Word: referendum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lowell, voters said on a non-binding ballot that they wanted English to be the city's official language. The referendum, which was opposed by minority groups, passed by a margin...
...most voters and tenants interviewed yesterday expressed dismay at the referendum, landlords gave Proposition 1-2-3 their support...
Nearly all those queried said they voted against the referendum, which supporters have said would give people who would otherwise never be able to own homes the opportunity to purchase them. Opponents to the measure argue that it would cripple the city's rent control system by severely depleting the supply of rent-controlled housing in Cambridge...
Many voters criticized the referendum as a blow to rent control, saying that it would turn Cambridge into a "little Boston" and calling it "a scam by the realtors to get their hands on rent-control property...
Residents said they questioned the accuracy of figures used by 1-2-3 to show the economic benefits of the proposition and said they feared the referendum would be a blow to the city's much-touted diversity...