Referendum
The process of submitting a proposed measure to the general population for a vote on whether or not it should be adopted.
![A woman casts her vote in the referendum (photo credit: The Sofia Globe) A woman casts her vote in the referendum (photo credit: The Sofia Globe)](/sites/default/files/Bulgaria_referendum_Nov%202016.jpg)
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8 November 2016
Bulgarian referendum on changes to electoral system short of turnout threshold, unlikely to become mandatory
Analysis
Annual Review of Constitution-Building Processes: 2015
![Kyrgyzstan parliament passes final vote to hold constitutional referendum Critics say the proposed constitutional changes are aimed at extending President Almazbek Atambaev's grip on power (photo credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)](/sites/default/files/Kyrgyzstan_president_Nov%202016.jpg)
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3 November 2016
Kyrgyzstan parliament passes final vote to hold constitutional referendum
![President Alassane Ouattara holds a "Yes to a new Ivory Coast" placard (photo credit: Reuters/Luc Gnago) President Alassane Ouattara holds a "Yes to a new Ivory Coast" placard (photo credit: Reuters/Luc Gnago)](/sites/default/files/Cote%20d%27Ivoire_Ouattara_Nov%202016.jpg)
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2 November 2016
Cote d'Ivoire voters support new constitution in landslide amid low turnout
![Cote d'Ivoire constitutional referendum: Low turnout, violence may undermine legitimacy of outcome Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara after his vote in the referndum (photo credit: REUTERS/Luc Gnago)](/sites/default/files/Cote%20d%27Ivoire_Ouattara_October%202016.jpg)
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31 October 2016
Cote d'Ivoire constitutional referendum: Low turnout, violence may undermine legitimacy of outcome
![Pro-life and pro-choice protesters side by side (photo credit: Irish Examiner) Pro-life and pro-choice protesters side by side (photo credit: Irish Examiner)](/sites/default/files/Ireland_abortion_Oct%202016.jpg)
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27 October 2016
Irish government sets out timeline for possible abortion constitutional referendum
News
20 October 2016
تركيا: الحكومة تقترح تعديلات دستورية لتعزيز سلطات الرئيس
News
20 October 2016
تركيا: "العدالة والتنمية" يعلن موعد الاستفتاء على الدستور الجديد
News
20 October 2016
موريتانيا: الدستور ينذر بأزمة بين القصر والشيوخ
![Op-ed: Japan's controversial but unlikely constitutional shift from pacifism Japanese citizens protest proposed changes to Article 9 (Photo credit: Pressenza International Press Agency).](/sites/default/files/%20Japan_Abe_Oct%202016.jpg)
News
17 October 2016
Op-ed: Japan's controversial but unlikely constitutional shift from pacifism
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