Word: referenda
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...Assembly, itself elected every six years, will elect the President (who may not serve more than two six-year terms) and the Vice President. It will "exercise political powers on behalf of the people," eventually initiating legislation and holding referenda...
...report prophetically headed "The People's Voice," we told how he was "rapidly improving in health" and had stopped over in Washington to leave a suggestion in the political pool: a law calling for national referenda on big issues. "How else could the will of the people be discovered...
...fortnight hence the Farm Problem will be in the hands of the 76th Congress. Since a good part of the 76th is made up of men who got their jobs from discontented farmers, Administration farm policies face their first real test. Last week's farm referenda confirmed the indications of last month's political elections. Secretary Wallace has no reason to look forward hopefully to the 76th Congress...
...States offer a haven in this country for Jewish refugees from Central Europe?" 31.2 per cent of undergraduates said 'yes,' whereas 68.8 per cent said 'no'. These figures are the first announced by the newly founded Student Surveys, an organization of campus editors which publish weekly reports on national referenda...
Last week as thousands of weary doorbell-ringing crusaders put away their pencils, it appeared that 60 petitions (including four referenda for the repeal of existing laws) had squeaked under the deadline for filing. If sufficient numbers of their signatures are verified from voting lists, they will appear on the ballot, November...