{"id":43451,"date":"2017-08-21T14:49:12","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T12:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.polyas.de\/ct_glossar_item\/referendum-4"},"modified":"2024-06-14T12:08:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T10:08:21","slug":"referendum-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/referendum-4","title":{"rendered":"Referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lvgoqfmq-31b41820c2ffa4308043d8b555b14d82\">\n.avia-section.av-lvgoqfmq-31b41820c2ffa4308043d8b555b14d82{\nbackground-color:#355780;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-lvgoqfmq-31b41820c2ffa4308043d8b555b14d82 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  lexikon avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-43451'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lvgor08w-9bce215fe2f2bf25fe8ffe4eb620fc85 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 text-center\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">POLYAS Election Glossary<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We provide explanations and background information on elections, voting rights and digital democracy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-43451'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<p><div  class='flex_column av-mbd7fa-73edc57b70d59a1bee6f145f33210263 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><div  class='tabcontainer av-lvgp0n9c-477cd59c132a7c02cdf2bf90d018ce7c top_tab  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgoz97w-5ad3d0b7b63cb0b6fffdfc3912d9690f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-1-tab' class='tab active_tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-1' aria-controls='tab-id-1-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >A<\/div><div id='tab-id-1-content' class='tab_content active_tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-1-tab' aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/absentee-voting\">Absentee Voting<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/abstained-votes\">Abstained Votes<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/act-parliament\">Act of Parliament<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/advance-voting\">Advance Voting<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/association-bylaws\">Association Bylaws <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/associations\">Associations <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/authentication\">Authentication<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgozz27-5a6676eb7ca0ac1a0aa7ec211d25e65a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-2-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-2' aria-controls='tab-id-2-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >B<\/div><div id='tab-id-2-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-2-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/ballot-box\">Ballot Box<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/ballot-box-election\">Ballot Box Election<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/ballot-paper\">Ballot Paper<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/base-count\">Base count<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/bellwether-state\">Bellwether State<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/bill-of-rights\">Bill of Rights<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/block-checksums\">Block Checksums<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/board-chairman\">Board Chairman<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/board-members\">Board Members<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/board-officers\">Board Officers<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/branches-of-government\">Branches of Government<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/brokered-convention\">Brokered Convention<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/federal-ministry-for-security-information-technology\">BSI &#8211; Federal Ministry for Security in Information Technology<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/bsi-standards\">BSI-Standards<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/byelection\">By-election<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/bylaws\">Bylaws<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgp4ch2-a60d47d4e92954c010ad41aff0e6792d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-3-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-3' aria-controls='tab-id-3-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >C<\/div><div id='tab-id-3-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-3-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/canadian-house-of-commons\">Canadian House of Commons<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/canadian-parliament\">Canadian Parliament<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/canadian-senate\">Canadian Senate<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/candidate\">Candidate<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/caucus\">Caucus<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/chambers-of-commerce\">Chambers of Commerce<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/church-elections\">Church Elections<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/cloture\">Cloture<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/coattail-effect\">Coattail Effect<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/ethics-code\">Code of Ethics<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/codetermination\">Codetermination<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/common-criteria\">Common Criteria<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/compulsory-voting\">Compulsory Voting <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/conflict-of-interest\">Conflict of Interest<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/constituency\">Constituency<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/constitution\">Constitution<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/contested-election-results\">Contested Election Results<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/cooperatives\">Cooperatives<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/council-chairman\">Council Chairman<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/council-elections\">Council Elections <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/council-officers\">Council Officers<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/credit-unions\">Credit Unions<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/cumulative-voting\">Cumulative Voting<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpbi8i-b9ff32daec7fad5e754223860a05cc72'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-4-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-4' aria-controls='tab-id-4-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >D<\/div><div id='tab-id-4-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-4-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/dhondt\">D&#8217;Hondt Highest Averages Method<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/data-backups\">Data Backup<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/data-protection\">Data Protection <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/data-security\">Data Security<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/delegates\">Delegates<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/democracy\">Democracy<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/digital-key\">Digital Key<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/digital-single-market\">Digital Single Market<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/digital-voting\">Digital Voting<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/direct-elections\">Direct Elections<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/donkey-vote\">Donkey Vote<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpbobb-893631dc4629cc4819b8f523dc9138ac'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-5-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-5' aria-controls='tab-id-5-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >E<\/div><div id='tab-id-5-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-5-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/early-voting\">Early Voting <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/election-campaign\">Election Campaign <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/election-day\">Election Day and Night <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/election-fraud\">Election Fraud<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/election-principles\">Election Principles<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/election-results\">Election Results<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/election-software\">Election Software<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/election-threshold\">Election Threshold<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/electioneering\">Electioneering<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/elections\">Elections<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/electoral-college\">Electoral College<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/electoral-system\">Electoral System<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/e-voting\">Electronic Voting<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/executive-branch\">Executive Branch<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpbs0b-c4e751a246a9698e53fed046d09fadb3'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-6-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-6' aria-controls='tab-id-6-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >F<\/div><div id='tab-id-6-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-6-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/federal-election-campaign-act\">Federal Election Campaign Act<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/federal-election-commission\">Federal Election Commission<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/filibuster\">Filibuster<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/first-past-the-post\">First Past the Post<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpbxda-55efe9eb0a96092cf31134ad58036136'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-7-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-7' aria-controls='tab-id-7-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >G<\/div><div id='tab-id-7-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-7-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/george-polya\">George P\u00f3lya<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/governor\">Governor<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpc26g-dcbc98ecd0e01817ad30c8745b1617ad'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-8-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-8' aria-controls='tab-id-8-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >H<\/div><div id='tab-id-8-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-8-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/hanging-chad\">Hanging Chad<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/hard-money\">Hard Money<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/hare-niemeyer\">Hare-Niemeyer Method<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/house-of-representatives\">House of Representatives<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpc5tf-513433e2adaa4536866bcd8adbcd3fe9'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-9-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-9' aria-controls='tab-id-9-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >I<\/div><div id='tab-id-9-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-9-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/in-house-elections\">In-house Elections<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/independent-politician\">Independent Politician<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/internet-election\">Internet Election <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/invalid-votes\">Invalid Votes<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/it-risk-management\">IT Risk Management<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/it-security\">IT-Security <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/ivoting\">iVoting<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpc9ur-94b03029b3646d56454a1b9ee75b73af'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-10-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-10' aria-controls='tab-id-10-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >J<\/div><div id='tab-id-10-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-10-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/joint-chiefs-of-staff\">Joint Chiefs of Staff<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpcgwy-06e11cce27d6373c2a4890b83058a9a7'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-11-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-11' aria-controls='tab-id-11-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >K<\/div><div id='tab-id-11-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-11-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpcku8-6c81808bcbe2d4e6912bfc9b79058049'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-12-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-12' aria-controls='tab-id-12-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >L<\/div><div id='tab-id-12-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-12-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/labor-unions\">Labor Unions<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/law\">Law<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/legal-rule\">Legal Rule<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/legislative-process\">Legislative Process<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/legislative-term\">Legislative Term<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/licensing-board\">Licensing Board<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/likely-voter\">Likely voter<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/list-elections\">List Elections<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpcp3j-1ff759aad0e87bbea42d002ecd3412f1'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-13-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-13' aria-controls='tab-id-13-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >M<\/div><div id='tab-id-13-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-13-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/majority-vote\">Majority Vote<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/mandate\">Mandate <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/mutuals\">Mutuals<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpctfi-d770fbe7c2abe5f9bd9297a92457d6e6'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-14-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-14' aria-controls='tab-id-14-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >N<\/div><div id='tab-id-14-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-14-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/net-neutrality\">Net Neutrality<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/nota\">None of the Above<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpcxks-c1a404b4b651155c7a494b79b8ac9c77'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-15-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-15' aria-controls='tab-id-15-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >O<\/div><div id='tab-id-15-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-15-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/ombudsman\">Ombudsman<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/online-poll\">Online Poll<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/online-voter-id\">Online Voter ID<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/online-voting\">Online Voting <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/open-ballot-system\">Open Ballot System<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/overhang-seat\">Overhang Seat<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpd181-72b6a02f7d5473db18bc8b1335b24f48'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-16-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-16' aria-controls='tab-id-16-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >P<\/div><div id='tab-id-16-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-16-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/panachage\">Panachage<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/parliamentary-sovereignty\">Parliamentary Sovereignty<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/passive-electioneering\">Passive electioneering<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/percentage-hurdle\">Percentage hurdle<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/petition\">Petition<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/political-action-committee\">Political Action Committee<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/political-pressure-group\">Political Pressure Group<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/poll\">Poll <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/polling-card\">Polling Card<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/polling-place\">Polling Place<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/popular-vote\">Popular Vote<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/pork-barrel-politics\">Pork Barrel Politics<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/postal-vote\">Postal Voting<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/presidential-election\">Presidential Election<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/primary\">Primary<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/prime-minister\">Prime Minister<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/proportional-vote\">Proportional Representation<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/protest-vote\">Protest Vote<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/provisional-ballot\">Provisional Ballot<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/proxy-vote\">Proxy Vote<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/push-polling\">Push polling<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpd568-6fa5acd22148f0f86d68283e78fc2e71'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-17-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-17' aria-controls='tab-id-17-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Q<\/div><div id='tab-id-17-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-17-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/quorum\">Quorum<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpdcck-1aacfc86af6558f8ae3db009b1b26a42'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-18-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-18' aria-controls='tab-id-18-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >R<\/div><div id='tab-id-18-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-18-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/re-election\">Re-election<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/referendum\">Referendum<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/regulated-health-professions-act\">Regulated Health Professions Act<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/regulation\">Regulation<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/council-members\">Regulatory College Council Members<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/regulatory-colleges\">Regulatory Colleges<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/republicanism\">Republicanism<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/resolution\">Resolution<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/royal-colleges\">Royal Colleges<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpdijy-1dd1001368fd3f93df0ee4cdb1910597'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-19-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-19' aria-controls='tab-id-19-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >S<\/div><div id='tab-id-19-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-19-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/safe-harbour\">Safe Harbour<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/sealing-ballot-box\">Sealing the ballot box<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/single-transferable-vote\">Single Transferable Vote<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/social-clubs\">Social Club<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/societas-europaea\">Societas Europaea <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/soft-money\">Soft Money<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/split-ticket-voting\">Split-ticket voting<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/spoilt-vote\">Spoilt Vote<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/staff-council\">Staff Council <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/straight-ticket-voting\">Straight-ticket voting<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/supplementary-vote\">Supplementary Vote<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/swing-states\">Swing States<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpdmqn-92df5d739e2d10dde36175fe8f80694c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-20-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-20' aria-controls='tab-id-20-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >T<\/div><div id='tab-id-20-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-20-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/tactical-voting\">Tactical Voting <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/democratic-party\">The Democratic Party<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/judiciary\">The Judiciary<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/legislature\">The Legislature<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/republican-party\">The Republican Party<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/us-census\">The United States Census <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/trustee-elections\">Trustee Elections<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpdq7p-32ba15132d9f4b73ca3d1a4c4d56dd7c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-21-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-21' aria-controls='tab-id-21-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >U<\/div><div id='tab-id-21-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-21-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/us-congress\">US Congress<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/us-electoral-college\">US Electoral College<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/us-president\">US President<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/us-senate\">US Senate<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/us-vice-president\">US Vice President<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpdu8u-be4f5571f460992d300eec4d3e704fef'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-22-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-22' aria-controls='tab-id-22-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >V<\/div><div id='tab-id-22-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-22-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/vote-pairing\">Vote pairing<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voter-apathy\">Voter Apathy<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voter-caging\">Voter Caging<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voter-education\">Voter Education<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voter-fatigue\">Voter Fatigue <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voter-secrecy\">Voter Secrecy<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voter-suppression\">Voter Suppression <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voter-turnout\">Voter Turnout<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voting-booth\">Voting Booth <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voting-district\">Voting district<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voting-keypad\">Voting Keypad<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voting-machine\">Voting Machine<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voting-power\">Voting Power<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voting-proxy-form\">Voting Proxy Form<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/voting-reminder\">Voting reminder<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpe4g1-8804ea87b2cf8b71781c4c786bb385e1'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-23-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-23' aria-controls='tab-id-23-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >W<\/div><div id='tab-id-23-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-23-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/web20\">Web 2.0<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/webster-method\">Webster-Method<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/works-council\">Works Council<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/write-in-candidate\">Write-in Candidate<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgped1z-12d8bdacc98c3fda9e1fea056f179e42'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-24-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-24' aria-controls='tab-id-24-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >X<\/div><div id='tab-id-24-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-24-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpeh7e-fb9803780f4f19d00d8b03a3f4a58ab2'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-25-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-25' aria-controls='tab-id-25-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Y<\/div><div id='tab-id-25-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-25-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lvgpel6n-3f3582a021a2b7e9ce9f4b32e2d22c24'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-26-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-26' aria-controls='tab-id-26-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Z<\/div><div id='tab-id-26-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-26-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ufc5zc-ecfbab303984568e60255764af803366 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lumaluvu-b44949e4f8e2eadf8675fc6a45a8be16 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Referendum<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lukvkonj-6aa5af559a7b768dda830fbd459c0761 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A referendum is a popular vote\u00a0which expresses the will of the public regarding\u00a0a particular political issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An example: Brexit Referendum in 2016 \/ United Kingdom\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most recent referendum in the UK asked the public \u2018Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?\u2019 Commonly known as the \u2018Brexit\u2019 (short for \u2018British Exit\u2019) Referendum, 72% of the population across all four Home Nations turned out to vote on one of two options given on their <a href=\"\/election-glossary\/polling-card\">poll cards<\/a>, namely, \u2018Remain a member of the European Union\u2019 or \u2018Leave the European Union\u2019. In the end, and after a long <a href=\"\/election-glossary\/election-campaign\">campaign<\/a> in which politicians and public figures advocated for both positions, 52% of those who turned out voted in favour of leaving the European Union, whilst 48% voted to remain. Whilst the constitutional princple of <a href=\"\/election-glossary\/parliamentary-sovereignty\">parliamentary sovereignty<\/a> in the UK means the results of referendums are not legally binding upon governments, they nevertheless generally implement referendum outcomes to avoid widespread backlash for ignoring &#8216;the will of the people&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legal status of referendums in the United States\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The US\u00a0<a href=\"\/election-glossary\/constitution\">Constitution<\/a> does not permitt\u00a0referendums at the\u00a0federal level. Only the President and its <a href=\"\/election-glossary\/us-vice-president\">Vice-President <\/a>are elected by a nation-wide popular vote, albeit through the <a href=\"\/election-glossary\/us-electoral-college\">electoral college<\/a> system. However, certain individual states do allow for referendums. At this point, 26 states and Washington D.C. offer a form of referendum or right of initiative\u00a0to their citizens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>History of referendums in Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Historically there have been very few referendums in Canada. In fact, there have only been three referendums in which the entire Canadian population was asked to vote on a particular issue: on Prohibition in 1898, on World War II conscription in 1942 and on the Charlottetown Accord in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>Referendums are more common at the provincial level. Almost all provinces have held a popular vote in the last decades. One issue was\u00a0electoral reforms leading to referendums in Ontario in 2007, as well as Prince Edward Island and British Columbia in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/popular-vote\">Popular Vote explained in the Election Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/protest-vote\">Protest Vote explained in the Election Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/election-glossary\/quorum\">What is a quorum?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"parent":42882,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43451","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Referendum in the election glossary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A referendum is a form of popular vote where the electorate votes on a specific political question. 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