A popular initiative (also citizens' initiative) is a form of direct democracy by which a petition meeting certain hurdles can force a legal procedure...

A popular initiative (German: Volksinitiative, French: Initiative populaire, Italian: Iniziativa popolare, Romansh: Iniziativa dal pievel) allows people...

Look up Initiative or initiative in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Popular initiative is a political process by which a referendum can be triggered...

for three forms of popular action: referendum (plebiscite), initiative, and recall. The first two forms—referendums and initiatives—are examples of direct...

federal popular initiative "For the Expulsion of Criminal Foreigners," also known as the "expulsion initiative," is a Swiss popular initiative approved...

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...

binding questions of law. Popular initiative or Initiative referendum: A citizen-led process to propose and vote on new laws. Popular referendum: A citizen-led...

federal popular initiative "against mass immigration" (German: Eidgenössische Volksinitiative "Gegen Masseneinwanderung", French: Initiative populaire...

The federal popular initiative "against the construction of minarets" was a successful popular initiative in Switzerland to prevent the construction of...

direct democracy. Unlike a popular initiative or legislative referendum that allows voters to suggest new legislation, a popular referendum allows them to...

Assembly and, that collected 50,000 signatures of opponents) Federal popular initiatives (votation on a modification of the constitution made by citizens...

Basel-Landschaft, which border on France and Germany. 8 June 1997: the federal popular initiative "negotiations concerning EU membership: let the people decide!" on...

referendum). In addition, the people may present a constitutional popular initiative to introduce amendments to the federal constitution. The people also...

Several federal popular initiative were launched to increase environmental protection. Several of them were accepted: Federal popular initiative "for the protection...

People's Initiative (or "PI") is a common appellative in the Philippines that refers to either a mode for constitutional amendment provided by the 1987...

pension system. The "Initiative for a 13th OASI pension payment", proposed to add a 13th month of pension. The "Pensions Initiative (retirement age)" aimed...

diligence". On the political front, the Swiss Socialist Party launched a popular initiative "Against the abuse of banking secrecy and the power of the banks"...

during 2016. On 28 February 2016, referendums were held on four initiatives: Popular initiative of 5 November 2012 "For the couple and the family - No to the...

assembly decided to launch a popular initiative with the aim of reducing population growth in Switzerland. The initiative was officially declared valid...

Chamber of Deputies receives for consideration bills presented by popular initiative. The Chamber of Deputies is presided over by the president of the...

moves to have a constitutional protection for cash. This came after a popular initiative asked for it. In June 2023, The Slovakian parliament voted with the...

Citizens' Initiative may refer to: Popular initiative, a means by which the public can force a referendum Bürgerentscheid [de], a formal citizens' petition...

current-day cantonal constitutions. Vaud introduced the legislative popular initiative in 1846. Berne introduced the legislative optional referendum in the...

market, and was approved by voters. The second was held on 7 June on a popular initiative "against foreign infiltration", and was rejected by voters. The third...

amend the constitution may also be triggered in some jurisdictions by popular initiative. Australia and Ireland provide examples of constitutions requiring...

constitutional principles behind a co-ordinated transport policy and on a popular initiative on lowering the retirement age to 62 for men and 60 for women. Both...

century. Many of these were either rejected by popular vote, or not implemented (e.g. the people's initiative "against foreign infiltration and overpopulation...

proposed by the parliament or by the cantons or by federal popular initiative. Citizen's initiatives at the federal level need to collect 100,000 valid signatures...

possibility of recall referendums (together with the popular election of executives, the initiative and the legislative referendum) was introduced into...

approved by over 90% of voters and all cantons. The second was on a popular initiative "on urgent federal resolutions and the protection of people's rights"...