Sentences with phrase «referendum failed»

The Supreme Court noted that the referendum was only advisory and that the Act allowing for the referendum failed to specify what the consequences of the referendum would be.

Now you are poised to enact cuts much greater than the $ 9 million anticipated had the referendum failed.

Due, perhaps in part to a rushed and uninformed debate, the referendum failed dramatically.

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.

While the last convention referendum failed in 1997, political consultant Michael Dawidziak attributed this year's frenzied anti-convention campaign to a new factor not then in play: the internet.

Even defeat in the 2014 independent referendum failed to derail the SNP juggernaut.

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 %).

A similar, more expensive $ 48 million referendum failed in the March election with 52.63 percent of votes rejecting it out of 12,189 votes cast.

The referendum failed and voter feedback indicated that the tax dollars requested should be reduced and limited in duration and that specific projects with timelines for completion should be identified.

«Several residents called me and some commissioners after the referendum failed, telling us that we had to try again to save this great resource.

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.

After the Galena referendum failed to stop the riverboat's arrival, he decided to challenge the casino industry on the grounds that casino gambling is a threat to the quality of community life.

Either she wants to duck responsibility for the serious long - term consequences to B.C.'s economy and Metro Vancouver's growing traffic congestion if this referendum fails, or she just doesn't care.»

Two ballot referendums failed.

«If the referendum fails, generations of support for gaming in the Catskills will be dashed for no other reason, perhaps, than a failure to offer the best, most transparent plan, that provides the maximum information to voters.

The AV and EU referendums failed to go his way, while five years of coalition with the Conservatives diminished his party such that they were wiped out at the 2015 election, with Clegg's seat, on the back of a student vote, angry about tuition fees, turning Corbynite two years later.

If the referendum fails, the law allows for an additional slot machine parlor on Long Island.

While charter schools are not for everyone, he thinks they could help some children, and he hopes the referendum fails.

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He has said he will step down if the referendum fails.

Not exact matches

Polls ahead of the referendum had shown a tight race, but a projection for SRF public television showed the initiative failing by a clear margin of 55 % to 45 %.

Following the failed Scottish independence referendum in 2014, the party wanted to personalize its message, and harness its limited but growing grassroots support.

Catalonia stands by the referendum, but has failed to officially declare independence.

There was the shock Brexit vote in the UK, Donald Trump's victory in the US Presidential election, a failed Italian referendum and many more factors that provided countless opportunities for forex traders to profit.

Financial Times Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, Iceland's president, has created uproar with his decision to block legislation that would have repaid $ 3.9 bn ($ 5.6 bn) lost by British and Dutch savers in a failed Icelandic bank, triggering a referendum that the government is expected to lose.

The former commodities trader was instrumental in the campaign to leave the European Union (EU), and following the referendum's passage, Farage invoked the 1996 sci - fi action film «Independence Day» by declaring June 23 «our independence day» from failed socialist rules, regulations and immigration policies.

She imposed a five - year freeze on the carbon tax, refuses to use carbon tax revenue to fund climate solutions, exempted the LNG industry from calculating greenhouse gas emissions on 70 per cent of its operations, cancelled a home retrofit program, and derailed public transit expansion plans with a built - to - fail referendum.

In September 2014, you might remember, a referendum to quit the United Kingdom failed.

I am as leery of government by referendum as I am of government by judicial edict, though what's interesting here is that the radical pro-lifers may have doomed their own movement by failing so spectacularly in an extremely conservative, Christian - dominated state.

Although two referendums to create a park district in Algonquin have failed, some think it «s time for another try.

The Nov. 7 referendum measures failed.

Three referendum proposals have already failed to bring the first public pool to the 50,000 people that live within the Park District.

Three referendum proposals have already failed to bring the first public pool to the 50,000 people that live...

The most recent referendum was in 1978, and it failed.

«If the referendum (proposal) fails, the public may start a movement to consolidate.

But if the district «s suit fails and the petition drive is successful, the referendum questions favored by the petition drive organizers would appear on the ballot, according to officials.

A referendum to build the pool was approved last fall, but a tax rate increase to operate and maintain it failed.

During the failed referendum campaign earlier this month to build an aquatic park, Zirk said he heard residents say the money would be better spent on fixing the village's water and street problems.

Comparing that successful campaign with the Park District's recent failed attempt, Brissa said the Park District must do a better job of getting comments from residents before proposing new programs or referendum questions.

Part of the failed referendum proposal would have raised funds to build the 26 - mile trail system all at once.

Cartsens, who also serves as director of facilities for the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, predicted that Cary residents soon could face shortages in recreation opportunities, particularly in children's programs, because of failed referendums over recent years.

In Arlington Heights, some candidates are calling for a second referendum to build an addition to the library; a similar effort failed last year.

After two hours of public comment Thursday, park board members at a special meeting voted 3 - 3 on a referendum measure, meaning the motion failed.

And as the district marks its anniversary, officials point to high satisfaction ratings in a survey of patrons and a balanced, $ 16 million budget as signs that the district is successful — despite a tax referendum that failed in April.

Steve Scholten, the park district's executive director, said a second pathway at Lake Arlington would cost $ 875,000 and was included in the improvement plans for both failed referendums in 2012.

Zopmal said the Middle Belt region would not take a step back on restructuring and would immediately usher in a demand for referendum if restructuring fails.

The party may have saved the union by masterminding last year's referendum operation, but it has failed to stop a surge in nationalistic spirit that looks set to sweep Labour MPs from Westminster.

Some signed treaties are left in limbo and never ratified, very few become contentious issues and fail (e.g. in a referendum) but for the most part, all the head of states / governments and their representatives around the table have a parliamentary majority behind them and can get whatever they agree on through their own parliament.

Are these referenda necessary, or are they policies that are actually designed to fail?

Referendums can, and do, fail.