Wisconsin voters to decide referendum on banning noncitizens from voting
Voters in the battleground state of Wisconsin will go to the polls in November to decide whether to amend the state constitution to explicitly ban noncitizens from voting in municipal, state and federal elections. The statewide referendum authored by Republican lawmakers, listed at the bottom of the ballot, seeks permission to amend Article 3, Section […]
Farage Calls for Referendum on Deportation-Blocking European Court
In his first speech as an MP, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called for a referendum on UK membership of the European Court of Human Rights, which would retain a say in immigration policy after Britain leaves the EU. In his first speech to Parliament after being elected MP for Clacton earlier this month, Nigel […]
California Supreme Court Blocks Anti-tax Referendum; Backs Newsom, Democrats
In a unanimous decision Thursday, the California Supreme Court blocked a referendum that would have required voters to approve increases to state and local taxes, the first time such a referendum has been passed in 25 years. The bill, known as the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, would make it harder to raise or […]
Pols push referendum to repeal NYC’s ‘sanctuary city’ laws
New York City voters in November could have the power to severely limit the NYPD’s ability to work with the federal government on immigration issues and repeal “falsely and dangerous” “sanctuary city” laws that are clearly a “threat to public safety.” Assemblymembers Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island), Robert Holden (D-Queens) and six other members of the […]
Brexit 2.0? Farage Calls for Referendum on Britain’s ECHR Membership
Brexit leader Nigel Farage has called for British people to decide once again whether the UK will remain under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) or take back full control of its borders. Despite the then-convincing argument that the UK should have been discarded along with the European Union, given that […]
Guyana condemns Venezuela for signing into law a referendum approving annexation of disputed region
GEORGE TOWN, Guyana (AP) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s move to sign into law the results of a recent referendum claiming two-thirds of Guyana was announced Thursday as This prompted fierce criticism from the national government. The text of the law was not immediately made public. Still, Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has vowed not […]
Arizona abortion rights group secures signatures for 2024 ballot referendum
Activists in Arizona say they have collected enough signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the state’s ballot in November that would create a “fundamental right” to abortion. Arizona for Abortion Access, a coalition of pro-choice groups including the ACLU of Arizona and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona, announced it has collected more than 500,000 […]
Ohio law banning nearly all abortions now invalid after referendum, attorney general says
A 2019 law banning most abortions in Ohio is unconstitutional following last year’s abortion referendum, the state’s Republican attorney general said in a court filing Monday. The lawsuit comes after the abortion clinic asked a Hamilton County judge to repeal the law after Ohio voters voted last November to enshrine the right to abortion in […]
Irish Voters Reject Attempts to Redefine Family in National Referendum
The Irish people recognized a “historic victory for family values” as the neoliberal government in Dublin acknowledged that voters had rejected attempts to redefine marriage and the role of women in the constitution. and initial aggregation The government’s transport minister, Eamon Ryan, pointed to the crushing defeat of two referendums that called for changing the […]
Northern VA could get casino as bill to allow Fairfax County referendum advances
A bill that would allow a referendum on casinos in Virginia's northern suburbs cleared a hurdle Wednesday when a state Senate committee voted to advance the bill. The bill would allow Fairfax County to hold a referendum on whether to put a casino, convention center and concert hall in Tysons Corner, in the heart of […]