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found: Wikipedia, Nov. 4, 2005(a referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal; certain kinds of referendums are referred to as: ballot measures or propositions)
found: Ballot initiatives : the ins and outs of getting an initiative on the California ballot, 1999.
found: Google search, Dec. 4, 2014(438,000 hits on "ballot initiatives")
