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... REFERENDUM The referendum is another form of direct democracy . One form of referen- dum allows voters to nullify acts of the legislature . Advocates of a protest ref- erendum have ninety days to collect a number of signatures equal to ...
... REFERENDUM The referendum is another form of direct democracy . One form of referen- dum allows voters to nullify acts of the legislature . Advocates of a protest ref- erendum have ninety days to collect a number of signatures equal to ...
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... referendum that modified the Proposition 4 formula by replacing the national CPI with the state CPI in recognition of the high cost of living in California . The voters addressed the tax issue again in 1993. After Governor Wilson ...
... referendum that modified the Proposition 4 formula by replacing the national CPI with the state CPI in recognition of the high cost of living in California . The voters addressed the tax issue again in 1993. After Governor Wilson ...
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... referendum Progressive reform requiring the legislature to place certain measures before the voters , who may also repeal legislation by petitioning for a referendum . Reynolds v . Sims 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ordered ...
... referendum Progressive reform requiring the legislature to place certain measures before the voters , who may also repeal legislation by petitioning for a referendum . Reynolds v . Sims 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ordered ...
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