Marie Sneve Martinussen, Seher Aydar, and Bjørnar Moxnes have submitted a constitutional amendment to give all eligible voters the right to propose legislation for consideration in the Storting. The proposers argue this would deepen democracy by enabling direct public participation, and point out that similar systems already exist at municipal and county level in Norway and in several other countries. They propose amendments to the Constitution's section 50 and a new section 75(n), with detailed conditions to be set by the Storting itself through legislation.
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A new third clause in section 50 would read: All persons with voting rights in Storting elections may, on conditions set by law, submit proposals for Storting decisions.
A new section 75(n)—Alternative 1—would read: n) To consider citizen proposals submitted on conditions set by law.
A new section 75(n)—Alternative 2—would read: n) To consider citizen proposals.