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Legislative referral (aka "legislative referendum", or "referendum bill" in the state of Washington for legislatively referred state statute), in which the legislature puts proposed legislation up for popular vote (either voluntarily or, in the case of a constitutional amendment, as an obligatory part of the procedure). [15]
The proposed constitutional amendment becomes effective after ratification by referendum, which takes place not later than 60 days after its approval by the Assembly. 5. An approved constitutional amendment is submitted to referendum when one-fifth of the members of the Assembly request it. 6.
The 2024 Maryland Question 1 was a voter referendum that appeared on the ballot on November 5, 2024. It established in the Constitution of Maryland a right to reproductive freedom. The referendum was approved overwhelmingly, with more than three times as many voters voting in favor of it than against it, and only losing in Garrett County.
The referendum question was the fifth and final constitutional amendment posed to Wisconsin voters in 2024. Researchers have found referendum attempts are more common under divided state ...
Wisconsin's partisan primary election is Aug. 13, and voters will see two referendum questions on their ballots asking to give the state Legislature more power over distributing federal funding ...
This year, five amendment questions will be brought to a referendum in total — the most in a single year since 1982, when 10 amendments were ratified. Democrats on Tuesday night celebrated the ...
A legislative referral (or legislative referendum) is a referendum in which a legislature puts proposed legislation up for popular vote. This may either be voluntarily or, as is the case in many countries for a constitutional amendment, as a mandatory part of the procedure for passing a law.
Citizens-only voting constitutional amendment will appear on 2024 ballot in NC. Kyle Ingram. June 27, 2024 at 12:10 PM. ... In order for a constitutional amendment to be sent to voters, it must ...