Mae hi’n ddyddiau cynnar iawn ar Ymgyrch dros Ddemocratiaeth. Nid oes gennym unrhyw noddwyr mawr tu ôl i’r llenni nac unrhyw staff. Y cyfan ydyn ni yw grŵp o bobl gyffredin sydd am gael Cymru sy’n gweithio i bawb. Mi all gymryd ychydig o amser inni godi digon o arian i gyfieithu’r wefan gyfan i’r Gymraeg. Diolch ichi am eich amynedd.
Safeguards
In Switzerland any seven voters can submit a request for a referendum. They then have eighteen months in which to collect the signatures of 100,000 registered voters. If they succeed a referendum is held on their proposal but it's not that simple.
The Swiss have developed a set of rules that ensure direct and representative democracy are complementary.
To be effective direct democracy systems need to follow some simple rules.
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All proposals must comply with human rights and equality legislation.
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A significant number of signatures must be obtained from registered voters within a set time period.
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In order to ensure the proposal is carefully considered these signatures should not be collected via the internet.
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A time frame of around eighteen months should be set to allow proposers and opponents of the initiatives time to make their case.
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Advice should be available to proposers to ensure their legislation is properly constructed.
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Each initiative should deal with one subject.
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Spending limits should be set on initiative campaigns.
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Initiative campaigns must reveal the sources of their funding.
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Proposers and opposers of initiatives should not be allowed to buy television or radio advertising.
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Government should be allowed to put a counter proposal.
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The people must have the right to stop government legislation using an initiative and referendum process before it comes into force.