Sentence examples for referendum to continue from inspiring English sources

A 2009 referendum to continue the labor agreement was supported by nearly 60 percent of Swiss voters, but in Ticino, 66 percent voted to reject it.

There may also have been confusion over a separate referendum to continue a fee for services at the public library, Mr. Maina said.

Many of us chose to live in Palm Beach County because of the standards of excellence in education, This year we're asking voters to Say Yes to Referendum #2 to continue the existing tax allocation.

His opponents had called for a boycott of a referendum on whether to continue the so-called Movement system or return to a multiparty system.

Consulting group KPMG has forecast that prices could fall by 5% outside London, and more in the capital, while commentators said a slowdown in sales which started ahead of the referendum was likely to continue.

When he announced his intention to stand down as party leader and first minister following the independence referendum he promised to "continue to offer to serve" as MSP for Aberdeenshire East.

The legislation would also allow the city to legalize medical marijuana — a move that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in a referendum in 1998 — and to continue to finance needle-exchange programs.

The plan would reinstate the tax in question, called the occupational tax, but expand it to include professionals who were previously exempted and allow voters to decide by referendum in 2012 whether to continue the tax or phase it out over five years.

Earlier this year Mr. Cameron said that if he were re-elected, he would renegotiate the terms of Britain's membership in the European Union and hold a referendum in 2017 on whether to continue membership.

They have no prospect of another referendum and so no reason to continue to exist as a party in national politics after living out this parliament as lame ducks.

Falkland islanders will vote on 10-11 March in a referendum on whether they wish to continue as a British Overseas Territory - a move condemned by Argentina which claims sovereignty over the islands.