2012 Liechtenstein constitutional referendum

none Referendum on modifying articles 9, 65, 66 and 112 of the constitution. Liechtenstein 1 July 2012 3,602 11,681 15,807 19,076 File:2012 Liechtenstein constitutional referendum results.png municipality A constitutional referendum was held in Liechtenstein on 1 July 2012http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=li012012 Liechtenstein, 1 July 2012: Decreased veto of the Prince Direct Democracy July 2012 de 25 June 2012 9 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709082243/http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=li012012 live concerning limiting the extensive veto powers held by the Prince of Liechtenstein. The proposals were rejected by 76% of voters. Background Prior to the 2011 referendum on abortion, Regent Alois had threatened to veto the change to the law to allow voluntary abortion in the first twelve weeks of pregnancy even if the referendum passed.http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=li022011 Liechtenstein, 18 September 2011: deadline solution to abortion Direct Democracy 18 September 2011 de 3 July 2012 16 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210116235328/https://sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=li022011 live The question was agreed on 9 February, and 1,732 signatures were collected between 29 March and 9 May. Of these, 1,726 were declared valid, exceeding the 1,500 required to force a referendum. The Landtag rejected the law on 23 May by a vote of 18 to 7 and subsequently set the date of the referendum. Proposed changes The proposed changes would have modified articles 9, 65, 66 and 112 of the constitution. Article 9 stated "Every law requires for its validity the sanction of the Prince", and would have been amended to add "or approval in a referendum." From Article 65, the following sentence would have been deleted: "If the sanction of the Prince is not received within six months, it shall be deemed to be denied." Campaign As a result, an initiative called "Damit deine Stimme zählt" ("So that your voice counts") was launched to change the constitution to prevent the Prince from vetoing legislation approved in referendums. To counter the campaign, opponents of the change set up a group called "Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland" ("For God, prince and fatherland"; which is the motto of Liechtenstein as well as its National Police).https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/liechtenstein-for-god-the-prince-and-the-country/article4384292/ Liechtenstein: 'For God, the prince and the country' Glode and Mail 1 July 2012 3 July 2012 Copley, Caroline 6 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120706123020/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/liechtenstein-for-god-the-prince-and-the-country/article4384292/ live The Princely family threatened to veto the referendum if it resulted in a vote in favour of removing the veto,http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501714_162-57375820/liechtenstein-royals-rejects-plan-to-remove-veto/ Liechtenstein royals rejects plan to remove veto CBS News 11 February 2012 1 September 2024 18 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130118232909/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501714_162-57375820/liechtenstein-royals-rejects-plan-to-remove-veto/ bot: unknown whilst Alois threatened to resign if it passed.2 July 2012 Liechtenstein votes to keep royal veto https://www.thelocal.ch/20120702/3652 The Local 21 February 2026 24 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250124133752/https://www.thelocal.ch/20120702/3652 live Results 11681 3602 524 19076 Direct Democracy References Liechtenstein Category:Referendums in Liechtenstein Constitutional Category:Constitutional referendums Liechtenstein