Sentences with phrase «voters via referendum»

Marlette says school boards would have to pass a resolution that would then go to the voters via referendum.

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

From the start the project was all bribes and bullying, fundamentally undemocratic when the regional figureheads would be created without consulting voters via referendums because the powerful posts were likely to be rejected.

Not exact matches

The golf course came under new ownership in 1944, when Northwestern University purchased the property and took over operations until 1972, when it was purchased by the Wilmette Park District via a $ 4.2 million referendum that was supported by local voters, officials said.

Lake in the Hills officials plan to ask voters for permission to build an indoor pool and community center in the fall or following spring via a referendum measure, officials said.

At the same time, the IDC formally declared their opposition to a constitutional convention in 2019, which voters will decide via referendum this year.

Although no electoral system is perfect, and the UK's First Past the Post method is worse than most, parliamentary elections are a better expression of democracy because unlike a referendum, there is no clear agenda setter: the agenda is contested between parties and candidates, the media, and, increasingly, via the internet, the voters themselves.

Cuomo has been muted in his potential support for a constitutional convention, which voters will decide via referendum in 2017.

The Drinking Water Protection Program was established via a voter referendum, establishing a 1/4 percent sales in the county.

Other changes in the bill will allow voters in school districts with a surplus of education money to determine via a referendum if they want to cut property taxes.

The city council will meet Tuesday to discuss whether to permanently ban alcohol on the beach or allow voters to have their say via an approved referendum in November.