referendum

ballot

Voting document

• pollGathering of opinions
• turnoutNumber attending an event
• electorateEligible voting body

franchise · suffrage · majority · abstention · proxy · casting · booth · absentee · spoiled · recount

plebiscite

Direct vote by citizens

• self-determinationControl over one's fate
• sovereigntySupreme independent authority
• legitimacyLawful or rightful status

mandate · citizen · participation · grassroots · deliberation · autonomy · civic · accountability · enfranchisement · constitutional

amendment

Change to official text

• legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
• measureUnit of quantity
• proposalFormal plan for consideration

bill · statute · ordinance · provision · reform · repeal · treaty · sovereignty · independence · secession

result

What follows a cause

• decisionSettled course of action
• verdictOfficial court decision
• approvalFavorable opinion given

rejection · ratification · mandate · consensus · majority · plurality · deadlock · margin · threshold · validation

canvassing

Systematic direct voter outreach

• debateFormal argument on issues
• advocacyPleading for a cause
• mobilizationOrganizing for action

leafleting · endorsement · opposition · supporters · activists · messaging · rallies · outreach · persuasion · polling

• political eventselection, campaign, debate, vote, rally
• Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
• governance reformsconstitutional convention, constitutional court, amendment process, bill of rights, checks and balances
• democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
• civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
• civic procedurestown hall, city council, hearing, vote, election