On Earth, they were conducting a referendum on the matter of secession.

Parliament finally agreed to conduct a referendum by means of secret ballot but ruled out postal ballots.

They would not cooperate with a plan to conduct a referendum at no public expense.

Poland conducted a remarkable popular referendum - and received an unexpected result: the Government's reform proposals lost.

These are individuals appointed by the Commission for the purpose of conducting an election or a referendum at the County Level.

The local paper, the Gazette, had conducted a referendum on who should grace the new square.

To conduct a referendum, state law also requires a petition signed by at least 20 percent of the eligible voters.

Conducting a referendum alongside the May provincial election was estimated to cost between $1 million and $2 million.

Technically, the decision to conduct a referendum means nothing more than a delay, perhaps for a month, Philharmonic officials said.

The Government originally proposed conducting a nationwide referendum on price increases, but that prospect now looks doubtful.