Sentence examples for referendum ballot from inspiring English sources

The referendum ballot offered two choices, unity with northern Sudan or secession.

There are big problems with the question on the referendum ballot paper.

So it is no surprise either that many MPs oppose putting devolution max on the referendum ballot paper.

Thanks to the opposition of the UK government, no proposition for further devolution will appear on the referendum ballot paper.

Agreement on the question to appear on the referendum ballot paper, "Should Scotland be an independent country?", was reached shortly thereafter in February 2013.

Ritchie said: Politicians will be partisan, so we need a citizens convention to hear all the evidence and choose the best questions for the referendum ballot paper.

The referendum ballots were carefully designed so that illiterate voters could understand their choices of unity (illustrated by two clasped hands) or secession (indicated by an open palm).

The referendum ballots are printed on ordinary white paper, there are no observers, and in some areas urns will be carried door-to-door for voting.

With a wink from the government, election officials at many locations permitted the independence movement to distribute referendum ballots inside the polling places.

The controversial referendum ballots have virtually disappeared from conversations here, given the ubiquitous media focus on the late breaking stories of suppression of Tibetans in China, Ma family ties to the U.S., and the risks of a "common market" with China.

As straightforward as their meanings may seem, the symbols used on the referendum ballots — the open hand for separation and a pair of clasped hands for unity — were the fruit of months of tense negotiations between the north and south, underscoring the many challenges that lie ahead for the south if it attains independence, as expected.