1.   But both men have declined to support the kind of far-reaching changes that are in the planned referendum proposal.

2.   Dropping the referendum proposal now would be politically difficult for Vallone, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.

3.   Next month, parliament has to decide whether to back a referendum proposal to begin negotiations to join.

4.   State authorities also recently discovered that some petitions to get referendum proposals on the ballot contained thousands of forgeries, including the names of dead voters.

5.   That would give the Legislature time to override him if he vetoes the referendum proposal, and still get it on the ballot this November.

6.   The state-sponsored Local Agency Formation Commission is scheduled to consider referendum proposals from the two smaller areas in the next several weeks.

7.   Under the referendum proposals, a new elected assembly will act as a check on the executive powers of the mayor.

8.   Parliament, which held a brief debate on the referendum proposal Wednesday, plans to take action on the proposal Thursday.

9.   A discussion of the referendum proposal was set for Monday in parliament.

10.   A discussion of the referendum proposal is set for Monday.