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Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)


Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: There is a legal provision for mandatory referendums on the national level. Bermuda's most recent referendum was conducted to determine whether secession from the English Monarchy was a preferred method of governance.
Source: Independence Referendum Act 1995 Direct Democracy, the International IDEA Handbook http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/upload/DDH_inlay_low.pdf
Verified: 2012/05/31
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DD003

Mandatory referendums (national level)


Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: Direct Democracy, the International IDEA Handbook http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/upload/DDH_inlay_low.pdf
Verified: 2012/05/31
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DD004

Optional referendums (national level)


Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer: c. No information available
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DD005

Citizens' Initiatives (national level)


Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer: c. No information available
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DD006

Agenda Initiatives (national level)


Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer: c. No information available
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DD007


Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer: c. No information available
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DD129


Question:Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer: d. No information available
Comments:
Source: Direct Democracy, the International IDEA Handbook http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/upload/DDH_inlay_low.pdf
Verified: 2012/05/31
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DD131


Question:Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer: c. No information available
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