referendum
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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
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
That position is supported by the islanders themselves, who voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to remain part of the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The new Virginia map is being challenged in state court, but judges may be loath to overturn a referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Almost banning the death penalty through a popular referendum in an American state would have been unimaginable just a few years earlier.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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