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Referendum
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Wonkology
Referendum
By Christopher Murray, Jack Jacobson, James Conway
A direct vote by the electorate on a single proposal, law, or issue. Stronger Referendums (or citizen initiatives) have a long history in American politics and even pre-date the founding of the…
UK Human Rights Blog
The Weekly-Round up: Scottish referendums, cohabitation rights, and up-skirting crimes
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In the news The UK government has submitted its argument in the case which may settle whether Members of Scottish Parliament could legislate for a vote on Scottish independence without…
UK Human Rights Blog
The Weekly Round-up: Supreme Court to rule on indyref2, pandemic WhatsApps, and protection for pupils
In the news The UK Government has urged Supreme Court justices not to hear the Scottish government’s request for a ruling as to whether it has the power to hold…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Municipal Water Rates are Protected from Referendum Challenges
The California Supreme Court ruled that water rates and other local utility charges are considered “taxes” for the purpose of California Constitution Article II, Section 9 and therefore exempt from…
Privacy World
Court Order Means CPRA Likely to Make November Ballot
In a recent blog post we reported that the advocacy group behind CPRA, Californians for Consumer Privacy, was going to court in an effort to prevent their plans to put…
CAP·impact
Unique Aspects of Referendums in California
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/unique-aspects-of-referendums-in-california While a referendum is commonly used to refer to the practice of submitting a question or a measure to a popular vote of the electorate, such as Brexit in…
CAP·impact
What is Subject to a Referendum?
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/what-is-subject-to-referendum The referendum is one of the three forms of direct democracy in California. It is the power of the voters to approve or reject statutes either in part or…
Cannabis Legal Highlights
Counties May Reenact Essential Features of an Ordinance Previously Repealed by Referendum After a “Material Change in Circumstances”
Kern County’s ordinance banning marijuana dispensaries was validly reenacted because a “material change in circumstances” had occurred since the County previously repealed a similar ordinance in response to a referendum…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Documents Merely Referenced in a General Plan Resolution Need Not be Included in a Referendum Petition
If a referendum petition includes the full text of the subject land use measure, documents referenced in such measure need not be attached to the petition unless they are attached…
CAP·impact
Mechanisms of Direct Democracy in California
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/mechanisms-of-direct-democracy The state of California has three forms of direct democracy and they are found in Article II of the state constitution. Those three forms are the initiative, referendum, and…