referendum

Sources indicated no firm decision had been made on whether free movement would need to be rubber-stamped by a referendum.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Rallies have been taking place across Serbia on Thursday, the final day of campaigning ahead of a snap election billed as a referendum on the country's future.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

At least eight this year relate directly to the initiative and referendum process, an interesting split between raising requirements and protecting existing citizen rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

There were nine other referendum questions, including about whether the province should have greater powers over immigration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

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

That group is eligible to vote on referenda but not for candidates running in any party primary.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2022

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

The province of Quebec held two referendums on independence, in 1980 and 1995.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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

According to the Washington Policy Center, the Washington Legislature Bill Drafting Guide says that a “necessity clause” or “emergency clause” protects legislation against voter referendums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 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