referendum
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The new Virginia map is being challenged in state court, but judges may be loath to overturn a referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
And when I spoke to Bisognano the day of the Virginia referendum, there was a lightly apologetic undertone to the conversation.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
Its powers were extended in 2012, after the 2014 referendum on whether Scotland should become independent, and again in 2016 through the Scotland Act.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Under Alex Salmond, it went on to secure a referendum on Scottish independence in 2014, which it lost - but the issue has never left the political agenda.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
In 1897, two years after the Massachusetts referendum, the antis formed the New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing referendum
Election Lingo
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