住じゅう民みん投とう票ひょう条じょう例れい

noun

public referendum ordinance

A local government ordinance that establishes procedures for holding a direct vote by residents on a specific issue. Often used in the context of municipal mergers, nuclear power plant siting, or other local policy decisions.

• この市しでは、住じゅう民みん投とう票ひょう条じょう例れいに基もとづいて、合がっ併ぺいの是ぜ非ひを問とう住じゅう民みん投とう票ひょうが行おこなわれた。

  In this city, a referendum was held based on the public referendum ordinance to decide on the merger.

• 住じゅう民みん投とう票ひょう条じょう例れいの制せい定ていを求もとめる署しょ名めいが集あつめられた。

  Signatures were collected to demand the enactment of a public referendum ordinance.