referendum
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Of 1,517 votes cast in the two-day referendum - on a turnout of more than 90% - 1,513 were in favour, while just three votes were against.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The border was closed by Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1969 after Gibraltar voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to remain British.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
But when French President Emmanuel Macron announced the loan almost exactly a year ago, he brushed aside the warnings to celebrate Franco-British relations, 10 years after the bitter Brexit referendum.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
They are gathering signatures for a petition to put the ordinance to a citywide referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
He stated that if the referendum was defeated, he would resign from office.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Quebec, a majority French-speaking province, fiercely protects its identity and its culture as a distinct society, and has twice held referenda - in 1980 and 1995 - on whether to seek independence.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
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
The report acknowledges that any constitutional change is a long way off, and would likely require a combination of petitions, referenda and legislation by the Scottish and U.K. governments.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
Once more in the history of suffrage referenda a foreign and colonized population decided the issue.
From Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment by Catt, Carrie Chapman
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
Maria Steen is a barrister and campaigner on social issues, who opposed the legalisation of same-sex marriage and abortion during referendums in the last decade.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
I think that deliberation, whether spread broadly in the schools or spread broadly before national elections, before referendums, before initiatives, could become part of everyday life.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 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
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