2014 Tikatan referendums

Two referendums was held in Tikata on 22 June 2014. Voters were asked whether they approved legalization of euthanasia and whether they agree with new migration bill that took effect in Tikata on 1 August 2013.Referendums date: 22 June 2014. 
Majority of voters voted yes in both questions, resulting in euthanasia becoming legal in Tikata on 24 June 2014 and immigration law staying in effect.
After official announcement of results on 23 June 2014, Prime Minister Lara Murendo-Pute announced that she will offer her resignation to King Michael II on 25 June. 
==Euthanasia==
The legal debate concerning euthanasia in Tikata took off in 1982, the court's judgment set out criteria when a doctor would not be required to keep a patient alive contrary to their will. This set of criteria was formalized in the course of a number of court cases during the 1980s.
Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide was passed by Tikatan parliament on July 1, 2013 and signed by King on 18 July 2013. It legalizes euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in very specific cases, under very specific circumstances. The law was proposed ruling government of Lara Murendo-Pute.
The law allows medical review board to suspend prosecution of doctors who performed euthanasia when each of the following conditions is fulfilled:
*the patient's suffering is unbearable with no prospect of improvement
*the patient's request for euthanasia must be voluntary and persist over time (the request cannot be granted when under the influence of others, psychological illness or drugs)
*the patient must be fully aware of his/her condition, prospects and options
*there must be consultation with at least one other independent doctor who needs to confirm the conditions mentioned above
*the death must be carried out in a medically appropriate fashion by the doctor or patient, and the doctor must be present
*the patient is at least 12 years old (patients between 12 and 16 years of age require the consent of their parents)
The doctor must also report the cause of death to the municipal coroner in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Burial and Cremation Act. A regional review committee assesses whether a case of termination of life on request or assisted suicide complies with the due care criteria. Depending on its findings, the case will either be closed or, if the conditions are not met, brought to the attention of the Public Prosecutor. Finally, the legislation offers an explicit recognition of the validity of a written declaration of will of the patient regarding euthanasia (a "euthanasia directive"). Such declarations can be used when a patient is in a coma or otherwise unable to state if they wish to be euthanized.
Euthanasia remains a criminal offense in cases not meeting the law's specific conditions, with the exception of several situations that are not subject to the restrictions of the law at all, because they are considered normal medical practice:
*stopping or not starting a medically useless (futile) treatment
*stopping or not starting a treatment at the patient's request
*speeding up death as a side-effect of treatment necessary for alleviating serious suffering
Catholic Church strongly opposes to legalization of euthanasia. Conservative party TFT called for a referendum on 13 June 2013, and government agreed to organize referendum.
===Opinion polling===
Datepublished 	Support	Reject	Undecided	Lead
June 2014 	58.3% 	33.9% 	7.8% 	24.4%
May 2014 	60.7% 	29.1% 	10.2% 	31.6%
April 2014 	57.0% 	35.6% 	7.4% 	21.4%
February 2014 	59.4% 	27.3% 	13.3% 	32.1%
December 2013 	55.5% 	30.9% 	13.6% 	24.6%
November 2013 	55.9% 	28.4% 	15.7% 	27.5%
September 2013	57.4% 	30.6% 	12.0% 	26.8%
July 2013 	59.0% 	25.7% 	15.3% 	33.3%
June 2013 	53.4% 	26.2% 	20.4% 	27.2%
May 2013 	52.7% 	25.8% 	21.5% 	26.9%
=== Results ===
After processing all of the ballots, the Federal Election Commission announced that 64.75% voted yes, 35.25% no and 3.77% of ballots were disregarded as invalid. 86.39% of eligible voters have voted.
Voters in all Tikatan states approved legalization. 
====Breakdown by state====
|- align="center" style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! align="left" | State !! Yes !! No !! Turnout
|-
| align="left" | Hulara || bgcolor="#01DF74"|58.37 || 41.63 || 87.25
|-
| align="left" | Madakia || bgcolor="#01DF74"|73.06 || 26.94 || 88.47
|-
| align="left" | Medaria || bgcolor="#01DF74"|59.60 || 40.40 || 90.01
|-
| align="left" | Morsa || bgcolor="#01DF74"|63.17 || 36.83 || 84.59
|-
| align="left" | Roberdio || bgcolor="#01DF74"|68.81 || 31.19 || 86.21
|-
| align="left" | Surmetia || bgcolor="#01DF74"|64.01 || 35.99 || 84.97
|-
| align="left" | Trumbia || bgcolor="#01DF74"|61.43 || 38.57 || 88.00
|-
| align="left" | Xanita || bgcolor="#01DF74"|66.20 || 33.80 || 86.12
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! align="left" | Nation total !! bgcolor="#01DF74"|64.75 !! 35.25 !! 86.39
|}
==Immigration bill==
In 2010 economists predicted that Tikata would need around 3.000.000 workers in next 12 years, without them Tikatan economy could fall into deep crisis, and called for liberalization of immigration law, which meet with strong opposition from right-wing parties, mostly TFT, which claimed that there is already too many foreign born people in Tikata and accepting more would lead to "cultural damage".
After re-election in 2013, Tikatan government announced intention to introduce new bill, that will liberalize Tikatan immigration law, allowing all immigrants to legally stay in Tikata and obtain a citizenship after 10 years in the country.
Opposition parties criticized the idea, calling it "real murder of Tikatan culture and Tikatan people". Leader of the opposition pointed out that bill will solve one problem but will cause plenty of another and that whole society will pay price for irresponsibility of the government. Majority of economist praised the decision of government, calling it "reasonable move toward strong economy" but some pointed out Tikata can have problems in the future if immigrant will not assimilate with Tikatans.
The bill was passed on 6 May 2013, with 203 votes for, 167 against and 7 abstention. Bill received Royal Assent on 23 May 2013 and took effect on 1 August 2013.
Even before passage of the bill, opposition called for a referendum citing huge public interest but government rejected the idea. TFT started collecting signatures needed to call a referendum on 7 May, and asked Constitutional Court to review the bill on 9 May. On 11 July 2013 court ruled that law is constitutional and that it can take effect even if opponents gather signatures needed to call a referendum. Leader of the opposition, Gordon Froden commented decision of court as "betrayal" and said that it sound "like decision of Supreme Court of DPR Jindalea, a paradise for Murendo-Pute" and informed that they alredy colected 700.000 signatures out of 1.000.000 needed to call a referendum.Tikata: New Immigration Law will take effect on 1 August
On 31 July 2013, day before bill took effect, Froden informed that they have enough signatures to put the law on vote. On 16 August 2013 TFT submitted more than 1.250.000 signatures to electoral commission, which where verified as valid on 28 August 2013. 
On 23 October 2013 government announced that referendum will took place on 22 June 2014, together with Euthanasia referendum. 
In April 2014 Murendo-Pute announced her intention to leave office if voters approve the bill. In case Tikatan vote against, she will ask the King to dissolve the parliament and call for new federal elections.
===Opinion polling===
Datepublished 	Sample size 	Support 	Reject 	Undecided 	Lead
20 June 2014 	2,357 	48.6% 	48.2% 	3.2% 	0.4%
19 June 2014 	1,754 	48.0% 	47.9% 	4.1% 	0.1%
16 June 2014 	1,998 	48.3% 	47.5% 	4.2% 	0.8%
14 June 2014 	1,709 	47.9% 	48.2% 	3.9% 	0.3%
10 June 2014 	1,256 	47.9% 	47.2% 	4.9% 	0.7%
2 June 2014 	2,026 	47.6% 	47.9% 	4.5% 	0.3%
28 May 2014 	995 	49.4% 	48.5% 	2.1% 	0.9%
11 May 2014 	1,300 	49.0% 	47.9% 	3.1% 	1.1%
22 April 2014 	1,006 	50.7% 	46.8% 	2.5% 	3.9%
9 April 2014 	2,207 	47.4% 	47.2% 	5.4% 	0.2%
3 April 2014 	1,578 	48.1% 	48.9% 	3.0% 	0.8%
25 March 2014 	598 	47.5% 	48.8% 	3.7% 	1.3%
1 March 2014 	1,311 	45.9% 	43.5% 	10.6% 	2.9%
20 February 2014 	1,499 	44.1% 	45.2% 	10.7% 	1.1%
12 February 2014 	1,005 	45.4% 	45.4% 	9.2% 	Tied
6 February 2014 	689 	42.9% 	47.0% 	10.1% 	4.1%
2 February 2014 	1,887 	44.4% 	46.2% 	9.4% 	1.8%
30 January 2014 	Official Campaign Period begins	Official Campaign Period begins	Official Campaign Period begins	Official Campaign Period begins	Official Campaign Period begins
19 January 2014 	11,557 	45.0% 	46.9% 	8.1% 	1.9%
11 January 2014 	1,008 	45.8% 	44.9% 	9.3% 	0.7%
19 December 2013 	1,203 	46.2% 	46.0% 	7.8% 	0.2%
10 December 2013 	997 	42.7% 	45.6% 	11.7% 	2.9%
27 November 2013 	1,685 	44.7% 	51.0% 	4.3% 	6.3%
19 November 2013 	1,999 	46.2% 	50.8% 	3.0% 	4.6%
10 November 2013 	997 	44.8% 	46.6% 	8.6% 	1.8%
31 October 2013 	1,411 	44.7% 	44.3% 	11.0% 	0.4%
23 October 2013 	1,000 	43.2% 	41.6% 	15.2% 	1.6%
10 October 2013 	2,008 	42.8% 	43.6% 	13.6% 	0.8%
26 September 2013	1,017 	41.8% 	42.4% 	15.8% 	0.6%
15 September 2013	1,201 	42.0% 	41.9% 	16.1% 	0.1%
4 September 2013 	876 	44.3% 	43.6% 	12.1% 	0.7%
28 August 2013 	1,309 	42.8% 	42.1% 	15.1% 	0.7%
17 August 2013 	1,002 	42.5% 	42.3% 	15.2% 	0.2%
1 August 2013 	1,596 	40.9% 	39.8% 	19.3% 	1.1%
14 July 2013 	2,296 	40.6% 	41.4% 	18.0% 	0.8%
5 July 2013 	959 	40.9% 	42.6% 	16.5% 	1.7%
29 June 2013 	1,211 	41.5% 	42.9% 	15.6% 	1.4%
29 June 2013 	1,006 	40.8% 	43.3% 	15.9% 	2.5%
16 June 2013 	2,099 	39.7% 	42.8% 	17.5% 	3.1%
3 June 2013 	899 	40.4% 	41.6% 	18.0% 	1.2%
15 May 2013 	1,401 	40.9% 	39.8% 	19.3% 	1.1%
7 May 2013 	999 	42.8% 	43.5% 	13.7% 	0.7%
18 April 2013 	1,591 	43.1% 	44.7% 	12.2% 	1.6%
=== Results ===
After processing all of the ballots, the Federal Election Commission announced that 51.47% voted yes, 48.53% no and 0.93% of ballots were disregarded as invalid. 87.27% of eligible voters have voted.
In 7 out of 8 Tikatan states majority voted yes, only in Medaria people rejected immigration bill, with its capital, Tramandi being the biggest city in Tiktata that rejected legalization. 
====Breakdown by state====
|- align="center" style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! align="left" | State !! Yes !! No !! Turnout
|-
| align="left" | Hulara || bgcolor="#01DF74"|50.26 || 49.74 || 87.74
|-
| align="left" | Madakia || bgcolor="#01DF74"|61.47 || 38.53 || 89.01
|-
| align="left" | Medaria || 43.51 || bgcolor="#e96b67"|56.49 || 90.37
|-
| align="left" | Morsa || bgcolor="#01DF74"|55.29 || 44.71 || 84.57
|-
| align="left" | Roberdio || bgcolor="#01DF74"|57.49 || 42.51 || 86.99
|-
| align="left" | Surmetia || bgcolor="#01DF74"|52.06 || 47.94 || 85.74
|-
| align="left" | Trumbia || bgcolor="#01DF74"|50.65 || 49.35 || 88.47
|-
| align="left" | Xanita || bgcolor="#01DF74"|51.83 || 48.17 || 86.40
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! align="left" | Nation total !! bgcolor="#01DF74"|51.47 !! 48.53 !! 87.27
|}
== Notes and references ==
Category:2014 elections in Internatia
Category:2014 in Tikata
Category:2014 referendums
Category:Referendums in Tikata