Sentences with phrase «through referendum»

Wal - Mart successfully overturned a similar ordinance in Calexico, Calif., through a referendum in March, and also recently lobbied city officials in Las Vegas to repeal a 1999 anti-supercenter law.

Although its benchers were aware of these various concerns, they punted on the decision whether to accredit Trinity Western or not, and let the Society's members effectively make that decision through a referendum, authorizing it through a resolution that made no mention of the religious liberty side of the ledger.

He soon became interested in extending the invitation for political participation beyond the limits of the student population, which led the German Student Party to morph into a series of entities, including the Organization of Non-Voters for a Free Referendum (1970) and the Organization for Direct Democracy through Referendum (1971).38

At that festival, Beuys opened a branch office of his Burö für direkte Demokratie (Organization for Direct Democracy Through Referendum), and for 100 days debated all comers.

(Beuys even helped to found political organizations: the German Student Party, the Organization for Direct Democracy Through Referendum, the Free International University for Creativity and Interdisciplinary Research, and the German Green Party.)

a statue enacted by a citizen's initiative except by either a three - fourths vote each of the House of Representatives and the senate, or a a vote of the people through a referendum.

Voters also would have to approve the proposal, through a referendum.

This could also lower districts» need to seek additional money through referendum or property tax levies.

Through referendum funds, many of our District computer labs have been upgraded and students have access to new desktop computers, printers, 3 - D printers and relevant learning software.

[3] Since 1972, all attempts to create state voucher programs through referendum have failed, generally by two - to - one margins.

He believes that the matter should again be decided by the voters through referendum.

Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has cancelled a trip to South America to be at Westminster to help try to force through the referendum Bill.

Last fall, New York became the 23rd state to allow commercial casino gambling, after the state passed a constitutional amendment, through a referendum, to legalize Las Vegas - style casinos.

The proposals would be put on the ballot and go through a referendum in an election this November, unless a county legislature rejects the proposal during a 45 - day reviewing period.

Surely it is right that this is the debate that engages the British people through a referendum, not the technicalities of a minor revising treaty.

Nass, Stroebel and Kapenga wrote a memo demanding amendments that would prohibit UW from spending $ 4 million on diversity training for students and faculty; raise the income eligibility for the statewide voucher program to 300 percent of the federal poverty level; repeal the state prevailing wage on Jan. 1; and forbid municipalities to impose any wheel tax not approved through a referendum.

This would keep the link between an MP and his or her constituency, unlike full - scale proportional representation, but such a momentous change would require validation through a referendum or an election.

Social Security is not a State Level program but a Federal level and thus can not be altered through any referendum.

Cuomo said at a news conference last week that the amendment voters would have to approve through a referendum would be broad and then lawmakers would work to narrow down the law.

The Bill is designed, under certain circumstances, to give the British people, through a referendum, a say on our relationship with the European Union.

This measure will give communities the power to take forward development in their area without the need to apply for planning permission subject to meeting certain safeguards and securing 50 % support from the community through a referendum.

of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, having been given sovereignty over whether the Kingdom leaves or remains in the European Union insist, in the interest of democracy and unity, on being given the opportunity to take an informed decision on the final outcome of the Art. 50 negotiations, as approved by parliament, through a referendum to either accept this outcome or to remain in the European Union.

In 1988, led by a coalition of parties called «Concertación por la Democracia», Chile regained democracy through a referendum.

Voters in the district ultimately would have to support the idea through a referendum request on the November ballot.

Some Orland Park residents, upset with what they view as double taxation, hope that proposed state legislation will allow them to get out of the Mokena Park District through a referendum.

But before the purchase could take place, voters would need to approve the plan through a referendum question in November.

Bonds were issued, through referendum and ordinance, by the Park District to finance its portion of the project, which amounted to $ 43,400.

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.

Will it direct the Merkel administration to return the issue to the Bundestag for approval of the new enhanced ECB «bailout» or will it suggest that the entire Maastricht Treaty needs to be approved by the entire citizenry through a REFERENDUM?

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

Initiated through referenda, they introduced proportional electoral formulae and «re-centralised» power away from London, to Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

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He has focused in particular on how to reform politics by devolving power to local constituencies through referendums on important issues and on recalling votes for citizens who are unhappy with the performance of MPs and other elected officials.

The Eau Claire Area School Board, under the leadership of WEAC member and School Board President Chris Hambuch - Boyle, has passed resolutions asking state legislators and the governor to oppose measures that would restrict the ability of school boards to raise money through referendums and to support the Wisconsin Voucher Taxpayer Transparency Bill.

At the same time, more and more school districts are seeking more money through referendums — partially driving the need for the review, Kitchens said.

Beuys argued that social decision - making should be made by the people through referendums rather than elected political parties.

In states where Republican opposition has stunted progress on clean energy, unlikely coalitions of tea party activists and environmentalists are forming to take their arguments to the people through referendums and pressure campaigns.

Not exact matches

«I consider it my duty to help Alexis Tsipras exploit, as he sees fit, the capital that the Greek people granted us through yesterday's referendum,» Varoufkakis wrote in a blog post.

He also said he's counting on an underwhelming recreational rollout to galvanize pro-marijuana consumers against further local bans, noting that many local restrictions were implemented at sparsely attended hearings or through low - turnout, off - cycle referendums.

against further local bans, noting that many local restrictions were implemented at sparsely attended hearings or through low - turnout, off - cycle referendums

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.

For so many months, we have kept our readers updated on the referendum through our «Briferendum Series».

Critics of the referendum proposal say the move is unnecessarily expensive when politicians can vote through the legislation themselves, and the debates surrounding the referendum could be divisive.

Because the new regime was not erected by any ordinary process of amendment, referendum, or ratification, in principle the people still may alter it through their elected representatives.

Before it goes into effect, however, the plan must be approved by producers in a referendum that will be held from April 2 through May 5.

Ruled by Portugal for more than 400 years and by Indonesia for 24, East Timor gained independence in August 1999 through a national referendum.

Spain are currently going through a difficult period of time with the recent issues involving the Catalan referendum which resulted with police violence, and Gerard Pique being booed by his own fans.

The amount of bonds available through the non referendum method is limited as is the amount of taxes that the District can levy to repay the bonds.

The money was raised through the sale of bonds and didn't require a referendum because the bonds came under the tax cap and no tax increase was needed, Durlacher said.

She said the Lake County side of District 220, which in the past opposed the referendum proposal, pulled through for the district.