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Meanings of ballot initiative in English
Russian
гражданская инициатива Portuguese
iniciativa popular Catalan
iniciativa legislativa popular Spanish
iniciativa legislativa popular Means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote.
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Examples for "initiative"
Examples for "initiative"
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However, there was no evidence that any specific government initiative was imminent.
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The main aim of this initiative is to improve health through awareness.
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The new initiative allows third-party sites access to personal information from Facebook.
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A new kaupapa Māori domestic violence initiative has opened in South Auckland.
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The initiative is in response to the UN International Year of Volunteers.
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A new citizens' initiative to fight corruption was launched at weekend meetings in Dublin and Galway.
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Today the citizens' initiative exists in 24 states but it has not always been part of American politics.
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The bill came from an anti-abortion citizens' initiative that gathered some 450,000 signatures.
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If politicians are serious about revitalising politics in Britain, maybe the citizens' initiative is another aspect of American democracy that we should consider importing.
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The citizens' initiative, a Lisbon Treaty innovation, is aimed at making EU institutions more accessible and more democratic.
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The measure received one of the highest approval rates ever for a popular initiative.
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It's the sixth year of Open House Dublin, the ever- popular initiative organised by the Irish Architecture Foundation.
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Young Social Innovators is a hugely popular initiative, with 180 schools and five Youthreach Centres taking part this year.
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The most popular initiative is building water wells, which costs $90, according to General Manager Chitra Vincent.
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There are popular initiatives against the plans.
Usage of ballot initiative in English
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In practice, the ballot initiative creates a racially selective, two-tiered political process.
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A similar ballot initiative in Mississippi was defeated by voters last year.
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Oregon has a ballot initiative set for a vote this fall.
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State Senator William Ligon, who started ballot initiative was not immediately available for comment.
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It is the largest amount ever raised against a ballot initiative in the state.
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The 2012 ballot initiative required adult film stars to wear condoms while filming movies.
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They are collecting signatures to place a secession ballot initiative on the 2018 ballot.
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In 2008, he canvassed in Alaska for a failed ballot initiative on mine discharge.
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A 2010 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in California failed.
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Have we ever grounded standing to proponents of ballot initiative?
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The ballot initiative is being pushed by a group named Citizens for Phoenix Pension Reform.
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An appeals court overturned California's ban on gay marriage, enacted through a 2008 ballot initiative.
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Voters tossed out Democratic Senator Mark Udall even as they rejected an anti-abortion ballot initiative.
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Instead, he should fund and draft a new ballot initiative to improve upon the CCPA.
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Voters in Mississippi approved a voter ID ballot initiative by a wide margin last November.
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This is the world of the special ballot initiative.
Translations for ballot initiative
Portuguese