House approves final draft of bill to allow voters to sponsor bills
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The House of Representatives Wednesday passed the final draft of the bill that will allow voters to sponsor bills and charter amendment bills.
The bill, which has been vetted by a joint House-Senate committee, was approved with 368: 1 votes. One MP abstained.
It will take effect once it is published in the Royal Gazette.
The bill will allow 10,000 voters to sponsor a bill and 50,000 voters to sponsor a charter amendment bill.
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