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Democracia directa

Nigeria Nigeria

DD002

Democracia Directa a Nivel Nacional
Pregunta¿Existen disposiciones legales para los procedimientos de Democracia Directa?
Answer: a. Sí
Respuestas C:8 "(1) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if - [...] (b) a proposal for the creation of the State is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the area where the demand for creation of the State originated; (c) the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of all the States of the Federation supported by a simple majority of members of the Houses of Assembly; [...] (3) A bill for a Law of a House of Assembly for the purpose of creating a new local government area shall only be passed if - [...] (b) a proposal for the creation of the local government area is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the local government area where the demand for the proposed local government area originated; (c) the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of the members in each local government council in a majority of all the local government councils in the State; and (d) the result of the referendum is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of members of the House of Assembly." C:69 "A member of the Senate or of the House Representatives may be recalled as such a member if - (a) there is presented to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that member's constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member; and (b) the petition is thereafter, in a referendum conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission within ninety days of the date of receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member's constituency."
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 8, 69, 110: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013); Electoral Act 2010, art. 116: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
DD003

Referendos obligatorios
Pregunta¿Existen disposiciones legales para referendos obligatorios?
Answer: a. Sí
Respuestas C:8 "(1) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if - [...] (b) a proposal for the creation of the State is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the area where the demand for creation of the State originated; (c) the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of all the States of the Federation supported by a simple majority of members of the Houses of Assembly; [...] (3) A bill for a Law of a House of Assembly for the purpose of creating a new local government area shall only be passed if - [...] (b) a proposal for the creation of the local government area is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the local government area where the demand for the proposed local government area originated; (c) the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of the members in each local government council in a majority of all the local government councils in the State; and (d) the result of the referendum is approved by a resolution passed by two-thirds majority of members of the House of Assembly."
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 8: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
DD004

Referendos opcionales
Pregunta¿Existen disposiciones legales para referendos opcionales?
Answer: b. No
Respuestas
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013); Electoral Act 2010: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
DD005

Iniciativas ciudadanas
Pregunta¿Existen disposiciones legales legal para las iniciativas ciudadanas a nivel nacional?
Answer: b. No
Respuestas
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013); Electoral Act 2010: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
DD006

Iniciativas Legislativas
Pregunta¿Existen disposiciones legales sobre la propuesta legislativa ciudadana a nivel nacional?
Answer: b. No
Respuestas
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013); Electoral Act 2010: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
DD007

Revocatorias
Pregunta¿Existe alguna disposición legal para las revocatorias?
Answer: a. Sí
Respuestas C:69 "A member of the Senate or of the House Representatives may be recalled as such a member if - (a) there is presented to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that member's constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member; and (b) the petition is thereafter, in a referendum conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission within ninety days of the date of receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member's constituency."
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 69: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
DD129

Referendum vinculante
Pregunta¿Los resultados del referéndum son siempre vinculantes, nunca vinculantes o algunas veces vinculante?
Answer: c. Nunca vinculante
Respuestas
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 8: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
DD130

Los referéndums nacionales tratan sobre
Pregunta¿Las cuestiones a votar en un referéndum son sólo cambios constitucionales, otros temas únicamente o ambos?
Answer: b. Sólo otras cuestiones distintas de los cambios constitucionales
Respuestas
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 8: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
DD131

Democracia Directa a nivel sub-nacional
Pregunta¿Existe alguna disposición legal para la democracia directa a niveles sub-nacionales (regional o local)?
Answer: a. Sí
Respuestas
Fuente Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 110: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013); Electoral Act 2010, art. 116: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verificado 2015/03/30
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