“苏格兰独立公投”及程序
<p> 苏格兰应不应该成为一个独立的国家？这是所有苏格兰人在9月18日公投时将会在选票上看到的问题。为了留住苏格兰人民，英国现任和前任首相近日都开始出招，甚至恳请女王陛下开口挽留。这次公投结果尚不可知，我们今天先了解一下公投的程序。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="September">September</span> 18, 2014.</p><p> 苏格兰独立公投将于2014年9月18日周四进行。</p><p> <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="Government">Government</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="Referendum">Referendum</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span>, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 21, 2013, <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 14, 2013 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Assent">Assent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 17, 2013.</p><p> 在苏格兰政府和英国政府达成协议之后，列明了此次公投所有程序的《苏格兰独立公投法案》于2013年3月21日提交，于2013年11月14日在苏格兰议会获得通过，并在2013年12月17日获得王室御准。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="country">country</span>?"</p><p> 在选举委员会的建议下，此次公投的问题为“苏格兰该不该成为一个独立的国家？”</p><p> <span word="Polls">Polls</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7<span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="September">September</span> 18 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10<span word="pm">pm</span>, <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="Counting">Counting</span> <span word="Officers">Officers</span> (<span word="CO">CO</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="totals">totals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Counting">Counting</span> <span word="Officer">Officer</span> (<span word="CCO">CCO</span>), <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="verify">verify</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="authorize">authorize</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="announcements">announcements</span>.</p>
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