referendum
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Burnham did not provide further details about the type or extent of Moscow's activity during the Brexit referendum.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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
With a referendum, they have just 30 days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
A poll by Survation in June found that 55 percent of voters would opt to rejoin if a referendum was held again.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The suffragists complained that the referendum wasn’t binding, and the antis complained that they were expected to vote in order to show that they didn’t want the vote.
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
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
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
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
"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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