Word: referendum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...F.L.N. command in Cairo readily admitted that the announcement of a government-in-exile was a calculated countermeasure to De Gaulle's expected victory in this week's referendum. Unlike the voters in France's colonies, Algeria's voters cannot choose independence by voting non. In these circumstances, the F.L.N. has ordered Moslems to boycott the election, and the measure of De Gaulle's success will not be a majority for out (which is already conceded), but the size of the vote. Heavy participation could be taken as a vote of confidence in De Gaulle...
Three sophomores yesterday began the circulation of a petition calling for "an official referendum to determine the consensus of student opinion upon the issue of continuing Harvard's membership in the United States National Students Association...
...three, William M. Bennett '61, Laurence M. Johnson '61, and Robert K. Johnson '61, said jointly that they "are not taking sides on the withdrawal from N.S.A. We merely think there should be more discussion and a referendum...
Already, more than 200 signatures have been procured, with 1,000 necessary for a referendum. If a vote is held, its outcome must be binding on the Council...
Marc E. Leland '59, President of the Student Council, commented last night that "if 1,000 people really want a referendum, then by our constitution, we'll have one. We'll have as much debate as possible," he added...