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    2009 Washington Referendum 71 (R-71) was a state referendum that legalized domestic partnership in Washington state, the first statewide referendum in...
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    R71 may refer to: R71 (South Africa), a road R71 (star) 2009 Washington Referendum 71 BMW R71, a motorcycle on which the IMZ-Ural is based HMS Constance (R71)...
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    Referendum 74 (R-74 or Ref 74) was a Washington state referendum to approve or reject the February 2012 bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the...
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  • 2009. The legislation was meant to come into force on July 26, 2009, but Referendum 71 was filed seeking to overturn the expansion. At the last possible...
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  • Governor Christine Gregoire. Referendum 71 sought voter confirmation of the 2009 domestic partnership extensions (SB 5688) in the 2009 elections. The bill was...
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    partnerships in Washington State by urging voters to approve Referendum 71. When Protect Marriage Washington, a group that opposes extending any benefits to same-sex...
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    domestic partnerships for same-sex couples through the approval of Referendum 71 made Washington the first state in the United States to approve any form of...
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    A referendum on statehood for the District of Columbia was held on November 8, 2016. It was the first referendum on statehood to be held in the district...
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    Christine Gregoire (category People from Auburn, Washington)
    Opponents gathered signatures to put 2009 Washington Referendum 71 on the ballot in an attempt to repeal the bill. Washington voters approved the measure 53%...
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    Initiative 71 was a voter-approved ballot measure in Washington, D.C., that legalized the recreational use of cannabis. The short title of the initiative...
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    movement has grown in prominence. In 2016, a referendum on D.C. statehood resulted in an 85% support among Washington, D.C., voters for it to become the nation's...
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    The Crimean status referendum of 2014 was a disputed referendum on March 16, 2014, concerning the status of Crimea that was conducted in the Autonomous...
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  • A referendum (in some countries synonymous with plebiscite, or a vote on a ballot question) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to...
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    2008 made Washington the second state in the nation to legalize assisted suicide. The following year, voters approved Referendum Measure 71, which marked...
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    passed and became law. In November 2009, Washington voters approved full domestic partnerships via Referendum 71, marking the first time voters in any...
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    The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should...
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  • process of initiatives and referendums allow citizens of many U.S. states to place legislation on the ballot for a referendum or popular vote, either enacting...
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    Murray to the Washington State Senate. On September 15, 2009, Microsoft publicly announced its support for Referendum 71 to protect Washington State Domestic...
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    The Washington Post. pp. A1. ProQuest 147324512. Retrieved October 26, 2022. "Referendums and Other Measures Decided by Voters". The Washington Post...
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    result of the referendum to be withheld. When this was challenged in court, it was determined that withholding the result of the referendum violated the...
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    reference to Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, both of which have active statehood movements and voted for statehood in recent referendums: D.C. in 2016...
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    A constitutional referendum was held in Zimbabwe on 16 and 17 March 2013, after being postponed from September 2011 and from 30 June 2011. Ultimately the...
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    European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, was a referendum that took place on 23 June...
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  • constitutional referendum 2009 Caymanian general election 2009 Curaçao status referendum 2009 Dominican general election 2009 Haitian Senate election 2009 Montserratian...
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    referendum 2012 Maryland same-sex marriage referendum 2012 Washington same-sex marriage referendum "Referendum Act 1994". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved...
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    The 2024 Maryland Question 1 was a voter referendum that appeared on the ballot on November 5, 2024. It established in the Constitution of Maryland a right...
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  • presented to Puerto Rican voters during Puerto Rico political status referendums: full independence, maintenance or enhancement of the current commonwealth...
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    A constitutional referendum was held in Chile on 25 October 2020. The referendum asked the citizens whether they wanted a new constitution to be drafted...
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    Najmiddin Karim (category George Washington University alumni)
    removed from the governorship by Iraqi parliament for holding the Kurdish referendum in Kirkuk. Karim however stated he will not follow the dismissal order...
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    the referendum, with former Minister of Labour, Aliaksandr Sasnou, calling it a "coup". The Washington Post has also described the 1996 referendum in Belarus...
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