Topic
Referendum
77 published works
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Council Resolution Approving an Amendment to a Disposition and Development Agreement Was Subject to Referendum
By Matt Gray
The court of appeal held that a City Council resolution approving a development agreement that included policy decisions regarding development of a public park was a legislative act subject to…
The Right Coast
Referendum counts live updates: Taoiseach admits referendums defeated comprehensively The Irish Times
The Government has conceded defeat in the family and care referendums, hours before counts were completed, after tallies showed the electorate leaning strongly towards two No votes.Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said…
Religion Clause
Near-Final Tally of Ohio Issue 1
With over 99% of the votes now counted, Ohio's Issue 1 failed on Tuesday by a vote of 57.01% against and 42.99% in favor. (Results from Secretary of State.) Issue…
Health Law Prof Blog
Who Supports Liberal Policies? A Tale of Two Referendums in Italy
Leonardo Madio (University of Padua), Francesco Principe (University of Bergamo), Who Supports Liberal Policies? A Tale of Two Referendums in Italy (2023): We leverage a unique dataset at the municipality level…
California Workplace Law Blog
Not so FAST – AB 257 on Hold Pending Voter Referendum in 2024
By Laura A. Pierson-Scheinberg, Gina M. Roccanova
On January 24, 2023, the California Secretary of State completed its verification process and qualified a referendum challenging Assembly Bill (AB) 257, also known as the FAST Recovery Act for…
California Employment Law Update
Court Puts New Controversial Fast-Food Worker Law on Hold
By Philippe A. Lebel, Michelle Lappen
On January 13, 2023, a Sacramento County Superior Court judge issued a preliminary injunction to stop the controversial Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act or “FAST Recovery Act” (AB…
California Workplace Law Blog
Temporary Restraining Order Against the FAST Recovery Act
By Laura A. Pierson-Scheinberg, Gina M. Roccanova
While the Secretary of State continued to count signatures to determine if a potential referendum on the FAST Recovery Act (the Act) will make it on the ballot, a lawsuit…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Iowa Supreme Court: All voters count where referendum petitions are concerned
By Rox Laird
On Election Day, voters may skip some races on the ballot while voting in others. “Undervoting” ordinarily is not an issue, but it presents one for purposes of Iowa’s statute…
UK Human Rights Blog
The Weekly Round-up: Scottish independence referendum, retained EU law and social media
In the News… The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the Scottish parliament does not have the power to pass legislation that would allow for a second referendum on Scottish independence. Such…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Scottish parliament does not have power to legislate for a second referendum, Supreme Court rules
Ruling is a blow to hopes for Scottish independence