Thesaurus results for REFERENDA

referenda

noun

variants or referendums

plural of referendum

as in votes

an event in which the electorate votes for or against a law that deals with a specific issue They are having a referendum so the public can decide the controversial issue.

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Recent Examples of referenda Through these referendums, voters can weigh in on construction bans, tax incentives and zoning ordinances. — Rachel Mural, Fortune, 21 June 2026 Days after shelving a plan to redraw Georgia’s political maps, Republican lawmakers in the state Legislature are pivoting to property taxes with an ambitious strategy to put more than a hundred tax-cutting referendums on the ballot this November in a move that could boost GOP turnout. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 19 June 2026 Through these referendums, voters can weigh in on construction bans, tax incentives and zoning ordinances. — Rachel Mural, The Conversation, 18 June 2026 Migration remains divisive issue Swiss democracy gives voters a direct say in policymaking through referendums typically held four times a year. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 Turnout was about 59%, well above the recent average of 48% for Swiss referendums. — CNN Money, 14 June 2026 Swiss democracy gives voters a direct say in policymaking through referendums typically held four times a year. — ABC News, 14 June 2026 So far, there are no city-specific referendums scheduled to be on the ballot, though city commissioners have until late July to add any. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 For decades, violent crimes involving members of different races have been blown into national referendums on race, from lynchings in the Jim Crow era to the Rodney King riots in 1992. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026

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Pratt ran for the office of Los Angeles mayor as a Republican in the June 2 primary election but did not get enough votes to progress.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Regan enjoyed a standout 1968 season with the Chicago Cubs, earning MVP votes.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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New Justice Department letters and FEMA grant conditions demand citizenship checks, paper ballots and audits, prompting urgent logistical questions for election officials and raising fears of federal overreach into traditionally state-run voting.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
The Supreme Court dealt an additional blow in late June, ruling that states may count mail-in ballots that arrive after the polls close, as long as they’re postmarked by Election Day.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

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