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Referendum

The process of submitting a proposed measure to the general population for a vote on whether or not it should be adopted.

President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire (photo credit: Med Africa Times)
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13 July 2016
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Lower House of Italian Parliament (photo credit: Reuters)
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Italian constitutional reforms: Towards a stable and efficient government
President Rahmon inaugurates a newly-founded special service military brigade (photo credit: Media Services of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan)
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Protestors gather at the Place de la Nation in the capital Ouagadougou (photo credit: Reuters/Joe Penney)
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Queen Elizabeth II visits Jamaica in 2002 (photo credit: Afternoon Tea)
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Edmond Cowan, head of the CRC, sharing draft report with President Koroma (photo credit: The Sierra Leone Telegraph
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Healing the wounds of the civil war: The constitutional review process in Sierra Leone
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10 September
Thailand's constitutional court rules three referendums required for constitutional amendment
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4 August
In Canada, court will consider constitutionality of proposed secession referendum
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28 July
Kenya's senate seeks more power through proposed constitutional changes
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16 July
In Bangladesh, parties in constitution-building session agree on amendment requirements

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