(ATR)The people of Hamburg, Germany will have an opportunity to vote on a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
On May 7, the state parliament of Hamburg approved a constitutional amendment that allows for a binding referendum on the Games.
A date for the referendum will be set on May 28, during which a second reading of the bill is scheduled take place.
More than three-quarters of Germans support Hamburg's bid for the 2024 Games, according to a survey by Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) released in April.
The city will move forward with its bidding process if a majority of the public votes "yes" along with one-fifth of the electorate, according to German broadcasterNorddeutscher Rundfunk.
"Hamburg is a very optimistic city," Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz tells German news broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
"Things are happening here. And that's why the optimism in this city would work well for an Olympic and Paralympic Games."
Hamburg will potentially be in competition with Boston, Paris and Rome to host the 2024 Olympics. Budapest could join the race in the coming months.
Boston 2024, the group behind the city's bid for the Games, has announced a statewide referendum will be held on Nov. 16, 2016.
Last week,the Regional Council of Ile-de-France voted in favor of a Paris 2024 bid.
Members of the committee for a potential Paris 2024 bid plan to meet with the IOC on June 3 to review proposed plans for a Paris Summer Olympics.
In April, Around the Rings reportedRome 2024 is moving forward with its bidding concept, after quitting the 2020 bidding race due to the country's financial crisis.
The IOC will open the application process for 2024 on September 15. A host will be chosen at the 2017 IOC Session in Lima, Peru.
Written byNicole Bennett
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