The optional referendum is a referendum which comes from a request by governmental authorities or the public. The best known types of optional referendums...
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A referendum (pl.: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast...
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referendums (part of the Constitution of California since 1856), optional referendums, and initiatives.[citation needed] The initiative and optional (or...
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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 consensus...
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contrast to an optional referendum, which comes from either by public or legislative request. The actions that require mandatory referendums are set by law...
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popular referendum, depending on jurisdiction also known as a citizens' veto, people's veto, veto referendum, citizen referendum, abrogative referendum, rejective...
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constitution, a referendum is mandatory (mandatory referendum); for any change in a law, a referendum can be requested (optional referendum). In addition...
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passed by parliament and is then put to a vote. In contrast, an optional referendum is only held after a certain number of citizens or cantons request...
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been held as of 2017. Unlike in constitutional referendums, voting in previous plebiscites has been optional. In 1998, the Howard government amended the...
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initiative (Switzerland) Referendums in France Optional referendum Recall election Politics portal France portal "Référendum d'initiative citoyenne :...
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valid signatures on a petition to get on the ballot; facultative or optional referendums, which are citizen proposals to approve or reject a piece of existing...
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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...
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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 accepted...
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Republic of Türkiye in 1923, the country held seven referendums on national level. In the first two referendums (1961 and 1982), new Constitutions were submitted...
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Epidemics Act (section Optional referendum)
health has changed, and the law needed to be adapted accordingly. An optional referendum against this revision was initiated by the EDU, the Citizens for...
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An independence referendum is a type of referendum in which the residents of a territory decide whether the territory should become an independent sovereign...
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valid signatures on a petition to get on the ballot; facultative or optional referendums, which are citizen proposals to approve or reject a piece of existing...
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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...
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legislative popular initiative in 1846. Berne introduced the legislative optional referendum in the same year. The political crisis of the Regeneration period...
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adopted the referendum for municipal governments within its boundaries in 1897. South Dakota was the first state to adopt the referendum, in 1898, patterning...
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when a referendum is held, but it is a legal procedure regulated by the Swiss constitution. There are two types of referendums: Optional referendum: Any...
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democracy Referendum types Optional referendum Legislative referral Popular initiative Recall referendum Popular referendum Mandatory referendum Referendums by...
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Referendums in the United Kingdom are occasionally held at a national, regional or local level. Historically, national referendums are rare due to the...
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consensus democracy where majority rule does not play a central role. Optional referendums and popular initiatives correspond to consensus democracy. Consensus...
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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...
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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...
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Bilateral EU Agreements / 40-tonne Trucks / Heavy Traffic Fee (optional referendum): As part of a whole package of several bilateral agreements with...
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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...
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democracy Referendum types Optional referendum Legislative referral Popular initiative Recall referendum Popular referendum Mandatory referendum Referendums by...
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rights for Swiss citizens were both rejected. The referendum was classed as an optional referendum, which meant that only a majority of the public vote...
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