referendum
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They understood, he said, that “the elections would have been a referendum between war and peace.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The proposal has prompted Piddington to hold a symbolic independence referendum, asking its 400 or so residents if they want to remain part of the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The plans have prompted protests there, with residents of nearby Piddington voting to stage a symbolic referendum on leaving the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The platforms then spent millions on a successful voter referendum to preserve their independent-contractor model, though they made some concessions to improve working conditions and pay for drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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
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
Voting in most kind of referenda and elections has consistently declined since a high point in the 1970s.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2022
In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU.
From The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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
But two different drafts, presented in 2022 and 2023 referendums, failed to pass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
"I think that deliberation, whether spread broadly in the schools or 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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