由于政府拒绝举行公民投票表决，许多人都觉得上当受骗。
Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum.
当地的一些施压群众强烈要求通过公民投票决定是否应该把钱投入到修建一条轻轨上。
Local pressure groups forced a referendum over whether to spend the money on light rail instead.
在这次公民投票中有许多人弃权。
据称，其基本思想是为了建立一个经过修正的通用条约，该条约能在各国议会通过，而无需通过更多麻烦的欧洲公民投票。
The stated idea was to create an ordinary "amending treaty" that could be bundled through national parliaments, without any more pesky voting by European citizens.
1987年，我们的学区被减少到329个，85%的学区提高了财产税以达到教育标准，而且提高财产税是必须通过公民投票来决定的。
By 1987, the number of our school districts had dropped to 329, and 85 percent of the districts had increased their property-tax rates, which can be done only by a popular vote, to meet the standards.
如果法院拥护这个措施，在可能在三月中旬举行的公民投票上一定能通过，其中至少有四分之一的选民改变主意同意。
If it upholds the measure, this must then be approved in a referendum in which at least a quarter of voters turn out, probably to be held in mid-March.
冰岛的近邻挪威已有两次入盟的商议，但只是因为公民投票反对而未能通过。
Iceland's Cousins in Norway have twice negotiated to join, only for the voters to say no.
面对摩洛哥的恼怒，阿尔及利亚仍然坚持根据2003年签署的国际协议，要求进行公民投票。
Algeria still insists, to the irritation of Morocco, that there should be a referendum under an international agreement signed in 2003.
几周后就将举行世界贸易谈判，公民投票只不过是爱尔兰对欧洲委员会“施加压力的手段”。
The referendum is merely “a means of applying pressure” on the European Commission, during world trade talks in coming weeks.
查韦斯的竞选活动似乎表明，议会选举是对其统治的一个公民投票。本周，查韦斯称“这不是关于我的选举”。
Having campaigned as if the assembly election were a plebiscite on his rule, Mr Chavez this week said it was "not about me".
他指出，他将在至少四个国家要求公民投票。
He pointed out that they would require referendums in at least four countries.
他面临着六月份欧洲议会和本国议会的选举，而今年秋天，根据最近的民意调查可能通过的欧盟里斯本条约的第二次公民投票也将举行。
He faces European and local elections in June and, in the autumn, a second referendum on the EU's Lisbon treaty, which recent polls suggest should be winnable.
对南方人民解放运动SPLM来说，心思放在另一个完全不同的选举上：南部公民投票的退出，是《全面和平协定》CPA所作的一部分承诺。
The SPLM, for its part, is focused on an entirely different election: the referendum on southern secession that was promised as part of the CPA.
在两次公民投票中，人们都支持建桥计划。
不过在一月份的公民投票之后，石油资源丰富的南部地区从国家分离出去。
But following a referendum in January, the oil-rich south of his country has seceded.
首要的障碍是如何进行一轮信任投票以支持举行帕潘德里欧提议的公民投票。
A first hurdle was a vote of confidence to endorse Mr Papandreou's proposed plebiscite.
尤其是，为增加教育投入改善公立教育质量寻求公民投票。
In particular, they're seeking a referendum to significantly increase the funding and quality of public schools.
5月5日全国范围的公民投票后是长达数月的议会辩论。
A national referendum on May 5th and months of parliamentary wrangling lie ahead.
很明显，在双方达成可接受的方案之前试图进行公民投票，只能意味着战争再次爆发。
"It is evident that any attempt to conduct [the] plebiscite before achieving [an] acceptable settlement by the two parties will mean only returning to war," he said.
比如说，那些通过公民投票当选的人坚持增加教育和肝细胞研究开支；
It was voters, for example, who by means of ballot initiatives insisted that the state spend more money on schools and stem-cell research.
不过，这两种选择做起来都需要很长时间。在《里斯本条约》依旧未获批准的情况下，如果英国保守党重掌大权，此条约在英国很可能会被要求进行公民投票。
Either of these options, however, could take a long time, leaving the treaty vulnerable to a British referendum if the Conservatives gain power with Lisbon still unratified.
然而克劳斯仍然拒绝在上面签字，要等待爱尔兰公民投票结果。
Still Klaus refused to sign it, waiting for the Irish referendum.
莫拉莱斯曾对这条公路进行维护，但这次他承诺将举行一次公民投票。
Mr Morales, who had previously championed the road, promised a referendum.
在密苏里亚拉巴马州、密歇根州、佛罗里达州、加利福尼亚州和其他地方，公民投票和启动行动正在为2012年的选举而进行。
Referenda and initiative efforts are underway for the 2012 elections in Missouri, Alabama, Michigan, Florida, California, and elsewhere.
这星期，尽管对于街头冲突的担心仍在增加，内阁决定支持Samak的计划举行公民投票。
This week, despite rising worries about the street clashes, the cabinet backed Mr Samak's plan to hold the referendum.
那么就会举行公民投票。
马萨诸塞州公民在公民投票中赞成削减财产税。
The citizens of Massachusetts voted yes in a referendum to cut property tax.
马萨诸塞州公民在公民投票中赞成削减财产税。
The citizens of Massachusetts voted yes in a referendum to cut property tax.
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