The definition of initiative is the nature to take the first step in something. An example of initiative is someone who is always first to start a new project. Initiative is defined as the act of taking the first step. An example of initiative is going to the city council with a new idea.
In some countries, where voting is considered a duty, voting at elections has been made compulsory and has been regulated in the national constitutions and electoral laws. Some countries go as far as to impose sanctions on non-voters.Compulsory voting is not a new concept. Some of the first countries that introduced mandatory voting laws were Belgium in 1892, Argentina in 1914 and Australia in 1924.he leading argument against compulsory voting is that it is not consistent with the freedom associated with democracy. Voting is not an intrinsic obligation and the enforcement of the law would be an infringement of the citizens' freedom associated with democratic elections.
As a consequence of the rule of construction in section 2(4) all primary legislation enacted by Parliament after the entry into force of the ECA on 1 January 1973 is to be construed by the courts and take effect subject to the requirements of EU law.he domestic courts are obliged to give full effect to section 2(1), in the light of the case law of the Court of Justice (section 3(1)). 13. Section 2(2), by contrast, applies to measures of EU law that are neither directly applicable nor have direct effect.