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Mayor recall election set
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | about 12 hours ago
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Gov. Bobby Jindal set a special March 27 election on Monday on the question of whether Wilson Mayor Joshua L...The proclamation notes 175 qualified voters of the East Feliciana Parish village signed the recall petition circulated during August, September...
Tags: Thomas, Baton Rouge, Bobby Jindal, Elections, Recall election, Petition, Direct democracy
Government seeks to limit impact of minaret ban
Zurich :: Switzerland | 2 days ago
Credibility However, it considers a ban is not the right way to prevent extremist tendencies. In an apparent effort to downplay the impact of the result, cabinet ministers maintained religious freedom for Muslims was not at risk and said inter-religious dialogue...
Tags: minaret, minarets, swiss, mosque, muslims, mosques, Switzerland, islam, Muslim, minaret ban, Zurich, Religion Belief, Islamic architecture, Swiss People's Party, Arabic architecture, Politics, Freedom of religion, Minaret controversy in Switzerland, Islamophobia, Referendum, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, Members of the Swiss Federal Council, Organisation of the Islamic Conference, Saudi Arabia, Elections, Manuel Zelaya, Swiss Federal Council, Grand Mufti, Swissinfo, Islam in Switzerland, Direct democracy
World Briefing | Americas: St. Vincent: Voters Save the Queen
London :: United Kingdom | 4 days ago
Credibility November 26, 2009 The queen of England will still rule formally at least over the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines after voters in a referendum rejected a plan to replace her with a president chosen by Parliament.
Tags: United Kingdom, London, Elections, Politics, Referendum, Direct democracy, Saint Vincent
Gonsalves' political Mt Everest --
Kingstown :: Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | 5 days ago
Credibility An upbeat-looking and sounding Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves told reporters here yesterday he harboured no sense of dejection, but rather felt energised by the process which rendered a significant victory to his opponents in the referendum on Wednesday.
Tags: St Vincent, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Kingstown, Politics, Referendum, Ralph Gonsalves, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election, Romanian presidential impeachment referendum, French European Constitution referendum, Prime minister, Elections, California Proposition 8, Independence referendums, Direct democracy
Union, LV come to terms
Las Vegas :: NM :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Mayor Oscar Goodman said, "They are evil," and accused them of trying to extort labor concessions by pretending to oppose downtown development projects. Now, the two sides appear to have reached an agreement to play nice. And the union, which represents...
Tags: Las Vegas, Labor, Redevelopment, Downtown, Elections, Initiative, Urban decay, Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, Symphony Park, Urban studies and planning, Ballot, Clark County Nevada, Direct democracy, Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas Nevada
Collective bargaining challenged
Flagstaff :: AZ :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility If enough valid signatures are submitted by the end of December, the ordinance would be suspended until the May city election, when voters could overturn it. "I may be retired, but Flagstaff has been my home for nearly 40 years," White said. "I am not...
Tags: White, Flagstaff Police Department, Flagstaff, Elections, Referendum, Homophobia, Direct democracy, Labor
Vincentians vote in historic Constitution referendum
Kingstown :: Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | 6 days ago
Credibility Vincentians are today casting ballots in a historic referendum on the adoption of a new Constitution. A total of 225 polling stations opened from 7 am and are scheduled to close at 5 pm. But the Constitutional Vote St Vincent and the Grenadines Electoral...
Tags: Grenadines Electoral Commission, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Kingstown, Politics, Outline of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Referendum, Saint Vincent, Dutch European Constitution referendum, Elections, Social Issues, Index of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-related articles, Caribbean, Burmese constitutional referendum, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Independence referendums, Direct democracy
Recall effort against Bastrop mayor to begin after holiday
Bastrop :: LA :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility A recall effort against Bastrop Mayor Betty Alford-Olive is expected to begin following the Thanksgiving holidays after organizers were delayed in registering the recall petition with the state. Recall organizer Rose Thompson had planned to begin gathering...
Tags: Rose Thompson, Bastrop Mayor Betty Alford-Olive, Bastrop, Petition, Elections, Direct democracy, Recall election
Casino say-so should be local, legislators say
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Some central Ohio lawmakers want to ensure that the region gets a say in how, or whether, a new casino is built Downtown, either by legislation or a new constitutional amendment on the May ballot...The constitutional amendment calls for a casino to be...
Tags: Ohio, constitutional amendment, Cincinnati, Hospitality Recreation, Columbus Ohio, Elections, Referendum, Casino, films, Direct democracy, Chicago Outfit, United States Constitution, Ohio Jobs & Growth Plan
Soledad mayoral recall effort advances; group to submit signatures Tuesday
Salinas :: CA :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility The group "A Committee for a Better Soledad" announced today that it has collected more than enough signatures to force a recall election against Mayor Richard Ortiz and Mayor Pro Tem Martha Camacho. The committee's deadline to submit the list of signatures...
Tags: Sam Martinez, Salinas, Elections, Direct democracy, Recall election
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