referendum
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The size of the buyback program is viewed as a referendum on how appealing the stock is to Abel, 63, and chairman Warren Buffett, who together control the program.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress needed about 93,000 signatures to qualify the referendum for the ballot, but fell short by about 9,000, according to the city clerk.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
A 2013 referendum among the island's 1,672 eligible voters saw all but three voting to continue as an overseas territory, on a turnout of more than 90%.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The event was not explicitly about the Senate race—it was for state-level positions—but it was also its own mini referendum on the future of the party in the state.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 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
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