Niue passes two constitutional amendments in referendum

In this exclusive, BCN News reports the historic occasion when Speaker Hima Douglas signed into law the changes to the Niue constitution.   Of the four constitutional amendment polls put to the public referendum last Saturday, two were successful and were signed into law by the Speaker of the Niue Assembly. The first amendment is to change the name of the leader of government from Premier to Prime Minister. The second amendment changes the name Audit Office to Auditor General of New Zealand. [ . . . ] It was a resounding no from the public to increase the members of the Cabinet with 494 electors voted against while 224 voted yes and similarly for the vote to extend the term of the Niue Assembly, the public felt strongly against this with 516 voted no and 204 voted yes.  According to the law, a simple majority of votes cast in the public referendum is needed to change this part of the constitution.
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