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Popular Assembly Senblèa Popolà | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | approximately 900,000 (Citizens aged 20 and older not serving in the Senate) |
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. Its membership consists of every citizen aged 20 and older except for those serving in the Senate. 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 originates with the practice of citizens assembling in person to propose and pass laws, a long-standing tradition in Montecara.
The Popular Assembly is called into being by the College of State. There are normally two Assemblies per year, one each during the last full workweeks of March and September. Extraordinary sessions may be called by the College of State. The sessions are a five-day open period for voters to receive and return their ballots.
Powers
The Popular Assembly must approve, by majority vote, all proposed laws, treaties, and constitutional amendments placed before it before they can be ratified and attain the force of law. Members may also propose laws and constitutional amendments using the initiative procedure, in which a propsal signed by 20% of the Popular Assembly will be presented to the Senate for consideration.
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 | Tax on high-sugar drinks | 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 |
September
| Eligible voters | Turnout | % turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 929,416 | 620,850 | 66.8% |
| № | Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Reorganization of the judiciary | 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 |
2022
March
| Eligible voters | Turnout | % turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 931,368 | 590,487 | 63.4% |
| № | Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Expanding the home health aid program | 555,313 | 94.04% | 35,096 | 5.94% | 78 | Approved |
| 2 | Safe drug use sites | 293,409 | 49.69% | 296,681 | 50.24% | 397 | Rejected |
| 3 | More offshore wind power | 441,149 | 74.71% | 148,880 | 25.21% | 458 | Approved |
| 4 | Expiration dates for classified information | 576,681 | 97.66% | 13,486 | 2.28% | 320 | Approved |
| 5 | Bounties for reporting environmental offenses | 358,699 | 60.75% | 231,734 | 39.24% | 54 | Approved |
| 6 | Expanding the guest worker program | 240,499 | 40.73% | 349,869 | 59.25% | 119 | Rejected |
| 7 | Tax on home flipping | 456,514 | 77.31% | 133,886 | 22.67% | 87 | Approved |
| 8 | Requiring technologies that reduce marine by-catch | 394,286 | 66.77% | 196,038 | 33.20% | 163 | Approved |
| 9 | Moratorium on condominium conversions | 294,617 | 49.89% | 295,477 | 50.04% | 393 | Rejected |
| 10 | Increased penalties for animal abuse | 525,282 | 88.96% | 65,135 | 11.03% | 70 | Approved |
| 11 | Decriminalizing opium possession | 269,047 | 45.56% | 321,171 | 54.39% | 269 | Rejected |
| 12 | Subsidies for agritourism | 252,175 | 42.71% | 338,173 | 57.27% | 139 | Rejected |
| 13 | Surtax on blighted or abandoned commercial property | 466,105 | 78.94% | 123,933 | 20.99% | 449 | Approved |
| 14 | Ban on importing palm oil | 212,955 | 36.06% | 377,303 | 63.90% | 229 | Rejected |
| 15 | Higher energy standards for public buildings | 445,858 | 75.51% | 144,241 | 24.43% | 388 | Approved |
| 16 | Amendments to the military penal code | 404,733 | 68.54% | 185,409 | 31.40% | 345 | Approved |
| 17 | Improvements to port facilities | 478,267 | 81.00% | 112,014 | 18.97% | 206 | Approved |
| 18 | Ban on incandescent lightbulbs | 332,229 | 56.26% | 258,032 | 43.70% | 226 | Approved |
| 19 | Data protection for facial recognition technology | 582,367 | 98.62% | 7,924 | 1.34% | 196 | Approved |