Dec.16.- In a routine decision, the UN Security Council two weeks ago extended the mandate of the UN mission for the referendum in Western Sahara until April 30, 2007. When it was established in 1991, the mission was supposed to organize a referendum ...
Referendum approved in Lake Forest - WMDT, Salisbury,MD,USA
Dec.16.- Voters in the Lake Forest School District have narrowly approved the district's school improvement plan. The vote means the district ...
Triunfa ampliamente el SI en las tres consultas plebiscitarias del Ecuador. Exigen mayor responsabilidad del Estado - Tribunal Supremo Electoral, Ecuador
Nov.30.- Las tres preguntas de la consulta plebiscitaria pedían elevar a la categoría de política de Estado al Aseguramiento Universal de Salud, la inversión social de las utilidades petroleras y el Plan Decenal de Educación.
International: South Ossetia vote favours independence
Tskhinvali, Georgia, Nov.14.- Georgia's separatist territory of South Ossetia voted overwhelmingly for independence, according to partial results published yesterday from a referendum that critics warn could inflame regional tensions. ...
School districts tally referendum results in Minnessota
Nov.14.- School districts asking for more money from residents didn't fare well last night. Operating levy referendums passed in only 29 school districts but 69 ...
Ukraine does not recognize South Ossetia referendum - ministry - Interfax Russia, Moscow, Russia
Nov 13 (Interfax).- Ukraine has joined a statement saying that the European Union does not recognize the results of the Sunday referendum in the breakaway ...
‘No more referenda' - the EU urges less democracy - By Cranmer
Nov.13.- "Given the recent experience in France and the Netherlands concerning referendums, we would not advise anyone to organise one." (European Commission official). The context is the Polish decision to hold referendum on entry to the Euro at some point in 2010 ...
USA: Ten states pass anti-Kelo referendum initiatives: - by Ilya Somin
Nov.8.- During this fall's elections, voters in twelve states considered anti-Kelo referendum initiatives that sought to ban or curtail the condemnation of private property in order to promote "economic development." Ten of the twelve passed, all by lopsided margins ranging from 55% to 86% ...
Serbs approve new Constitution - by Rada
Oct.30.- Serbia has adopted its first Constitution of the post-Milosevic era after a last-minute surge to the polls saved a two-day referendum from failure due to insufficient turnout. Preliminary results of a two-day referendum in Serbia show that voters have approved a new constitution which reasserts the republic's claims over the breakaway Kosovo province ...
Switzerland's trouble with political bipolarism - by Osservatore Profano
Oct.29.- Traditional decision making by popular referendum on legislation passed through the federal parliament and/or popular vote on initiatives has proved to bring on efficient and sustainable results with respect to economic wisdom, but legislation on important subjects such as reform of the health care system or social security has lagged behind recent political, economic and demographic changes ...
Oct.24.- On 28th October, Serbia holds referendum on the new Constitution. Since the fall of Slobodan Milosevic in 2000, there has been much ...
Oct.24.- Gibraltar is to hold a referendum next month on a new Constitution, which is seen by both Britain and Gibraltar as an exercise of the right of self determination ...
Panameños aprueban ampliación del Canal - IFES Election Guide
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Oct.24.- ... Cuando el Tribunal Electoral de Panamá (TEP) escrutó 62,88 por ciento de las mesas de votación que representa el 61,02 por ciento de los electores, la opción del ''sí'' obtuvo 427 mil 340 votos, siendo el 78, 72 por ciento de ellos. Asimismo, la opción del ''no'' obtuvo 115 mil 529 votos, ubicándose en 21, 28 por ciento. ...
Together with Europe, Russia - Kommersant, Moscow, Russia
Oct.19.- ... Yesterday's talks in Odessa were the first in eight months concerning the problem of Transdneistr. ... Fully 97% of the population of the breakaway republic voted in favor of that evolution of events, and it is being suggested to Chisinau that the results of the plebiscite are worthy of full recognition.
Portugal's MPs vote for referendum on legalising abortion - Euronews.net, Lyon,France
Oct.18.- A majority of MPs in the Portuguese parliament have voted in favour of holding a referendum on abortion. ... The referendum is expected to be held in January. ...
Crimean Parliament votes for staging all-national referendum on ... - NRCU, Ukrainian Radio, Kiyv, Ukraine
Oct.17.- The Crimean Parliament passed an address to the President of Ukraine, Prime Minister and the Verkhovna Rada to stage an all-national referendum on recognition of Russian as second state language ...
Green parties want pan-EU referendum on constitution - Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
Geneva, Oct.16.- European Green parties have adopted a common platform advocating a single pan-EU referendum on a constitution once the approach to building the 25-nation bloc is revised ...
Toward Statehood: NKR to hold referendum on first Constitution - ArmeniaNow.com, Yerevan, Armenia
Oct.13.- On December 10 citizens of Nagorno Karabakh Republic will have a chance to further declare their statehood, when a referendum will be held to adopt the ...
Swiss referendum approves toughening of asylum laws - Euronews.net, Lyon, France
Sep.25.- ... The referendum also questioned voters on a proposal to limit non-European job seekers access to Switzerland. That was also approved. ...
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Territorial integrity to be respected in Transdnestr settlement ... - RIA Novosti, Moscow, Russia
Sep.22.- ... region ever since. Transdnestr held a referendum last Sunday and voted for independence and future union with Russia. But the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has refused to recognize the outcome. It said holding the referendum unilaterally was a threat to Moldova's territorial integrity ...
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Transdnestr Voters Back Union With Russia - The Moscow Times, Russia
Sep.18.- ... More than 97 percent of registered voters supported independence [from Moldova] ... Like the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, bordered by Poland, Lithuania and the Baltic Sea, Transdnestr, which is surrounded by Moldova and Ukraine, would stand apart from the rest of Russia were it to become part of the country ... "The results of the referendum were predictable, and although they will not have any real legal consequences related to joining Russia, nevertheless, this is a a signal to the international community that cannot be ignored" ...
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US calls for referendum on democracy in Cuba - Washington Post - United States
MIAMI (Reuters), Sep.15.- The United States slammed Cuba's acting president as a "military dictator" on Friday and called for the first time for a referendum to let the Cuban people decide ...
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Low turnout at public "dream island" referendum - Caboodle.hu, Budapest, Hungary
Sep.11.- A public referendum about the planned constructions on Hajógyári Island (District III) held on Sunday was invalid, as only 14.4% of the electorate went to ...
There is no country named Transdniester for the European Union - puls.md, Chisinau, Chisinau, Moldova
Sep.11.- ... the referendum is illegitimate. Respectively, the EU also does not recognize the results of this referendum. ", - declared Emma Udwin. ...
Decision 2007: A Preview of the Armenian Parliamentary Elections - ArmeniaNow.com, Yerevan, Armenia
Sep.9.- ... The results, which reported that the constitutional referendum had been approved by an overwhelming 93.2 percent of some 1.5 million voters, with a voter turnout of 65.4 percent, stood in stark contrast to the media reports and televised coverage of the vote that showed virtually empty polling stations .
44,000 will vote no confidence in PM, Kamla - Trinidad & Tobago Express, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Sep.2.- This was announced yesterday, when the Keith Noel 136 Committee revealed the results of its Citizens' Referendum at a press conference at its headquarters on ...
Ukraine will not recognize Trans-Dniester referendum - 5tv.com, Kyiv, Ukraine
Aug.31.- Ukraine will not recognize the legitimacy of a referendum planned by the breakaway Trans-Dniester region next month. ...
South Ossetia to hold independence referendum this year - RIA Novosti, Moscow, Russia
Aug.30 (RIA Novosti).- South Ossetia, a breakaway province in Georgia, will most likely hold a referendum on its independence by the end of the year ...
38% Basques would back country’s independence in a referendum - EiTB, Euskadi, Spain
Aug.28.- ... if the Spanish government allowed it, 38% of the Basques would back country’s independence in a referendum, while 31% people would vote against it. On the other hand, 53% of the citizenship consider that the present political situation is good or very good, a figure that doubles last year’s results ...
Draft constitution of Kurdish Iraq calls for inclusion of Kirkuk - Raw Story, Cambridge, MA, USA
Aug.26.- ... The parliament of Kurdistan aspires to have residents of the cities of Kirkuk, Khaniqeen, Sinjar, and Tooz Khormatu - which lie outside the autonomous Kurdish region yet have large Kurdish populations - to be allowed to vote on a regional constitutional referendum. ...
Justice minister defends asylum law - Swissinfo, Switzerland
Aug.22.- The justice minister rejected accusations that the revision of the two laws, to be voted on in a referendum next month, ran counter to Switzerland's humanitarian traditions. In a speech to the annual Congress of the Swiss Abroad in Basel on Saturday, Blocher dismissed allegations that Switzerland was too tough on refugees and foreigners. ...
Nigeria: Jigawa - Politics of Recall And Referendum - AllAfrica.com, Washington, USA
Aug.22.- The first ever referendum to recall a federal lawmaker was held last week in Birnin-Kudu/Buji Federal Constituency of Jigawa state. ...
NATO referendum no sooner than 2008 - Ukrainian FM - TREND Information - Baku,Azerbaijan
(RIA Novosti) Aug.9.- A referendum on Ukraine's accession to NATO will be held no sooner than 2008, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday. ...
Referendum On One Early-Voting Bill to Go Ahead - WJLA - Washington, DC, USA
Annapolis (AP), Jul.22.- There will be a referendum this fall on one of two early-voting bills passed by the General Assembly in the past two years. ...
Polling stations close in Italy's constitutional referendum - Makfax, Skopije, Macedonia
Jul.20.- The referendum was closed late Monday, and according to an exit poll carried on Sky Italia television, 52% of the interviewed had opposed the reforms. The reforms were suggested by Italy's previous centre-right government led by Silvio Berlusconi, and strongly backed up by Umberto Bossi's Northern League. ...
Referendo para ampliar Canal de Panama - BNamericas, Santiago, Chile
Jul.17.- El referendo nacional para que los panameños voten sobre la propuesta expansión del Canal de Panamá se realizará el 22 de octubre ... el programa calculado en US$5.250mn tendiente a construir un tercer juego de esclusas para duplicar la capacidad del canal debiese comenzar en el 2007, y las autoridades prevén que el nuevo sistema iniciará sus operaciones hacia el 2014 ...
Onopenko: All-Ukrainian Referendum to decide Ukraine's accession ... - ForUm, Kiev, Ukraine
May 29.- According to the BYuT-SPU draft coalition agreement, All-Ukrainian Referendum must decide on Ukraine’s accession to NATO. ...
Montenegro: Independence vote completes dismemberment of Yugoslavia - World Socialist Web Site, Oak Park, MI, USA
May 27.- ... The tiny republic voted narrowly in a referendum to secede, bringing to six the number of countries formed from the former territory of Yugoslavia. ...
Reactions in Europe to Montenegro's Referendum - EiTB, Euskadi,Spain
May 23.- "We will fully respect the result of the referendum,'' said EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, affirming it was too early to "be precise'' about when the ...
Montenegro referendum is boost for Balkan democracy - Swissinfo, Switzerland
May 22.- A Swiss election observer has hailed Montenegro's decision to secede from Serbia in a tight vote and become Europe's newest state as "extremely democratic". ...
[Montenegro on May 23 confirmed the results of its independence referendum, saying 55.5%, or 230,711 people, voted in favor of breaking the union with Serbia]
Serbia accepts Montenegro result – BBC News, Europe
May.23.- Official results of Sunday's referendum in Montenegro put the pro-independence votes at 55.5% - just half a percentage point above the threshold for victory ...
Participating voters oppose Municipal President Ugljanin - B92, Serbia and Montenegro
May.15.- According to the results of this unofficial referendum, 30.6 per cent of registered voters participated and 98.3 per cent of them voted against Ugljanin. ... According to the statistics, 20,833 voters voted “yes” in opposition of Ugljanin and 283 voted “no.” There are 69,243 registered voters in Novi Pazar …
Finnish parliament says 'yes' to Constitution, rejects referendum - EurActiv.com, Brussels, Belgium
May 15.- After a vote in the parliament, Finland is well on its way to ratify the E.U. Constitution, but there will be no referendum. ...
Hamilton votes to keep fluoride - Radio New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
May 13.- Preliminary results show that of the 33,453 votes on the issue, 23,235 (70%) were in favour of continuing the fluoridation of the water supply. There were 10,218 against. About 38% of those eligible to vote took part in the referendum. ...
Swiss European pilots’ referendum deemed to have rejected new ... - Luchtzak Aviation, Belgium
May 9.- The Swiss Pilots Association (SPA) gave details Wednesday of the manipulation of the recent referendum on the new 2006 Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) for ...
Voting begins on Keith Noel referendum - Trinidad News, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Apr.30.- Voting in the Keith Noel Citizens Referendum has started. According to the committee’s official website, persons registered to vote ... will be receiving official Keith Noel Referendum ballots by post shortly. All official ballots should be submitted by May 15 ... The referendum is non-bindi
Armenian Election Official Admits To ‘Disgraceful’ Fraud - Armenialiberty.org, Yerevan, Armenia
Apr.14.- ... to the electoral commission by Kocharian, said that he and his colleagues were similarly instructed to falsify the results of the November referendum. ...
The Foreign Ministry: The referendum on Ukraine’s accession to NATO may be held – ForUm, Kiev,Ukraine
Apr.14.- All-Ukrainian referendum on Ukraine’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization may be held only after the in-depth ad campaign on what NATO really is ...
The heavy weight of one ballot: Tally shows &referendum one vote short - Gloucester County Times, Woodbury, NJ, USA
Apr. 12.- ... An unofficial tally of Tuesday's cap referendum resulted in 379 "no" and 378 "yes" ... Rieck said the official results would be certified as early as today by the ...
Trinidad & Tobago’s FIRST REFERENDUM - Trinidad News, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Apr.12.- Over quarter of a million people are expected to vote in the country’s first ever referendum on crime, poverty and leadership, being organised by the Keith Noel Committee, said leader, Stephen Cadiz. “We are expecting about 300,000 people to vote in the Keith Noel Citizens Referendum starting on April 24.
Zahar Introduces &&&Referendum on Recognizing Israel - Zaman Online - Istanbul,Turkey
Apr.7.- Foreign Minister of the HAMAS (Islamic Resistance Movement) Cabinet in Palestine, Mahmoud Zahar, has suggested holding a referendum on recognizing Israel. ... Zahar told the British daily, The Times, that the co-habitation of "two states" will solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Colvilles reject mining proposal - The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, USA
Mar.25.- ... of the Colville Indian Reservation defeated a referendum to allow a large-scale molybdenum mine on the reservation. According to official results, 1,254 people ...
Netherlands: Government suffers heavy losses in local election - Asian Tribune, Bangkok,Thailand
Mar.24.- ... in local elections held in the Netherlands on March 7. Following the failure to win a majority in the referendum on the on the European Constitution last summer... "If one excludes the results of local ..."
Cape referendum vote will stand - Cape Gazette, Lewes, DE, USA
Mar.24.- The results of Cape Henlopen School District’s referendum approving a new school will stand, despite complaints that school district officials improperly influenced the vote ...
Voters say 'no' to new schools - Pioneer Press Online, Glenview, IL, USA
Mar.23.- ... The contract to purchase the facility hinged on a successful referendum. ... With all precincts reporting, unofficial election results showed the bond request failed 2,815 to 2,492 in Lake County, 201 to 159 in McHenry County and 256 to 144 in Kane County ...
Centralia Grade School Bond Referendum Fails - WJBDRadio.com, Salem, IL, USA
Mar.22.- Voters in the Centralia City Schools District have defeated a $3.4 million bond referendum which would have allowed the district to take over the current high campus. The referendum was defeated 1452 no votes to 867 yes, or 63% to 37% ...
Referendum group details how money will be spent - Pioneer Press Online, Glenview, IL, USA
Mar.15.- ... only the facts, made up the 10-minute presentation of Citizens United for Excellence - the official name of the Mundelein High School referendum committee - at ... It has been estimated that the following could be achieved if the referendum is approved: $900,000 for special education, as mandated by state and federal laws; $280,000 to add and restore teaching positions ...
Experts express mixed views over Iwakuni plebiscite+ - TMCnet, USA
March 12_(Kyodo).- Experts on defense and diplomacy had mixed views on the voting results of a a Sunday referendum in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in which the majority of the city residents voted against a planned relocation of U.S. carrier-based aircraft to the city... "The Iwakuni plebiscite will give ...
Ozaukee County Board approves referendum on war on terror - San Jose Mercury News, CA, USA
Mar.2.- ... The county board narrowly passed a resolution Wednesday to place a referendum about the war on terror on the November ballot. ...
Crimean parliament approves Russian language referendum ... - 5tv.com, Kiev, Ukraine
Feb.23.- On Wednesday, the parliament of Crimea voted to conduct a Russian language referendum on the day of general elections. ...
Tokelau self-determination referendum of 2006 – Answers.com
Tokelau, Feb.19.- …held from Feb.11 to Feb.15 … Despite the majority 60% who voted in favor of the proposal, the referendum failed to get the two-thirds majority required for the referendum to succeed … would have changed Tokelau status from an unincorporated New Zealand territory to a self-governing …
Council Of Europe Body Condemns Armenian Referendum Fraud - Armenialiberty.org, Yerevan, Armenia
Feb.2.- ... key Council of Europe body effectively accused the Armenian authorities late Tuesday of rigging the recent constitutional referendum and called into question their commitment to democracy and rule of law ... can only cast doubt on the credibility of the official results." ...
Slovenia Could Get 12 New Municipalities - Slovenia Business Week, Slovenia
Jan.30.- According to unofficial results of a consultative referendum held in several different parts of the country, voters backed at least 12 new municipalities on ...
Christina voters defeat referendum - The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, USA
Jan.27.- ... residents voted down a property tax hike ... Thursday's referendum initiatives were defeated 4,798 to 2,921, according to unofficial results provided by Howard Sholl, deputy administrative director ...
Election Body Shrugs Off Opposition ‘Proof' Of Referendum ... - Armenialiberty.org - Yerevan,Armenia
Jan.19.- ... brushed aside on Thursday what the Armenian opposition claims is detailed evidence of a large-scale falsification of last November's constitutional referendum ...
Government finally sets date for DRC elections - Black Britain, UK
Jan.13.- ... Official results from December's referendum revealed on Wednesday that 84.31% of the country's electorate voted for the introduction of the introduction of the constitution that was drawn up by President Kabila ...
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