I&Rgb
Campaigning for better democracy and state constitution
in the UK and its countries
23 June 2017
Referendum2 on terms negotiated for "brexit". Your opinion?
In opinion surveys of both the UK (2) and Scotland (3) a second EU "brexit" referendum (about whether or not to accept the negotiated terms) has received majority support: see reports referenced below.
A referendum on such a grave subject should be carefully considered and designed – standards for the first "brexit" referendum were in our view unfit for purpose.
We want to know your opinion about the content and conditions for a possible, second (21st century) UK referendum about the EU.
INIREF QUERIES THE DESIGN OF A POSSIBLE SECOND UK/EU "brexit" REFERENDUM
Referendum2 design
The first "brexit" referendum was badly designed (1).
How do you think that a second referendum about UK and EU should be organised and designed?
Who should "trigger" the referendum? Parliament? Government? A large number of citizens?
Which proposals or questions should be on the ballot paper?
Should there be a "hurdle" of minimum turnout below which the poll would be invalid?
Who should be able to vote – franchise? Voting age? Ex-pats ?
First posted 14 6 2017 to https://www.facebook.com/Campaign-for-the-Real-Referendum-on-the-Terms-of-Brexit-522561547948753/
and to https://www.facebook.com/Reasons2Remain/
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1. See our note from January 2017
What next with Brexit? Another "PLEBISCITE"
at http://www.iniref.org/
2. Brexit: British people have changed their minds on leaving the EU, poll finds The majority of people would back a referendum on the terms of the the UK's departure from the EU, a Survation poll found. Chris Baynes Sunday 18 June 2017
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/british-people-changed-minds-brexit-second-referendum-poll-finds-a7795591.html
3. Poll: Majority of Scots want second EU referendum A new poll has revealed that 61 per cent of voters want a second referendum on Brexit once the terms of a deal with the remaining EU countries have been agreed. Ross McCafferty, Friday 23 June 2017
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/poll-majority-of-scots-want-second-eu-referendum-1-4484561