Require constitutional referenda to have an unambiguous result for MAJOR change.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Referenda can be a very divisive method of government abdicating its responsibilities (avoiding electoral fallout). If government require the people to vote on matters of MAJOR constitutional change, they should ensure the terms of that referendum have very clear & unambiguous outcome conditions.

Recent plebiscites (Scottish Independence & Brexit) resulted in extreme national division, creating strenuous objections to & denial of the outcome, seriously affecting levels of division & resulting in futile time consuming/distracting efforts to re-run both votes.
Referenda need clear unambiguous outcomes, demonstrating a credible majority for change.
It's not logical or sensible for MAJOR change to be settled 50/50. MAJOR change requires a minimum 60% vote & a 75% turnout (effectively 45%).

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Establish quorum and meaningful majority criteria to validate future referenda.

Timeline

19 Jul 2018	Petition opened for signatures
24 Jul 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Jul 2018

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