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Referendum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A referendum (plural referendums or referenda ), ballot question , or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita , originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis ) is a direct vote in which an entir...
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Like initiatives and referendum, recall elections are considered an extension of democracy in that they allow citizens to hold elected officials to account after they have been elected and ... Fourteen state constitutions allow for recall elections for elected state officials and many more for locally elected officials.
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Every Demographic Group in Texas wants Initiative and Referendum; "Many States allow citizens to place proposed laws or constitutional amendments directly on the ballot by collecting petition signatures from registered voters.
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In many of these cases, census computers changed the sex of one of the people, ... From there, according to the Review, it would be a short step to make the states allow gay marriages to be performed. ... Petition signers will delay the law until after a November 2002 referendum, or cancel it entirely if it fails that vote.
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Adam Liptak of the New York Times reports on judges opting out of abortion cases. ... Many states allow minors to obtain abortions without parental consent by petitioning judges. Some judges refuse to hear these pleas on "moral" grounds.
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How many states actually allow voters to recall a governor? ... Explainer thanks the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Initiative and Referendum Institute.
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