Referendum
The process of submitting a proposed measure to the general population for a vote on whether or not it should be adopted.
![Switzerland legalizes via referendum civil marriage and right to adopt for same-sex couples (photo credit: headtopics.com) Switzerland legalizes via referendum civil marriage and right to adopt for same-sex couples (photo credit: headtopics.com)](/sites/default/files/la-suisse-ouvre-la-voie-au-mariage-pour-tous-1333830001813299200.jpg)
News
27 September 2021
Switzerland legalizes via referendum civil marriage and right to adopt for same-sex couples
![Peruvian in front of Pedro Castillo's election poster promising a new constitution (photo credit: AP / Martin Mejia) Peruvian in front of Pedro Castillo's election poster promising a new constitution (photo credit: AP / Martin Mejia)](/sites/default/files/Peru%202.jpg)
Voices From The Field
31 August 2021
Peru's uncertain process to establish a constituent assembly
![Protests in Thailand in July 2020 (photo credit: Khaosod Online) Protests in Thailand in July 2020 (photo credit: Khaosod Online)](/sites/default/files/Thiland%20Voices.jpg)
Voices From The Field
29 June 2021
Do you hear the people sing?: Thais demand a democratic constitution to replace the junta
![Card outlining the eight referendum proposals (photo credit: africanews/AFP) Card outlining the eight referendum proposals (photo credit: africanews/AFP)](/sites/default/files/900x506_cmsv2_b8ad6d43-55b4-53d0-bd14-418b988c27f2-5182930.jpg)
Voices From The Field
22 April 2021
Why Liberians shunned the 2020 referendum — and what’s the future for constitutional change?
![People in a Zurich district election office count ballots on March 7, 2021 (photo credit: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann) People in a Zurich district election office count ballots on March 7, 2021 (photo credit: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)](/sites/default/files/Swiss%20referendum%20on%20banning%20burqas%20and%20other%20facial%20coverings.png)
Voices From The Field
28 March 2021
When direct democracy trumps human rights: Unveiling the Swiss “Burqa Ban”
![Flag of Haiti (photo credit: pixabay) Flag of Haiti (photo credit: pixabay)](/sites/default/files/international-2693195_1920.jpg)
Voices From The Field
3 March 2021
Text and context of Haiti’s 2021 draft constitution
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Voices From The Field
29 January 2021
Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Third Revolution’ and the Road to Another Victor’s Constitution
![The Globe (photo credit: HeinOnline) The Globe (photo credit: HeinOnline)](/sites/default/files/Globe%20-%20Heinonline.png)
Voices From The Field
21 December 2020
In the World of Constitution Building in 2020
![Cover page of the Haitian Constitution (photo credit: Traveling Haiti) Cover page of the Haitian Constitution (photo credit: Traveling Haiti)](/sites/default/files/constitution-of-haiti_Traveling%20Haiti_0.png)
Voices From The Field
12 December 2020
The context for Haiti’s ongoing constitutional reform process
![A Kenyan Citizen signs the popular initiative (Photo credit: PD/Viola Kosome) A Kenyan Citizen signs the popular initiative (Photo credit: PD/Viola Kosome)](/sites/default/files/A%20kenyan%20signs%20for%20the%20Bill%20-%20PD-VIOLA%20KOSOME.gif)
Voices From The Field
4 December 2020
Kenya’s Elite-led ‘Popular’ Initiative Seeks First Amendments to 2010 Constitution
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