| 词条 | 1999 Micronesian referendum |
| 释义 |
A four-part referendum was held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 1 July 1999. Voters were asked whether a constitutional convention should be called,[1] whether they approved of a proposal on the distribution of revenues from the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ),[2] whether the amount of tax revenues distributed to the states should rise from 50% to 70%,[3] and whether states should be given exclusive ownership of their natural resources.[4] The latter three had originally been planned to be held alongside the parliamentary elections in March, but were postponed due to a lack of funds to print the ballot papers.[2][3][4] The referendum on holding a Constitutional Convention was held in accordance with Chapter XIV, Article 2 of the Constitution, which required a referendum every 10 years on convening a Convention.[1] It required only a simple majority in favour.[1] The other three referendums were all popular initiatives, and required 75% of voters to vote in favour in at least three of the four states.[2][3][4] The question on the EEZ proposed inserting a new article 23 in Chapter IX of the constitution:[2] {{blockquote|The gross revenue derived from the living resources in the exclusive economic zone shall be divided equally between the national government and the state governments.}}The question on natural resources proposed inserting a new article 2 to Chapter I:[4] {{blockquote|Each State has the sovereign ownership over the natural resources within its boundaries, pursuant to each state's constitution, including the exclusive economic zone surrounding its islands.}}ResultsThe proposal to hold a Constitutional Convention was approved by voters,[1] whilst the other three proposals were rejected.[2][3][4] References1. ^1 2 3 Federated States of Micronesia, 1 July 1999: Election of a Constitutional Convention Direct Democracy {{de icon}} {{Micronesian elections}}2. ^1 2 3 4 Federated States of Micronesia, 1 July 1999: Distribution of revenues from the Exclusive Economic Zone Direct Democracy {{de icon}} 3. ^1 2 3 Federated States of Micronesia, 1 July 1999: Tax revenues to 70% for the states Direct Democracy {{de icon}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 Federated States of Micronesia, 1 July 1999: Individual states have exclusively on natural resources including marine Direct Democracy {{de icon}} 3 : 1999 referendums|1999 in the Federated States of Micronesia|Referendums in the Federated States of Micronesia |
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