Referenda

British leader David Cameron faces dissent on EU membership

2013-05-13 18:11:00

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron moved Monday to beat back a brewing rebellion within his Conservative Party over Britain's membership in the European Union, rejecting demands for a speedy public vote on exiting the trading bloc but insisting...

Britain's Cameron, meeting with Obama, under fire at home on EU

2013-05-13 10:31:00

LONDON – As he met in Washington with President Obama on Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron found himself on the defensive at home against members of his own party who want their country to withdraw from the 27-nation European Union as...

L.A. teachers vote 'no confidence' in Supt. Deasy

2013-04-11 20:24:00

Los Angeles teachers overwhelmingly expressed "no confidence" in L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy in the first vote of its kind in the nation's second-largest school system. In the weeklong referendum that ended Wednesday, 91% of the participating teachers...

North Dakota to vote on amendment effectively banning abortions

2013-03-22 15:09:00

North Dakota lawmakers on Friday approved a state referendum for this fall on a constitutional amendment that, if passed, would effectively block abortion by holding that life begins at conception. In a 57-35 vote, the House followed the Senate’...

Scotland to vote on independence in September 2014

2013-03-21 09:27:00

LONDON – Voters in Scotland will head to the polls in September 2014 to decide whether to go it alone as an independent country or remain in Great�Britain�with England and Wales. The referendum could lead to the biggest political shakeup in the...

Britain's David Cameron pledges in-or-out vote on EU membership

2013-01-23 02:15:00

LONDON -- In a long-awaited speech, Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Wednesday to hold a referendum by the end of 2017 on whether Britain should stay in the European Union, saying it was time to renegotiate a relationship that has become too...

Demonstrators in Egypt clash on eve of constitutional referendum

2012-12-14 12:01:00

CAIRO — Demonstrators clashed in Alexandria on Friday as Egyptians gathered across the nation in rival rallies on the eve of a referendum on a divisive draft constitution backed by Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. Thousands of Islamists waved...

Egypt's constitutional crisis

2012-12-12 00:00:00

A vote by millions of Egyptians on a new constitution should have been an occasion for national celebration. But overreaching by Islamists, including the country's president, has made the referendum that begins Saturday a source of division. Even if the...

Egypt's opposition urges followers to vote 'no' on referendum

2012-12-12 08:14:00

CAIRO -- Egypt’s leading opposition group urged its followers Wednesday to vote against an Islamist-drafted constitution, ending weeks of indecision over whether anti-government protesters should boycott a referendum set for this weekend. The move...

Egypt's Morsi reverses most of decree that expanded his powers

2012-12-08 20:14:00

CAIRO — In a political reversal to calm weeks of unrest, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi early Sunday rescinded much of last month’s decree that expanded his powers and exposed a dangerous divide between the nation’s Islamists and the...

Egyptian protesters call for President Morsi to leave

2012-12-07 11:49:00

CAIRO -- Tens of thousands of Egyptians marched to the presidential palace Friday demanding that President Mohamed Morsi step down. "Leave, leave like Mubarak!" they chanted, referring to Morsi's predecessor, deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. Many...

Gay marriage in Washington state: 279 licenses in first six hours

2012-12-06 10:18:00

Hours after Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the voter-approved law legalizing gay marriage, couples officially began receiving state licenses as Washington became the latest state to allow members of the same sex to marry. King County opened the doors to its...

In his first years as president, Mandela brought right-wing whites and militant blacks together under his banner of nonracial democracy.

2013-03-09 10:09:00

Sen. Mitch McConnell,(R) Kentucky, says the 2012 election will be a "a referendum on the president and his performance." McConnell appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, October, 23, 2011.

2011-10-23 00:00:00

Walter Jackson, left, of the California Democratic Party , speaks with resident Wellington Warner in Inglewood. Only 19% of L.A. County Democrats are signed up to permanently cast ballots by mail.

2011-10-16 00:00:00