters to pass a $ 14 million referendum measure in November to pay for the village's lakefront master plan, encompassing an array of projects including new beach houses at both Gillson and Langdon parks.

«With two referendums on the same ballot, it's magnified twice, and voters have to figure out how to navigate both things, which is sort of asking a lot of them,» Krupnikov added.

NAPERVILLE — The Naperville Park District has scheduled a special workshop session for this week to determine whether to seek a referendum in April to ask voters to pay for a new recreation center.

The three referendum questions proposed by the district would ask voters whether the district should build a $ 4.5 million swimming facility; whether the district should buy land to the east of Newton Park for expansion; and whether a task force should be formed to study the need, best location and financial alternatives of a new pool facility.

Cary Park Director Steve Cherveny said the referendum question will ask taxpayers to support a «25 - cent increase in the corporate fund,» which translates into an increase of $ 116 in property taxes for the owner of a $ 150,000 house.