2009 Italian electoral law referendum

none Three abrogative referendums on the electoral law were held in Italy on 21–22 June 2009. They were promoted by Mario Segni, Giovanni Guzzetta it, Arturo Parisi, Antonio Martino and Daniele Capezzone. With a turnout of 23.31% / 23.84%, the referendums did not reach the necessary quorum of 50% voters, so were not valid. The three questionsCosa prevedono i 3 quesiti referendari http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/SoleOnLine4/dossier/Italia/2009/referendum/quesiti/quesiti-referendari.shtml?uuid=c66f21aa-4916-11de-9bd9-067a52d48bf5&DocRulesView=Libero 2009-04-11 2009-06-23 it Il Sole 24 Ore were about giving the majority prize to the most voted list in the Chamber of Deputies (question 1, purple ballot) and in the Senate (question 2, yellow ballot) as opposed to the most voted coalition, as is the current law, and about preventing politicians from standing in multiple constituencies at the same time (question 3, green ballot).itit I subentri nelle assemblee parlamentari in corso di legislatura, in Quaderni costituzionali / a. XXVII, n. 4, dicembre 2007, p. 909. The Promoting Committee and Democratic Party (PD) had proposed holding the referendums together with European Parliament elections, whereas The People of Freedom (PdL) as its main ally, the Lega Nord, opposed the referendums and answered that never, in Italian history, an election and a referendum were jointly celebrated. Several PdL party officials had long supported the referendums, the main long-term goal of the PdL being to transform Italian politics into a two-party system. The PD saw the referendums as an opportunity to overcome its current political hard times and to divide the centre-right.Mercoledì 15 Aprile Presidio permanente con Guzzetta e Segni per chiedere l'abbinamento con l'Election Day http://www.referendumelettorale.org/dettaglio/64358/MERCOLEDI%27_15_APRILE_PRESIDIO_PERMANENTE_CON_GUZZETTA_E_SEGNI_PER_CHIEDERE_L%27ABBINAMENTO_CON_L%27ELECTION_DAY 2009-04-15 it Referendums Committee press release 2009-06-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090418165315/http://www.referendumelettorale.org/dettaglio/64358/MERCOLEDI%27_15_APRILE_PRESIDIO_PERMANENTE_CON_GUZZETTA_E_SEGNI_PER_CHIEDERE_L%27ABBINAMENTO_CON_L%27ELECTION_DAY 2009-04-18 dead Referendum ed election day Il Carroccio fa muro http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2009/aprile/12/Referendum_election_day_Carroccio_muro_co_9_090412043.shtml 2009-04-12 it Corriere della SeraElection day il Pd insiste La Lega: impossibile http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2009/aprile/14/Election_day_insiste_Lega_impossibile_co_8_090414017.shtml 2009-04-14 it Corriere della Sera Results The referendums did not reach the quorum required by law for their validity.http://referendum2009.interno.it/referendum/RF000.htm Referendum del 21–22 giugno 2009 Italian Ministry of the Interior it 2009-06-22 2009-06-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625180256/http://referendum2009.interno.it/referendum/RF000.htm 2009-06-25 dead First question Italian Chamber of Deputies — Abrogation of the connection between lists and of the attribution of the majority prize to a coalition of lists.http://referendum2009.interno.it/referendum/refe090621/RFT0001.htm Referendum del 21–22 giugno 2009 — Quesito 1 Italian Ministry of the Interior it 2009-06-22 2009-06-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625212418/http://referendum2009.interno.it/referendum/refe090621/RFT0001.htm 2009-06-25 dead Results 8052954 10371746 2318792 50221071 1336486 50.00 Italian Ministry of the Interior Second question Italian Senate — Abrogation of the connection between lists and of the attribution of the majority prize to a coalition of lists.http://referendum2009.interno.it/referendum/refe090621/RFT0002.htm Referendum del 21–22 giugno 2009 — Quesito 2 Italian Ministry of the Interior it 2009-06-22 2009-06-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625234435/http://referendum2009.interno.it/referendum/refe090621/RFT0002.htm 2009-06-25 dead Results 8050362 10361712 2311350 50221071 1345075 50.00 Italian Ministry of the Interior Third question Italian Chamber of Deputies — Abrogation of the possibility for a candidate to stand for election in more than one constituency.http://referendum2009.interno.it/referendum/refe090621/RFT0003.htm Referendum del 21–22 giugno 2009 — Quesito 3 Italian Ministry of the Interior it 2009-06-22 2009-06-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625221113/http://referendum2009.interno.it/referendum/refe090621/RFT0003.htm 2009-06-25 dead Results 9489791 10907610 1417819 50221071 1065586 50.00 Italian Ministry of the Interior References Category:2009 elections in Italy Category:2009 referendums Category:Referendums in Italy Category:Electoral reform referendums Category:Electoral reform in Italy Category:June 2009 in Europe Category:June 2009 in Italy