International Business News - Referendum http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Three of the state's biggest ski resorts are joining the effort to defeat a proposed casino in western Maine, saying a casino would detract from the state's image as a family-friendly place to enjoy the outdoors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/3-maine-ski-resorts-oppose-proposed-casino.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:49:46 EDT Despite being on the ballot, a proposal for a casino in the hills of western Maine was dead, for all intents and purposes, up until a few weeks ago when a Las Vegas casino developer arrived with big hopes and a bigger wallet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/debate-over-proposed-casino-catches-fire-in-maine.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:31:00 EDT Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa urged his opponents Monday to join his efforts to build a more just society, saying the overwhelming victory of his constitutional referendum gives him a broad mandate. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/142225-aptopix-ecuador-referendum.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/first-results-ecuadoreans-back-new-charter.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/first-results-ecuadoreans-back-new-charter.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:42:51 EDT Ecuadoreans on Sunday resoundingly approved a new constitution that significantly expands leftist President Rafael Correa's powers and allows him to run for two more consecutive terms, unofficial partial results showed. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/141652-ecuador-referendum.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080928/ecuadoreans-go-to-polls-to-vote-on-constitution.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080928/ecuadoreans-go-to-polls-to-vote-on-constitution.htm Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:39:01 EDT Voters are expected to easily approve this chronically unstable nation's 20th constitution on Sunday, expanding President Rafael Correa's powers and letting the pugnacious leftist run for two more consecutive terms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/ecuadors-voters-expected-to-back-new-constitution.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:07:29 EDT Judges with Maryland's highest court appeared skeptical about the fairness and accuracy of ballot language for an upcoming slot machine referendum and suggested several possible revisions Monday during arguments in a lawsuit filed by slots opponents. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/judges-skeptical-about-slots-referendum-language.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:18:16 EDT Attorneys in a lawsuit challenging Maryland's slots referendum have filed briefs to the state's highest court. The Court of Appeals will hear arguments Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/slots-critics-md-ballot-language-still-misleads.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:09:46 EDT Spain's highest court rejected a planned referendum in the Basque region on self-determination, ruling Thursday night that such an issue must be decided by all of Spain and that only the central government can call such a vote. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/spanish-high-court-rejects-basque-referendum.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:47:12 EDT A three-judge panel has ruled that a proposed ballot question on slot machines is misleading, but the judges said adding a single word to the question would clear up the problem. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/judges-rule-slots-ballot-language-is-misleading.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:24:03 EDT An attorney for slot machine opponents told a three-judge panel Wednesday that a proposed ballot question on slots is intentionally misleading and amounts to "a legislative bait-and-switch." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/judges-to-rule-wednesday-on-slots-referendum.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:31:37 EDT A lawsuit against ballot wording for a constitutional amendment on slot machine gambling should be thrown out because the language properly reflects legislation approved by the General Assembly, the attorney general's office argued Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/md-ag-slot-machine-lawsuit-should-be-thrown-out.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:38:37 EDT Bolivia's National Electoral Court has suspended a referendum on a new constitution, delivering a blow to President Evo Morales' plans to empower the long-marginalized indigenous majority. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/bolivia-electoral-court-blocks-constitution-vote.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:42:39 EDT Ballot wording for Maryland's referendum on slot machine gambling should change because it misleads voters about how the state will spend revenues, opponents argued in a lawsuit filed Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/lawsuit-md-slots-referendum-wording-misleading.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:45:56 EDT The Maryland State Board of Elections is scheduled to meet Thursday to ratify language for November's ballots, including the disputed wording on the statewide referendum on whether to permit slots. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/md-board-to-consider-slots-referendum-language.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:31:20 EDT Maryland's secretary of state submitted ballot language for a constitutional amendment to legalize slot machines in a November referendum, drawing criticism from slots opponents who say the language casts slots approval in a positive light. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/md-official-submits-language-for-slots-referendum.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:48:53 EDT Talks between Bolivia's president and opposition governors ended without progress Thursday, stalled by the governors' demand that the central government refund energy profits from their regions as a gesture of good will. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108841-bolivia-referendum.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/political-talks-in-bolivia-end-without-progress.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/political-talks-in-bolivia-end-without-progress.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:25:45 EDT Bolivia's opposition governors and President Evo Morales tried to find a solution to the nation's political crisis Wednesday in their first meeting since a bitter nationwide recall election. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108549-bolivia-referendum.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/bolivian-opposition-rejects-morales-olive-branch.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/bolivian-opposition-rejects-morales-olive-branch.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:35:44 EDT Bolivian President Evo Morales said Monday that he's ready to sit down and talk to his bitter rivals in the country's pro-capitalist east once all results are in from a recall vote that strongly reaffirmed his mandate. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/107645-aptopix-bolivia-referendum.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/bolivias-morales-pledges-dialogue-after-victory.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/bolivias-morales-pledges-dialogue-after-victory.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:39:16 EDT Bolivian President Evo Morales said Monday that he's ready to sit down and talk to his bitter rivals in the country's pro-capitalist east once all results are in from a recall vote that strongly reaffirmed his mandate. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/107249-morales.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/bolivians-strongly-back-morales-recall-vote.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/bolivians-strongly-back-morales-recall-vote.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:41:45 EDT Voters vigorously endorsed President Evo Morales on Sunday in a recall referendum he devised to try to break a political stalemate and revive his leftist campaign to eliminate historical inequities, partial unofficial results showed. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/106952-aptopix-bolivia-referendum.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/morales-hopes-bolivia-vote-will-vindicate-him.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/morales-hopes-bolivia-vote-will-vindicate-him.htm Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:48:06 EDT