referendum

Johnson had prosecuted graft and civic corruption in San Francisco, and his progressive reforms gave California voters some of the very tools your ballot offers you today: the initiative, recall, referendum, and women’s suffrage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Given how big a deal immigration was for many in the EU referendum in 2016, even reopening the question of freedom of movement feels like a big deal.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Voters approved the referendum in 2024 by nearly 30 points but must pass it again for it to take effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

There were nine other referendum questions, including about whether the province should have greater powers over immigration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The suffragists complained that the referendum wasn’t binding, and the antis complained that they were expected to vote in order to show that they didn’t want the vote.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

State referenda can be difficult to poll, but surveys say Maine on Tuesday might have a couple of squeakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

Berlin, Hamburg and the Ruhr region are also developing bids, with referenda to be held in 2026.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025

Among the hundreds of referenda passed across the country in the midterm elections, voters in four states approved provisions making slavery and involuntary servitude unconstitutional.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2022

Following much political wrangling, in 1977 separate Bills were introduced for Wales and Scotland, paving the way for devolution referenda.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2022

This objection is urged by members in whose states there have been referenda on the subject in recent years with adverse results.

From Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment by Carrie Chapman Catt

For example, 929,000 votes were cast in the 2022 mayoral general election — meaning referendums need about 93,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Citizens vote on laws and referendums using digital tokens, and the voting itself is automatically tallied and enforced by code, rather than counted by officials.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Speaking of referendums, how about one to eliminate the State of the Union?

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

But two different drafts, presented in 2022 and 2023 referendums, failed to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

On the ballot in November 1867, the men in Kansas faced two referendums, one that deleted the word “white” from the description of voters and a second that deleted the word “male.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling