A mandatory referendum, also known as an obligatory referendum, is a referendum that is legally required to be held under specific circumstances. This... 9 KB (924 words) - 16:20, 6 November 2023 |
Switzerland employs mandatory referendums as a tool of direct democracy. This type of referendum is utilized after an item has been passed by parliament... 4 KB (303 words) - 01:39, 3 February 2024 |
to request for a referendum also. It is a form of direct democracy. The optional referendum is in contrast to a mandatory referendum in that it is a requested... 5 KB (584 words) - 14:05, 18 March 2024 |
as a referendum to be approved by voters. Under the state constitution, certain proposed changes to state laws may require mandatory referendums, and... 21 KB (2,662 words) - 08:30, 18 March 2024 |
Direct democracy (redirect from Initiative and referendum) designated standard term of office. Mandatory referendums correspond to majority rule while optional referendums and popular initiatives correspond to... 49 KB (5,141 words) - 08:23, 18 March 2024 |
Binding referendum is facultative (not mandatory) in case of non-comprehensive changes in the Federal Constitution. There was only one binding referendum in... 122 KB (10,942 words) - 03:46, 19 March 2024 |
Voting in Switzerland (redirect from Referendums in Switzerland) Assembly) Mandatory referendums (votation on a modification of the constitution made by the Federal Assembly) Optional referendums (referendum on a law... 34 KB (3,882 words) - 07:15, 20 March 2024 |
Referendums in Germany are an element of direct democracy. On the federal level only two types of a mandatory binding referendum exist – adopting a new... 19 KB (1,004 words) - 14:02, 18 March 2024 |
In Australia, referendums (also spelt referenda) are public votes held on important issues where the electorate may approve or reject a certain proposal... 43 KB (2,681 words) - 23:21, 14 March 2024 |
process of initiatives and referendums allow citizens of many U.S. states to place legislation on the ballot for a referendum or popular vote, either enacting... 51 KB (3,883 words) - 17:39, 25 March 2024 |
Legislative referral (redirect from Legislative referendum) state constitutional amendments to a referendum. In most cases these are mandatory referendums, meaning that a referendum is a legal requirement in order for... 5 KB (436 words) - 08:52, 18 March 2024 |
adopted the referendum for municipal governments within its boundaries in 1897. South Dakota was the first state to adopt the referendum, in 1898, patterning... 23 KB (2,809 words) - 09:00, 18 March 2024 |
People's Initiative (redirect from Initiative and Referendum Act) initiative (national or local) allowed by the Philippine Initiative and Referendum Act of 1987. The appellative also refers to the product of either of those... 30 KB (3,199 words) - 08:47, 18 March 2024 |
A war referendum is a proposed type of referendum in which citizens would decide whether a nation should go to war. No such referendum has ever taken place... 1 KB (91 words) - 00:28, 7 November 2023 |
Referendums in the United Kingdom are occasionally held at a national, regional or local level. Historically, national referendums are rare due to the... 51 KB (4,836 words) - 08:29, 18 March 2024 |
the public, further public education via mandatory interactive tutorials before voting, and focusing referendums on broad values rather than technicalities... 3 KB (416 words) - 14:10, 18 March 2024 |
50,000 valid signatures on a petition to get on the ballot; and mandatory referendums, which are required to revise the constitution, join an international... 29 KB (2,138 words) - 21:12, 27 April 2023 |
National referendums are seldom used in Canada. The first two referendums in 1898 and 1942 saw voters in Quebec and the remainder of Canada take dramatically-opposing... 17 KB (1,735 words) - 03:35, 13 April 2023 |
Recall election (redirect from Recall referendum) A recall election (also called a recall referendum, recall petition or representative recall) is a procedure by which, in certain polities, voters can... 66 KB (7,222 words) - 08:23, 18 March 2024 |
votes, including the following: 27 September 1992, NRLA proposal (mandatory referendum): The final proposal by the Federal Council was accepted by 63.6%... 80 KB (7,777 words) - 03:27, 6 March 2024 |
Popular initiative (redirect from Citizen initiated referendum) put directly to a plebiscite or referendum, also called a Popular initiated Referendum or citizen-initiated referendum. In an indirect initiative, the... 34 KB (3,924 words) - 14:23, 18 March 2024 |
democracy Referendum types Optional referendum Legislative referral Popular initiative Recall referendum Popular referendum Mandatory referendum Referendums by... 3 KB (282 words) - 18:16, 7 March 2024 |
deadline to deliver the draft constitution by 6 November, and a mandatory referendum was set to be held on 17 December 2023. The new constitution was... 50 KB (3,311 words) - 17:20, 9 March 2024 |
democracy Referendum types Optional referendum Legislative referral Popular initiative Recall referendum Popular referendum Mandatory referendum Referendums by... 47 KB (5,646 words) - 15:23, 5 March 2024 |