referendum
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On Monday, Alberta will hold a nonbinding referendum on whether residents of the province want to remain part of Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
If a majority votes to stay, Smith says she won't approve another referendum.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
He added: "The PM absolutely accepts the referendum result."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
With a referendum, they have just 30 days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Of about 612,000 women who were eligible to vote in the referendum, only about 7 percent registered and only about 4 percent voted.
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
Such referenda are sometimes used to boost voter turnout, though results don’t carry the weight of law.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2023
One county, Harding, adjacent to Wyoming, has been carried for woman suffrage in the six referenda on the question, the first one being held in 1890.
From Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment by Carrie Chapman Catt
Those state-by-state questions—some referendums, directed to voters by state legislatures, others initiatives, put forward by citizens themselves—offer a fascinating look at trends, as well as attitudes toward specific issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
McOsker said the change makes the number of signatures needed for referendums and voter initiatives consistent in the city charter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Both issues could be the subjects of early referendums if he is elected next year.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Speaking of referendums, how about one to eliminate the State of the Union?
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
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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