referendum
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In Ottawa, Lewis will remember the data center protest joining forces across the political aisle with a Republican official to win a court order for a referendum.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
The number of signatures needed for a ballot referendum also would rise, and ethics commissioners would be barred from City Council or the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The value of sterling fell significantly after the Brexit referendum in June 2016, and reached further lows during the Brexit process, the Covid pandemic and the 2022 mini-Budget.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
It would have removed the word "referendum" from the mission's name and made Morocco's autonomy proposal the sole basis for further negotiations.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 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 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
Following much political wrangling, in 1977 separate Bills were introduced for Wales and Scotland, paving the way for devolution referenda.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2022
Suffrage for men and suffrage for women in other lands, with few and minor exceptions, has been granted by parliamentary act and not by referenda.
From Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment by Carrie Chapman Catt
Voters in the Buckeye state also delivered a string of defeats to the AI trade in local referendums on specific data center projects there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
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
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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