Referendum in a sentence

The President also has the right, in extremis, to call a referendum on the premature dissolution of Parliament: if the referendum is passed, Parliament is dissolved; but if the referendum fails, the President must resign.

If the council approves the referendum for the tax increase, the referendum will also have to be approved by the Alabama Legislature before Tuscaloosa County voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots.

In the context of this discussion and of alarmist prognostications about what might happen in the event that the referendum is successful, I draw attention to the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Act which set up the referendum.

Maine voters rebuked the $1 billion project in a referendum in 2021, but it was nonetheless allowed to move forward after a jury concluded that the referendum violated the developer’s constitutional rights.

Nationally, the polling average for Yes has fallen below 45 per cent; and pollsters say if support for the referendum continues to decline at the rate its going, come October 14 Yes is on track for a worse result than in the republic referendum.

The plan for a referendum was laid out about a year ago by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the leader of the center-left Labor Party, who announced the referendum date on Wednesday.

To place the referendum on the ballot in November, both the city of Brookhaven and DeKalb County must approve the referendum question, according to Brookhaven officials.

Speaking on BBC Scotland’s Sunday Show, Mr Sarwar said: “I don’t support independence, I don’t support a referendum – there isn’t a consistent majority for independence, there isn’t a majority for a referendum right now.

Among other things, the government-appointed Fair Deal panel recommends Alberta create its own provincial police force, hold a referendum on scrapping the federal equalization program, and hold a referendum to pull out of the Canada Pension Plan.

Having gone down the referendum route, the government was faced with a parliament who thought that the anti-EU referendum result was a mistake and, constitutionally-speaking, parliament had the final say.

She pointed out that according to Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise, it will be no longer possible for the Riigikogu after the referendum on the definition of marriage in spring 2021 to amend the Family At without a new referendum.

Speed limit on France’s motorways could be put to a referendum - Following the Citizen’s Climate Convention held over the weekend the speed limit on France’s motorways could be the subject to a referendum.

Akufo-Addo to take final decision on referendum soon – Hadzide President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to take a final decision in the coming days on whether the December 17 referendum will come off as planned.

Cruise Port Referendum petitioners say they have the signatures to trigger the country’s first people’s initiated referendum, but a three-way verification process looms.

Former leadership contender Owen Smith said: 'Is the NEC seriously saying that Labour should go into a general election saying we'll have another referendum on Brexit, but we're not telling the electorate which way we'll vote in that referendum?

For me, this election is a referendum on the climate crisis; it is also a referendum on whether or not we will pay attention to the million youth who participated in the recent climate marches.

Mr Neil branded Scotland's leader "self-serving and inconsistent" for being prepared to back a second Brexit referendum, but not a confirmatory referendum on Scottish independence.

On the question on holding a referendum for people to decide on this issues, the President said since there will be no military base there is no need for a referendum.

Overseeing the vote is the chairman of the Bougainville Referendum Commission (BRC), former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern, who has said the referendum "should be celebrated".

She confirmed that she would ask the Westminster government for the legal powers, a section 30 order, to hold another referendum by the end of the year and that she wants to hold that referendum next year.