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by int_19h 1330 days ago
To some extent, you see the real preferences when it comes to single-issue referendums (since the vote is secret, and there are no secondary "tactical voting" considerations there that might skew the preference). Some examples:

https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Referendum_88,_Vote_on_I-...

https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_16,_Repeal_Pr...

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This is a valuable upside to referendums I hadn't considered before, thank you.