Referendum | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-23

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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00:00:57 1 Etymology and plural form
00:03:21 2 Earliest use
00:04:42 3 Typology
00:05:30 4 Rationale
00:06:05 5 Referendums by country
00:06:42 6 Multiple-choice referendums
00:10:13 7 Criticisms
00:10:23 7.1 Criticism of populist aspect
00:11:59 7.2 Patten's criticism
00:13:13 7.3 Closed questions and the separability problem
00:13:49 7.4 Undue limitations on regular government power
00:15:17 8 Sources
00:16:17 9 See also
00:17:03 9.1 Specific referendums



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A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new law. In some countries, it is synonymous with a plebiscite or a vote on a ballot question.
Some definitions of 'plebiscite' suggest it is a type of vote to change the constitution or government of a country. The word, 'referendum' is often a catchall, used for both legislative referrals and initiatives. Australia defines 'referendum' as a vote to change the constitution, and 'plebiscite' as a vote which does not affect the constitution, whereas in Ireland, 'plebiscite' referred to the vote to adopt its constitution,  but a subsequent vote to amend the constitution is called a 'referendum', as is a poll of the electorate on a non-constitutional bill.