Sentences with phrase «such referendum»

But the law society doesn't have to conduct such a referendum unless it hasn't implemented the resolution within 12 months of a general meeting on the issue and it receives a petition signed by at least five per cent of the members asking for a vote.

Such referendum shall be conducted by an independent auditing firm agreed to by the qualified industry organizations.

Voters have not approved such a referendum since the mid-1960s.

Labour says it is unlikely that such a referendum will be required in the next parliament.

Such a referendum would address this credibility gap.

He added: «Whatever one's views on the EU a commitment on the statute book to hold such a referendum in the next parliament would address the very real lack of trust when people hear politicians making promises.»

The Welsh Labour Party - Plaid Cymru Coalition Government in the Welsh Assembly held such a referendum in 2011, resulting in a yes vote.

«The Coalition Programme says that the Government will ensure that there will be no transfer of competence or power from the UK to the EU during this Parliament; and so there will be no such referendum during this Parliament.

The Conservative — Liberal Democrat coalition agreement committed the coalition government to such a referendum.

We will whip both Parliamentary parties in both Houses to support a simple majority referendum on the Alternative Vote, without prejudice to the positions parties will take during such a referendum.»

Question: what is the purpose of such a referendum, if the power was already concentrated in Erdogan's and his Government's hands (or at least it looks like this)?

Both parties will whip their Parliamentary Parties in both Houses to support a simple majority referendum on the Alternative Vote, without prejudice to the positions parties will take during such a referendum.

Anyway so far there's no majority for holding such a referendum in the Commons or Lords, since Labour consistently abstains on the issue - and indeed did so last night.

Greens will campaign to remain in the EU in such a referendum; a vote that will allow people themselves to democratically end this damaging and dangerous chapter in our county's history.

But given what has happened since 2011, such a referendum would probably have a very different outcome today.

Clegg believes the referendum demand can be defeated by pointing out that all parties backed an elected second chamber in their manifesto, and few would like to set aside # 100m to fund such a referendum.

Election Returning Officers will be unable to guarantee «One Person - One Vote» nor to sign off ANY part of such a referendum as «true», «democratic», «free» or «fair».

The main issue for any such referendum is the continued lack of preparation for the democratic content of the debate.

No, I seriously could not imagine such a referendum, because for most governments the Dalai Lama is already a very welcome guest.

Does the loss of such a referendum usually weaken the movement towards independence for a significant period, or can an approach along the lines of «keep asking the question until we get the right answer» succeed?

In summary, my proposal is that following a «no» vote the Scotland Act be amended to empower the Scottish Parliament to hold a binding referendum on independence, but only if 30 years have elapsed since the last referendum or if two - thirds of all MSPs vote for such a referendum.

Such referendums would mean that residents could approve or deny, via a petition to the town board, to accept state or federal funds.

Three such referendums were planned, for the regions of North East and North West England and Yorkshire and the Humber.

Not exact matches

Forecasts from groups such as the IMF and OECD in the run - up to the 2016 referendum were dismissed by pro-Brexiteers as «Project Fear» — intentionally over the top forecasts designed the scare the public into voting to remain in the EU.

Hammond's commitment to find the funds for Brexit preparations stands in sharp contrast to promises made by the Leave campaign before last year's referendum, which had assured Britons that leaving the EU would leave the country with hundreds of millions of pounds more a week to spend on other priorities such as its rickety National Health Service.

But those swings in the market over the past year often caused by macroeconomic shocks such as the crash of the Shanghai Composite in 2015 and the Brexit referendum, also relegated some investors to the sidelines.

Leave campaigners admitted such a scheme could be a possibility in the build - up to the EU referendum.

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

Amazon, along with other tech giants such as Google (googl) and Apple (aapl), has increased its commitment to Britain in the last year, saying Britain's referendum decision to leave the EU last June did not affect its investment plans.

Harper told Southam News in 2001 that he leaned toward a pro-life stance, and added that he supported the Alliance's policy of dealing with moral issues such as abortion and capital punishment through citizen - initiated referendums.

Potentially dangerous political events in the EU — such as the French & German elections and the Catalan independence referendum — were safely navigated.

Campaign finance refers to the rules that govern the use of money in electoral processes such as general elections, by - elections, and referenda.

This data - gathering machinery can be used to shape who we vote for, or whether we vote at all, or how we make choices on big referendums, such as whether Britain leaves the European Union.

How European markets might react to the possibility of «Brexit,» which is shorthand for «British exit from the European Union,» both in the run - up to the UK election and its aftermath, remains unclear, although given that UK assets suffered as the result of the referendum on Scottish independence became less predictable such volatility could conceivably reoccur.

Speaking during News Hour, Jonathan Arnott said that the party's referendum policy will give Christians an opportunity to change things linked with moral issues such as the death penalty.

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.

They parallel the provisions of many state constitutions in this country and popular initiatives such as the Cardinal Bernardin Amendment, recently approved in a referendum by over 80 percent of Cook County, Illinois, voters, to make health care a right.

This has prompted officials to consider adding such a park to a possible retry for a bond referendum for the November ballot.

Newton noted there has been no discussion about any of the referenda questions recently and the board has provided little detail on any of the issues — such as where a potential community center could be built or what type of fee, if any, they would be considering for dog park permits.

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.

Arlington Heights voters in March rejected a referendum proposal that would have allowed the Park District to upgrade facilities such as pools and gymnasiums.

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.

Blievernicht, who is gathering signatures for a petition to decide such matters by referendum, told Village Board members this week that he is concerned about their plan to sell bonds for capital improvements.

In an effort to avoid even the slightest appearance of impropriety, on April 25, 2016, the Park District informed the Library District that we deemed any contract, intergovernmental agreement or joint position statement with the Library District prior to referendum as potential violations of the Illinois Election Code and as such could not agree to any at that time.

Glen Ellyn Park District Director Lois Gordon said park district commissioners can not call for a binding referendum until there are firm plans for such a swimming facility.

Election officials contend that local governmental bodies, such as school districts, townships, park districts and municipalities, can only hold binding referendums.

Any such plan would, in turn, risk being derailed by a negative referendum result such as that of the previous referendum for a North East assembly.

On Friday Mr Cameron appeared resistant to such a move, saying that his «referendum lock» guaranteeing a vote in the event of substantial treaty change was sufficient.

In the light of last night's vote in the House of Commons on whether or not to hold a referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, Unlock Democracy is calling on Parliament to decide new rules over whether legislation has constitutional implications or not and how such decisions should be decided.

If we are going to have a referendum on voting reform - bearing in mind other questions, such as Scottish independence, are far more pressing - then let's have one on a more credible system.