Types
A number of referendums are routinely held in various jurisdictions:
- Foreign policy-oriented
- Independence (also known as Political status, devolution, sovereignty, etc.) - a referendum which is held to determine how a jurisdiction relates to either an incumbent outside nation-state or to other nation-states.
- Treaty (also known as Accession, membership) - a referendum to approve the proposed accession of the nation-state to a treaty or intergovernmental relationship
- Domestic policy-oriented
- Constitutional (or charter) - a referendum which is held to ratify a proposed constitution or constitutional amendment
- Prohibition - a referendum which is held to prohibit an action by private parties in a jurisdiction
- Rights - a referendum to determine the status of a class of people within a jurisdiction
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