Word: referendum
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...many voters in the state of Washington, Thomas Foley's candidacy is not just unseemly -- it's downright disrespectful. In 1992, 60% of those voters gave a thumbs up to Initiative 573, a state referendum that imposes term limits on holders of state and federal offices. For Congressmen, the limit is three two-year terms over a 12-year period. Foley so vehemently disagrees with his constituents that he is not only seeking a 16th consecutive term in the House but has also filed a lawsuit challenging such limits on federal officeholders as unconstitutional. Thus far, the federal courts think...
Meanwhile, Liston released a statement in which he reversed himself on several controversial positions he took last spring. Liston said a referendum conducted last spring proved that students do not support the council's $10 term-bill fee hike or elimination of the easy waiver of the council...
Last spring, when Liston was pushing for both of those measures, he pointed to the referendum's minuscule 22 percent turnout as evidence that students were "deferring" to the council...
...there were significant opposition to the U.C., I think it would have seen stronger participation in the referendum," Liston said on May 13, adding "No, I would not support rescinding our votes...
...Those who voted in last year's referendum are our friends, classmates, dorm mates and fellow Harvard students," Liston wrote. "These students should never believe that the UC is some detached body with no interest in what other students want...