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Citizens vote on laws and referendums using digital tokens, and the voting itself is automatically tallied and enforced by code, rather than counted by officials.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Speaking of referendums, how about one to eliminate the State of the Union?

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

The passage of three referendums should ease city approval for new housing developments.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

I think that deliberation, whether spread broadly in the schools or spread broadly before national elections, before referendums, before initiatives, could become part of everyday life.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2025

On the ballot in November 1867, the men in Kansas faced two referendums, one that deleted the word “white” from the description of voters and a second that deleted the word “male.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling