referendum
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Asked about the prospect of another referendum following the PQ win, Carney sidestepped.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
This effectively turns a Monte dei Paschi shareholder vote due to take place later this month into a referendum on the competing proposals, Pratas says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Before that referendum, however, the legally required map would be the 2022 map.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has declined to give a timetable for a referendum.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
He stated that if the referendum was defeated, he would resign from office.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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 law also forbids local communities from putting advisory referenda questions on the ballot, except those related to certain projects that would be funded with property tax money.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
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
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
For example, 929,000 votes were cast in the 2022 mayoral general election — meaning referendums need about 93,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
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 passage of three referendums should ease city approval for new housing developments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 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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