referendum
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Under Alberta's Referendum Act, organisers must collect 177,732 valid signatures by May for a referendum question to be verified and potentially approved.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
His Referendum Party was trounced in the 1997 general election but he had planted a seed.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025
Benaroya Hall regularly hosts the chorus’ Holiday Falala-liday, and 10 years ago on Dec. 9 it also hosted some of the first same-sex marriages in Washington after voters approved Referendum 74, legalizing same-sex marriage statewide.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2022
The Maryland House of Delegates’ Cannabis Referendum and Legalization work group reviewed a report earlier this month that estimated 81 percent of cannabis business owners nationally are White.
From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022
The mere existence of the Referendum has proved to be a check on legislation that might otherwise have been carried by parliamentary manœuvring for votes.
From The Irish Constitution Explained by Darrell Figgis by Figgis, Darrell
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