# UK EU In/Out referendum-:Polling day thread.

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [June 23, 2016, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125 "2016-06-23T08:12:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/155 "2016-06-24T04:53:27Z")

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> [@robby](#):
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> Agreed. You’d think that Cameron’s government would have set up the vote as requiring a supermajority (i.e. at least 3/5 or 2/3 or even 3/4 of the vote) to effect a change to the status quo, especially for such an important issue.

I wonder if he can use this rule retroactively. A referendum is just a gauge for what the public wants, it’s not a final decision. Maybe he can still veto it and say the majority was too close to enact it.

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