World Mar 09 Voters in Ireland reject changes to constitutional language about family and women By Michael Kealy, Brian Melley, Associated Press
World Mar 08 Voters are being asked to change Ireland’s Constitution which says a woman’s place is in the home The twin referendums on International Women's Day are on deleting a reference in the 87-year-old document to women’s domestic duties and broadening the definition of the family. By Jill Lawless, Michael Kealy, Associated Press
World Dec 03 Venezuelans vote in referendum to claim sovereignty of territory under dispute with Guyana Venezuelans are voting in a referendum Sunday called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over a large swath of neighboring Guyana, arguing the oil- and mineral-rich territory was stolen when the border was drawn more than… By Regina Garcia Cano, Jorge Rueda, Associated Press
Politics Oct 27 How a rabble-rousing, socialist priest in South Dakota inspired a tradition of direct democracy Thanks to a rabble-rousing, socialist priest, it's a milestone year for direct democracy in the U.S. The practice of citizen-originated ballot measures began 125 years ago when South Dakota became the first state to have them. By Holly Meyer, Associated Press