The 2009 Washington Referendum 71 (R-71) legalized domestic partnership in Washington state, the first statewide referendum in the United States that...
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Governor Christine Gregoire. Referendum 71 sought voter confirmation of the 2009 domestic partnership extensions (SB 5688) in the 2009 elections. The bill was...
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Referendum 74 (R-74 or Ref 74) was a Washington state referendum to approve or reject the February 2012 bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the...
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Opponents gathered signatures to put 2009 Washington Referendum 71 on the ballot in an attempt to repeal the bill. Washington voters approved the measure 53%...
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process of initiatives and referendums allow citizens of many U.S. states to place legislation on the ballot for a referendum or popular vote, either enacting...
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domestic partnerships for same-sex couples through the approval of Referendum 71 made Washington the first state in the United States to approve any form of...
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A referendum on statehood for the District of Columbia was held on November 8, 2016. It was the first referendum on statehood to be held in the district...
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2009. The legislation was meant to come into force on July 26, 2009, but Referendum 71 was filed seeking to overturn the expansion. At the last possible...
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partnerships in Washington State by urging voters to approve Referendum 71. When Protect Marriage Washington, a group that opposes extending any benefits to same-sex...
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movement has grown in prominence. In 2016, a referendum on D.C. statehood resulted in an 85% support among Washington, D.C., voters for it to become the nation's...
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2024 Maryland Question 1 (redirect from 2024 Maryland abortion referendum)
The 2024 Maryland Question 1 is a voter referendum that will appear on the ballot on November 5, 2024. If passed, it would establish in the Constitution...
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The Crimean status referendum of 2014 was a disputed referendum on March 16, 2014, concerning the status of Crimea that was conducted in the Autonomous...
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passed and became law. In November 2009, Washington voters approved full domestic partnerships via Referendum 71, marking the first time voters in any...
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The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should...
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Murray to the Washington State Senate. On September 15, 2009, Microsoft publicly announced its support for Referendum 71 to protect Washington State Domestic...
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A referendum (in some countries synonymous with plebiscite, or a vote on a ballot question) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to...
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presented to Puerto Rican voters during Puerto Rico political status referendums: full independence, maintenance or enhancement of the current commonwealth...
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District of Columbia Home Rule Act (redirect from Constitution of Washington, D.C.)
result of the referendum to be withheld. When this was challenged in court, it was determined that withholding the result of the referendum violated the...
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2008 made Washington the second state in the nation to legalize assisted suicide. The following year, voters approved Referendum Measure 71, which marked...
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"SB5628". Washington Legislature. 2008. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2008. "SB5599, 2009". Washington State Legislature...
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by August 1, 2009. In April 2009, Wikipedia and its sister projects held a community-wide referendum which decided the switch in June 2009. The handling...
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List of District of Columbia ballot measures (redirect from Initiatives and referendums in the District of Columbia)
(January 8, 2013). "D.C. elections board approves budget autonomy referendum". The Washington Times. Retrieved October 24, 2022. "Special Election 2013 - Certified...
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list of healthiest housing markets for 2009. In 2019, home sales reached a new record of $30 billion. In referendums in 1948, 1962, and 1993, voters rejected...
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European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, was a referendum that took place on 23 June...
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controversial campaign to repeal the estate tax in the U.S. state of Washington. Washington state law directs that revenues collected from the estate tax be...
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premiership, the Slovak foreign ministry rejected the March 2014 Crimean status referendum, which incorporated Crimea into Russia; Fico himself remained silent on...
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Brexit (redirect from Referendum on EU membership)
of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Following a referendum held in the UK on 23 June 2016, Brexit officially took place at 23:00...
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held six referendums on the topic. These are non-binding, as the power to grant statehood lies with the US Congress. The most recent referendum was in November...
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Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019. Mak, Tim (May 11, 2018). "Documents Reveal How Russian Official Courted Conservatives In U.S. Since 2009"...
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