Get referendum proposal type

Returns the type of the specified referendum proposal.

Usage

proposal_type(
  ballot_date = pal::pkg_config_val("ballot_date"),
  lvl = lvls(ballot_date, canton, ballot_type = "referendum"),
  canton = cantons(ballot_date),
  proposal_nr = 1L
)

Arguments

ballot_date

FOKUS-covered ballot date. One of

• "2018-09-23"

• "2018-11-25"

• "2019-10-20"

• "2020-09-27"

• "2020-10-18"

• "2021-11-28"

• "2023-06-18"

• "2024-10-20"

lvl

Political level. One of "cantonal" or "federal".

canton

FOKUS-covered canton name. One of

• "aargau"

Only relevant if lvl = "cantonal".

proposal_nr

Proposal number. A positive integerish scalar.

Value

Proposal type. One of

• "citizens' initiative"

• "direct counterproposal"

• "indirect counterproposal"

• "mandatory referendum"

• "optional referendum"

See also

Other proposal predicate functions: argument_proposal_nrs(), combos_proposal_arguments(), combos_proposal_main_motives(), combos_proposals(), has_proposal_arguments(), has_proposal_main_motives(), is_proposal_name_plural(), main_motive_proposal_nrs(), n_proposal_arguments(), n_proposal_main_motives(), proposal_argument(), proposal_arguments(), proposal_main_motives(), proposal_name(), proposal_name_gender()

Examples

fokus::proposal_type(ballot_date = "2018-09-23",
                     lvl = "cantonal",
                     canton = "aargau",
                     proposal_nr = 1)
#> [1] "citizens' initiative"