Referendum
(n) Referendum is defined as the placing of an issue, existing or proposed statute, proposal or action etc.
A referendum is the procedure by which a decision is referred to the electorate who vote on it in a similar way to a general election.
referendum
n. the process by which the repeal or approval of an existing statute or state constitutional provision is voted upon.
REFERENDUM, international law. When an amhassador receives propositions touching an object over which he has no sufficient power and he is without instruction, he accepts it ad referendum, that is, ...
Initiatives and Referendums
The voting results on important questions of public policy are commonly known as referendums or propositions. These results decide whether a policy becomes law or whether a state constitution will be revised or amended.
: See also lawful<a referendum to make gambling ~>
4 : recognized or made effective under principles of law as distinguished from principles of equity
: deriving from or existing or valid in law as distinguished from equity ...
Only in the case of the Twenty-first Amendment (repealing prohibition) has the convention system been used. In many U.S. states, a proposed amendment to the state constitution must be submitted to the voters in a referendum.
 See also: Question, State, Law, Count, Issue
  
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