However, as witnessed by the large corporate bond calendar at present, as well as the record amount of municipal bond issues approved by voters, the over-all demands for capital funds seem likely to remain high, so that any downward pressure on rates from reduced demand should not be great.

The Secretary promulgated the Constitution of American Samoa which was approved by a Constitutional Convention of the people of American Samoa and a majority of the voters of American Samoa voting at the 1966 election, and came into effect in 1967.

On 4 November 2003, voters approved a greenbelt plan under which the city government bought development rights to pieces of land adjacent to Ann Arbor to preserve them from sprawling development .< ref name =" greenbelt ">

__NOTOC__The current Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile, approved by Chilean voters in a controversial and tightly controlled plebiscite on September 11, 1980, under the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, partially effective March 11, 1981, fully effective 11 March 1990 and amended considerably on August 17, 1989 ( via referendum ) and on September 22, 2005 ( legislatively ), and also in 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, replaced the earlier constitution of 1925.

A constitution was approved by voters and on 30 July 2006 the Congo held its first multi-party elections since independence in 1960.

According to results released in January 2006, the constitution was approved by 84 % of voters.

In the Italian referendums of 1993, voters approved substantial changes, including moving from a proportional to an Additional Member System, which is largely dominated by a majoritarian electoral system and the abolition of some ministries, some of which, however, have been reintroduced with only partly modified names, such as the Ministry of Agriculture reincarnated as the Ministry of Agricultural Resources.

Polk argued instead for extending the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Ocean, which would prohibit the expansion of slavery above 36 ° 30 ' west of Missouri, but allow it below that line if approved by eligible voters in the territory.

Despite these moves toward independence, economic realities seemed to work against secession from the Soviet Union In a referendum on the preservation of the USSR, in March 1991, 88. 7 % of the voters approved a proposal to remain part of the union as a " renewed federation.

Akayev scheduled an October 1994 referendum, overwhelmingly approved by voters, which proposed two amendments to the constitution — one that would allow the constitution to be amended by means of a referendum, and the other creating a new bicameral parliament called the Jogorku Kenesh.

Akayev scheduled an October 1994 referendum, overwhelmingly approved by voters, that proposed two amendments to the Constitution, one that would allow the Constitution to be amended by means of a referendum, and the other creating a new bicameral parliament called the Jogorku Keņesh.

A referendum was held on the resulting document on 27 June 2010, and was approved by over 90 % of voters, with a turnout of 72 %.

Missouri voters approved riverboat casino gaming on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers by referendum with a 63 % majority on November 3, 1992.

Once approved by Parliament, the bill was then presented to voters in a referendum, and approved by 64 % of those voting in 16 March 2003.

On 10 July 2005, after threats of resignation by Prime Minister Juncker, the proposed European Constitution was approved by 56. 52 % of voters.

When the referendum was held in 1935, 90. 3 percent of voters supported becoming part of Germany, which was quickly approved by the League Council.

In Florida, where voters approved an increase in 2004, a follow-up comprehensive study confirms a strong economy with increased employment above previous years in Florida and better than in the U. S. as a whole.

* 2006 – A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77. 8 % of voters in a National referendum held in Panama.

In June 2001, Swiss voters approved new legislation providing for the deployment of armed Swiss troops for international peacekeeping missions under United Nations or Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe auspices as well as international cooperation in military training.

In 1992 Swiss voters approved membership in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, but later that year rejected the European Economic Area agreement, which the government viewed as a first step toward European Union membership.

In June 2001, Swiss voters approved new legislation providing for the deployment of armed Swiss troops for international peacekeeping missions under UN or OSCE auspices as well as closer international cooperation in military training.

A new Constitution of Ireland, with a President as head of state except for external relations, was approved by Irish voters in 1937, with the Irish Free State becoming simply " Ireland ", or, when speaking or writing in the Irish language, Éire.

In the October 1835 elections, voters approved the draft constitution and elected the popular Mason as state governor.

A state-wide universal school voucher system providing a maximum tuition subsidy of $ 3000 was passed in Utah in 2007, but 62 % of voters repealed it in a statewide referendum before it took effect.

All voters would be given a $ 50 publicly funded voucher ( Patriot dollars ) to donate to federal political campaigns.

Of the Patriot dollars ( e. g. $ 50 per voter ) given to voters to allocate, they propose $ 25 going to presidential campaigns, $ 15 to Senate campaigns, and $ 10 to House campaigns.

Economically, however, the majority of Perot voters ( 57 %) were middle class, earning between $ 15, 000 and $ 49, 000 annually, with the bulk of the remainder drawing from the upper middle class ( 29 % earning more than $ 50, 000 annually ).

A project to build a natural gas pipeline between the cities of Roseburg and Coos Bay, which would attract new industry to the Coos Bay area, was begun in 1999 when voters approved a local bond measure to raise as much as $ 27 million, with the state of Oregon providing $ 24 million.

A two-story brick courthouse was then built, using the $ 10, 000 bond passed by the voters.

In 2006, voters authorized the Piedmont City Unified School District to issue up to $ 56 million in bonds to improve Piedmont public school buildings so as to reduce dangers from earthquakes, to meet state and federal seismic safety standards.

Between 1999 to 2005, the town's voters endorsed spending $ 23 million through municipal bonds to preserve land.

Councilman A. M. Starbird was appointed its manager, but it was not until voters approved a $ 9, 000 bond in 1914 that he was able to contract with International Harvester Corporation to construct a power plant, so electricity was not available in the city until February 10, 1915.

* Pearl voters approved a $ 1. 5 million bond issue to construct a new junior high school on December 1, 1981.

In November, 2009, voters approved two issues in order to finance the construction of an $ 8 million high school.

In 2009, voters in the school district approved a $ 53 million bond issue to upgrade the schools.

In 1892, voters approved $ 10, 000 in bonds for a modern two-story brick school.

In case the recount demand was unsuccessful, the group discussed filing a petition to change the name back to West Paterson, including discussion of how to raise the $ 33, 000 needed to cover the cost of a special election in spring 2009 for voters to reconsider the name.

In December 2006 7 % of eligible voters approved a $ 12. 6 million bond issue to finance the expansion and modernization of the local wastewater treatment plant which was built in 1982.

The Delaware County District Library, funded a bond issue for $ 4. 5 million passed by the voters of Delaware in 1990

Just prior to the attack, he had announced that he would help pay a $ 2 poll tax for black voters too poor to do so themselves.

In the wake of the 2007 flood, Vernonia School District voters approved a $ 13 million bond in 2009 to build a new K-12 school in Vernonia.