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 […]
Wisconsin GOP eyes referendum on 14-week abortion ban
Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly on Friday introduced a bill calling for a binding referendum on a proposal that would make abortions illegal after 14 weeks of pregnancy. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is almost certain to veto the bill if it passes the Legislature. Evers had previously vowed to veto “any bill that would make […]