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Referendum
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International Law Prof Blog
Annual “State of the [European] Union Address” by Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Treaty of Lisbon was unanimously signed by the Heads of State or Government of the 27 EU Member States in December 2007. Unlike the defunct “Constitutional Treaty,” it “merely”…
Land Use Law Blog
Full Disclosure- Reference Documents Must be Attached to Referendum Petition to be Legally Sufficient Under State Elections Code
By Nathan Jones and Leslie Z. Walker In May of 2006, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance "Adopting the redevelopment plan for the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment…
International Law Prof Blog
Bolivia: National Electoral Court Says Upcoming Referendum on a New Constitution is Void
The New York Times reports today that Bolivia's National Electoral Court has annulled a decree by President Evo Morales, who had called for a December 7 referendum on a new…
Land Use Prof Blog
Government by referendum?
Imagine if the government held a public vote on many issues pitting the supposed public interest against one party’s putative freedom. You want to live far from work and…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Catholic Church Seeks Referendum in Effort to Thwart Bill to Legalize Abortion in Mexico City
Via Reuters, Church seeks vote on Mexico City abortion bill:The Catholic Church wants a referendum to be held on Mexico City's plan to legalize abortion in hopes of thwarting the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Voters in Portugal Decisively Reject Its Abortion Law, but Referendum Fails Due to Insufficient Turnout
The San Diego Union-Tribute reported on Sunday: Voters failed to overturn Portugal's strict abortion law Sunday because of low turnout at the polls, but the prime minister nonetheless vowed to…
Land Use Prof Blog
Voters like green space … for better or worse …
What types of land use questions should be decided by the voters, as opposed to their representatives? In this era of widespread referenda, let me express a note of…