| 词条 | 2012 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 释义 |
| name = Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, 2012 | location = Northern Mariana Islands | date = {{Start date and years ago|2012|11|06}} | voting_system = simple majority | barwidth = 100px | part1_subject = Initiative 17-5 | part1_choice1 = Yes | part1_percentage1 = 62.35 | part1_choice2 = No | part1_percentage2 = 37.65 | part2_subject = Initiative 17-12, HD1 | part2_choice1 = Yes | part2_percentage1 = 88.38 | part2_choice2 = No | part2_percentage2 = 11.62 | part3_subject = Initiative 17-2, HD3, HS2 | part3_choice1 = Yes | part3_percentage1 = 81.63 | part3_choice2 = No | part3_percentage2 = 18.37 }} A constitutional referendum was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 6 November 2012, alongside the election for the islands' representative to the United States House of Representatives. Voters were asked whether they approved of three proposed amendments to the constitution. All three were approved.[1][2][3] BackgroundOne of the three proposals was for the government to issue bonds to pay for the country's pension scheme,[1] a proposal which had been rejected in a 2010 referendum. It would involve adding a new section to chapter X of the constitution:[1] {{blockquote|Pension Obligation Bonds. Upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of each house of the Legislature, the Commonwealth may issue pension obligation bonds, the cumulative amount of which shall not exceed the Commonwealth's actuarilly determined unfunded accrued liability to the Retirement Fund. The net proceeds of each bond issuance shall be deposited and invested along with other monies in a defined benefit plan trust fund administred by the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund. The bonds issued under this section shall comply with Section 3 of this Article and shall be exempt from Section 4 of this Article.}}The second amendment was to allow the Board of Regents to revise the mission statement of the Northern Marianas College, which would involve amending Section 2 (b) of Article XV.[2] The third amendment involved making the Attorney General an elected position, which would require amending Article III, section 11 of the constitution.[3] Results{{blockquote|Do you approve of House Legislative Initiative 17-5 to add a new Section 10 to Article X of the Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands to authorize the Commonwealth to issue pension obligation bonds and for other purposes?}}
References1. ^1 2 Northern Mariana Islands, 6 November 2012: Issue of bonds for pension payments Direct Democracy {{de icon}} {{Northern Mariana Islands elections}}2. ^1 Northern Mariana Islands, 6 November 2012: Mission Statement of the University Direct Democracy {{de icon}} 3. ^1 Northern Mariana Islands, 6 November 2012: Popular election of the Attorney General Direct Democracy {{de icon}} 3 : 2012 referendums|2012 in the Northern Mariana Islands|Constitutional referendums in the Northern Mariana Islands |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 随便看 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。