A Bill to provide for minimum turn-out thresholds for referendums; to impose restrictions on holding elections and referendums on the same day; to facilitate combined referendums on different issues; and for connected purposes.
The Referendums Bill would set a minimum turnout for referendums, stop elections and referendums from being held on the same day, and allow two or more referendums on different issues to be held together on one day. It also includes provisions for related and connected purposes to support the conduct of referendums.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage and then to remaining stages in the Commons and Lords.
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