The phrase "a referendum asking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific referendum that seeks the opinion or decision of the public on a particular issue.
Example: "The government announced a referendum asking citizens whether they support the new policy changes."
Alternatives: "a vote inquiring" or "a poll seeking".
Does he intend to hold a referendum, asking the Greek people whether they would be prepared to remain part of the euro if the price is more austerity?
In Switzerland last November, voters rejected by a mere 3,000 votes a referendum asking whether more asylum-seekers should be kept out.
Now that Thailand's 18th constitution has been binned and needs a replacement, will there be a referendum asking the people to approve it?
* The president of Taiwan, Chen Shu-biannouncednced that Taiwan would hold a referendum asking voters to demand that China remove ballistic missiles aimed at the island.
He demanded a referendum asking Austrians whether they wanted to use their veto to block all European Union actions until the sanctions were lifted.
At the opening of the legislative session, the group rallied on the steps of the Capitol and went to the offices of lawmakers seeking support for a referendum asking Texas voters to accept or reject secession.
When a referendum asks a stupid question on a complex subject, it richly deserves – and often gets – a stupid and simplistic answer.
It is about to receive a stern EU injunction to act "sensibly and responsibly" by scrapping a planned referendum asking voters whether they would like the island to seek membership of the United Nations under its historic name, the "Republic of China", or just "Taiwan".Why is the EU meddling?
Pinochet eventually lost a 1988 referendum asking Chileans whether he should stay in power, which is the topic of No, a recent Chilean film by Pablo Larraín.
More than nine months before a proposed June 2012 referendum asking that California's new Internet sales tax law be overturned, Amazon, the Seattle-based online retailer, has already spent $5.25 million, state records show, more than any company has spent in California this far from a vote in at least a decade.
Westminster would then have to authorise a second and final referendum, asking the people of Scotland to confirm that they want independence on these terms.
