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Denzil_DC

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9. There's no way a second referendum could be organized before March 28.

Sun Feb 24, 2019, 08:14 AM

Feb 2019

An Act would have to be passed to authorize it, involving debates and amendments in the Commons and Lords, the terms of the question and detailed rules about its conduct, regulation of the campaigns, which organizations would be the official nominees for each question etc. would have to be negotiated and agreed. The Electoral Commission then recommends that there should be a gap of six months between the legislation being passed and the vote being held.

The only way there could be a second referendum is if there was an extension to the withdrawal deadline. If that happened, the UK would need to hold elections for the European Parliament on May 23, which would complicate matters even further.

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It Is Official. The Unicorn Is Shitting Itself. [View all] Soph0571 Feb 2019 OP

What happens if a second referendum says "go" again . . . on March 28th? n/t MrModerate Feb 2019 #1

We would be fucked Soph0571 Feb 2019 #2

As I see it from the US . . . MrModerate Feb 2019 #3

The problem we have is this: Soph0571 Feb 2019 #4

Recent polling data appears to show that the STAY vote would win easily Vinnie From Indy Feb 2019 #5

We can hope. Polling showed it would win the last time too, though. Pope George Ringo II Feb 2019 #12

How about if we loan you Donald Trump, watoos Feb 2019 #6

A wall? They already had a moat that served them well. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #7

Good try - but we have enough loons of our own thanks! Soph0571 Feb 2019 #8

Civil unrest isn't the threat it used to be. Pope George Ringo II Feb 2019 #13

So the country is ruled by the threat of civil unrest? Denzil_DC Feb 2019 #14

There's no way a second referendum could be organized before March 28. Denzil_DC Feb 2019 #9

So the UK jumped off the building a year and a half ago . . . MrModerate Feb 2019 #10

The riposte from staunch Leavers would be that everything's fine so far. Denzil_DC Feb 2019 #11

That's why the first thing would be to postpone the exit date muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #16

But would they agree? T_i_B Feb 2019 #17

The feeling seems to be that they'd agree for a definite reason like a new referendum muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #18

Private Eye's "St. Theresa's School for Girls" school pets: Chequers the dodo, Planbee the unicorn muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #15