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Mr McCully Waits in Vain!! [Latest Press Release]

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Campaign4Democracy organiser Larry Baldock announced today that petition collections on a CIR petition seeking to make referenda binding on Parliament have now passed the 10,000 signature milestone.

"My wife and I have met most of these people over the past 2 months since we began collecting, and we are convinced that the vast majority of New Zealanders are not happy with the democracy they are experiencing. It only amounts to the right to elect a new dictator every three years in many peoples eyes", said Mr Baldock.

CIR Question Approved by Clerk

Kiwi Party leader, Larry Baldock, welcomed the announcement today that the latest Citizens Initiated Referendum (CIR) petition has been officially approved by the Clerk of the House of Representatives - “Should Parliament be required to pass legislation that implements the majority result of a citizens initiated referendum where that result supports a law change?”
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Why? Why? Why? Reasons for Another Petition!

The Clerk of the House has placed advertisements on Wednesday, September 16th calling for submissions on my proposal for a new Citizens Initiated Referendum (CIR) Petition asking the question, “Should Citizens Initiated Referenda seeking to repeal or amend a law be binding?”
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New petition will be launched

Organiser of the Anti-smacking referendum Larry Baldock announced today that he had contacted the Clerk of the House of Representatives concerning approval to lodge an application as a proposer of a new Citizens Initiated Referendum.
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