Local Option (Noun)
Meaning
Freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Voters in the small town overwhelmingly approved a local option to permit Sunday liquor sales.
- Under state law, communities have a local option to adopt tougher regulations on hydraulic fracturing.
- Local option referendums allowed counties to opt out of a new tax imposed by the state.
- City councilors in Springfield plan to give voters a local option to restrict or allow wind farm construction within town limits.
- Due to home rule authority, Boulder enjoys local option power over tax assessments not enjoyed by surrounding cities.