Popular assembly
Popular Assembly Senblèa Popolà | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | approx. 900,000 (Citizens aged 20 and older) |
Political groups | Non-partisan |
| Elections | |
| Non-elective | |
| Website | |
| senblea.go.mc | |
The Popular Assembly (Montecaran: Senblèa Popolà) is the lower house of the legislature of Montecara. Unlike almost all other extant nations, Montecara is governed mainly as a direct democracy and has no political parties. Instead, every citizen aged 20 and older is a member of the legislature, which is responsible for passing laws, ratifying treaties, and electing senators. This arrangement results in Montecara, one of the smallest states in the world by population, having by far the largest legislature, with approximately 900,000 members. The name "Popular Assembly" originates in the practice of citizens assembling in person to propose and pass laws, a long-standing tradition in Montecara.
Constitutionally, the Assembly is called into being by the Colegio. There are normally two Assemblies per year, one each during the last full workweeks of March and September. Extraordinary sessions may be called on the request of the Colegio. The sessions are a five-day open period for voters to receive and return their ballots.
Sessions
2021 March
| Eligible voters | Turnout | % turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 912,445 | 592,176 | 64.9% |
| № | Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Allowing online gambling | 58,510 | 9.88% | 533,573 | 90.10% | 93 | Rejected |
| 2 | Limits on cruise ships | 385,108 | 65.03% | 206,607 | 34.89% | 461 | Approved |
| 3 | Ban on the cultivation of genetically modified cereals | 507,462 | 85.69% | 84,284 | 14.23% | 430 | Approved |
| 4 | Ban on chick culling | 305,321 | 51.56% | 286,699 | 48.41% | 156 | Approved |
| 5 | Extending daycare operating hours | 291,160 | 49.17% | 300,579 | 50.76% | 437 | Rejected |
| 6 | Adjustment of price controls on fish | 278,706 | 47.06% | 313,228 | 52.89% | 242 | Rejected |
| 7 | Subsidies for commercial solar panel installation | 421,965 | 71.26% | 169,779 | 28.67% | 432 | Approved |
| 8 | Improvements to reduce sewage outfall pollution | 423,054 | 71.44% | 168,822 | 28.51% | 300 | Approved |
| 9 | Extending daycare operating hours | 121,506 | 20.52% | 470,469 | 79.45% | 201 | Rejected |
| 10 | Adopting Defense Plan 2030 | 556,874 | 94.04% | 35,191 | 5.94% | 111 | Approved |
| 11 | Increasing the value of bottle return | 549,086 | 92.72% | 42,610 | 7.20% | 480 | Approved |
| 12 | Airport noise abatement infrastructure | 193,260 | 32.64% | 398,806 | 67.35% | 110 | Rejected |
| 13 | Reduced quotas for certain fish | 281,847 | 47.60% | 309,908 | 52.33% | 421 | Rejected |
| 14 | Upgrades to civil defense infrastructure | 477,286 | 80.60% | 114,664 | 19.36% | 226 | Approved |
| 15 | Flood control measures | 460,723 | 77.80% | 131,129 | 22.14% | 324 | Approved |
2021 September
| № | Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Judicial reform (consolidating appeals and cassation courts) | 460,823 | 74.22% | 159,946 | 25.76% | 81 | Approved |
| 2 | Universal basic income program | 306,363 | 49.35% | 314,020 | 50.58% | 467 | Rejected |
| 3 | Tobacco tax increase | 394,798 | 63.59% | 225,889 | 36.38% | 164 | Approved |
| 4 | Protections for marine migratory species | 361,904 | 58.29% | 258,810 | 41.69% | 137 | Approved |
| 5 | Moratorium on the construction of second homes | 392,371 | 63.20% | 228,220 | 36.76% | 259 | Approved |
| 6 | Ban on smoking in all restaurants | 350,274 | 56.42% | 270,081 | 43.50% | 495 | Approved |
| 7 | Restrictions on cephalopod experimentation | 336,421 | 54.19% | 284,367 | 45.80% | 62 | Approved |
| 8 | Requiring new public transit stations to be accessible | 327,946 | 52.82% | 292,760 | 47.15% | 144 | Approved |
| 9 | Revised quotas on non-EC immigration | 435,840 | 70.20% | 184,833 | 29.77% | 177 | Approved |
| 10 | Provision of migrant centers | 295,468 | 47.59% | 325,237 | 52.39% | 145 | Rejected |
| 11 | Ban on fossil-fuel vehicle sales after 2030 | 496,641 | 79.99% | 123,921 | 19.96% | 288 | Approved |
| 12 | Lowering the general retirement age to 62 | 322,711 | 51.98% | 297,730 | 47.96% | 409 | Approved |
| 13 | Multicultural school meals | 62,941 | 10.14% | 557,790 | 89.84% | 120 | Rejected |
| 14 | University fees for foreign students | 524,528 | 84.49% | 95,834 | 15.44% | 489 | Approved |
| 15 | More options for civilian national service | 281,988 | 45.42% | 338,791 | 54.57% | 71 | Rejected |
| 16 | Expansion of assisted transitional housing | 432,776 | 69.71% | 187,680 | 30.23% | 394 | Approved |
| 17 | Combating human trafficking | 450,273 | 72.53% | 170,476 | 27.46% | 101 | Approved |
| 18 | Labor protections for foreign domestic workers | 385,991 | 62.17% | 234,586 | 37.78% | 273 | Approved |
| 19 | Cryptocurrency tax | 565,204 | 91.04% | 55,278 | 8.90% | 368 | Approved |
| 20 | Restaurant waste oil recycling plan | 174,295 | 28.07% | 446,265 | 71.88% | 290 | Rejected |
| 21 | Fossil fuel divestment by Montepietà | 256,683 | 41.34% | 364,047 | 58.64% | 120 | Rejected |