Referendum

A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may be the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. Certain kinds of referendums held in some states of the United States are referred to as ballot measures or propositions. The referendum or plebiscite is a form of direct democracy.

See also

• Direct democracy (history in the United States)
• List of politics-related topics
• Political science
• Referendums related to the European Union

Specific referendums

• Australian referendum, 1967 (Aboriginals)
• Bolivian gas referendum, 2004
• Carinthian Plebiscite, 1920
• Cyprus reunification referendum, 2004
• Edinburgh Road Tolls Referendum, 2005
• Glasgow housing stock transfer referendum, 2002
• Norwegian Prohibition referendum, 1919
• Norwegian Continued Prohibition referendum, 1926
• Norwegian EC referendum, 1972
• Norwegian EU referendum, 1994
• Republic of China (Taiwan) referendum, 2004
• Venezuelan recall referendum, 2004
• Scotland referendum, 1979
• Scotland referendum, 1997
• Spanish EU Constitution referendum, 2005
• Strathclyde water privatisation referendum, 1994
• Wales referendum, 1979
• Wales referendum, 1997
• French EU Constitution referendum, 2005
• Puerto Rico status referendums, 1967, 1993, and 1998
• First Quebec Referendum, 1980
• Second Quebec Referendum, 1995