referendum
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The island withdrew from the EU in 1985 following a referendum, but maintains extensive ties to the bloc through fisheries arrangements and development cooperation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
However in a 2013 referendum, residents of the islands voted overwhelmingly to remain a British overseas territory - with 99.8% voting in favour and just three voting against.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In a 2013 referendum, residents of the islands voted overwhelmingly to remain a British overseas territory - with 99.8% voting in favour and just three voting against.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a referendum, 99.8% voted to maintain the status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In order to find out where women actually stood on the issue, in November 1895, Massachusetts conducted a nonbinding referendum.
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
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
Voting in most kind of referenda and elections has consistently declined since a high point in the 1970s.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2022
I suppose ballot-boxes and referenda and recalls and the like were specified, when it was said Of such is the kingdom of Heaven?…
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris
The Welsh Conservatives said they would "cap council tax increases at 5% and require local referendums for any larger rises" giving residents "the power to approve or block excessive council tax rises".
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
Speaking of referendums, how about one to eliminate the State of the Union?
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
The international community, through the United Nations, placed the islands under U.S. administration after World War II. Decades later, the nations voted in referendums to enter into the compacts with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
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
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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