You can take a lump sum distribution from a previous employer's 401(k) plan up to the total vested account balance. After placing a distribution request, the plan sponsor or custodian sends a check directly to you, and the account is closed with the custodian.ou can take a lump sum distribution from a previous employer's 401(k) plan up to the total vested account balance. After placing a distribution request, the plan sponsor or custodian sends a check directly to you, and the account is closed with the custodian.
Some scholars have also argued that the use of repeated referendums to ratify EU treaties (such as the Treaty of Nice and the Treaty of Lisbon in Ireland) is also associated with a democratic deficit.The Lisbon Treaty was intended to reduce the democratic deficit in the European Union.ome scholars have also argued that the use of repeated referendums to ratify EU treaties (such as the Treaty of Nice and the Treaty of Lisbon in Ireland) is also associated with a democratic deficit.
The EU is too distant The fourth element of the EU democratic deficit refers to the fact that the European Union is âtoo distantâ from the voters, despite the European elections held in the EU Member States and despite the increase of the competences of the European Parliament.irstly, it refers to the elements of the standard version of the democratic deficit and answers the question whether they have been properly addressed and solved by the Lisbon Treaty. Secondly, it examines the issue of European identity, as a source of legitimization of a political community.