Date for referendum set

Members of Cayman’s Legislative Assembly have voted unanimously to hold a referendum that would see a draft constitution become law.

The referendum will take place on May 20 2009 and requires the approval of more than 50 percent of voters taking part.

The proposed referendum question stated in the bill, requiring a simple yes or no vote, reads, ‘Do you approve the Draft Constitution, which was agreed by the Cayman Islands Constitution Delegation and the Government of the United Kingdom on 5 February 2009, and tabled in the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands on 11 February 2009?’

The proposed constitution gives the people of the Cayman Islands a greater say in international relations, government finances, the police, and the judiciary. It also includes a Bill of Rights.

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