referendum
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Switzerland will vote in a referendum to limit its permanent-resident population to below 10 million until 2050, from 9.1 million currently.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Nonsense, retorted Thomas Matter, a wealthy banker and SVP lawmaker who helped initiate the referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
In L.A., the election is a referendum on Bass, who pledged in 2022 to solve homelessness, cut crime and make the city more affordable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Court documents show that the spending started off at a relatively low level but began to increase in 2013 and 2014, the year of the Scottish independence referendum.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 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
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