Saturday, January 1, 2000
Well, maybe
The Latin plural gerundive referenda, meaning things to be referred, necessarily connotes a plurality of issues. Oxford English Dictionary, Referendums is logically preferable as a plural form meaning ballots on one issue (as a Latin gerund, referendum has no plural).
What other people read on this blog
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Initiative IL26-638 (also referred to as the “Protecting Girls’ Sports” or “Fairness in Girls’ Athletics” measure) is a citizen-initiated b...
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The State Attorney General's Office released its "Public Investment Impact Disclosure" (PIID) that will appear on the November...
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Several new bills that have been under consideration: 1. Permit to Purchase Firearms (HB 1163) has been passed and is on the governor...
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In a television advertisement, Bill Gates Sr. came out in favor of Initiative 1098 -- the income tax initiative. Mr Gates is not as wealthy...
Effing the ineffable - Washington State elections sometimes have been rigged.
“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.”
-- Joseph Stalin