referendum
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One poll showed that Binface—whose policies include holding a referendum on whether Pluto should regain its status as a planet—could get as much as 20% of the vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The plans have prompted protests there, with residents of nearby Piddington voting to stage a symbolic referendum on leaving the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
When a judge dealt another blow to separatists in May, Smith appealed the ruling and called the referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
But it looks as though any forthcoming cooperation will not include enabling another independence referendum.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In 1897, two years after the Massachusetts referendum, the antis formed the New York State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
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
In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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 spread broadly before national elections, before referendums, before initiatives, could become part of everyday life.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2025
Only about half of the 78 referendums held in Italy since World War Two have attracted enough votes to make them binding.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 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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