referendum
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Their fate was decided in a city-wide referendum, which saw 90% voters back a rental ban even though only 8% of eligible voters turned out.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Back in High River, a town that has served as the backdrop for television shows such as HBO’s “The Last of Us” and FX’s “Fargo,” Shae Morris plans to vote for a binding referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Smith has paved the way for a referendum on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Paris abolished them after a referendum in 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The antis encouraged women not to vote in the referendum.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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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
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
This objection is urged by members in whose states there have been referenda on the subject in recent years with adverse results.
From Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment by Catt, Carrie Chapman
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 international community, through the United Nations, placed the islands under U.S. administration after World War II. Decades later, the nations voted in referendums to enter into the compacts with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Maria Steen is a barrister and campaigner on social issues, who opposed the legalisation of same-sex marriage and abortion during referendums in the last decade.
From BBC ● Sep. 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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