2015 Event The Greek parliament approves a euro bailout package that contains conditions rejected by voters during an earlier referendum; failed confidence in Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras by his Syriza party may now oblige him to call new elections 2015 Event Greece continues negotiations with its creditors after refusing proposed austerity measures; however, the Greek government proposal includes reforms similar to those rejected by voters in a recent referendum 2015 Event Greek voters reject austerity terms of the bailout proposed by the E.U., the I.M.F. and the European Central Bank, leaving open the possibility of the expulsion of Greece from the eurozone 2014 Event Swiss voters decide against a proposal to limit annual immigration to 0.2% of the population, or to approximately 16,000 people; the current immigration rate is about 80,000 people per year 2014 Event Voters in Switzerland reject a proposal to raise the minimum wage to about $25 per hour; if passed, the rate would have been the highest minimum wage in Europe 2014 Event Regions of eastern Ukraine announce that their self-organized elections show most voters to be in favor of secession; the election results aren't recognized by the Ukrainian government or its allies 2014 Event Crimean voters support seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia in a referendum deemed illegal by the E.U. and the U.S. 2014 Event Switzerland votes to put a quota on the number of immigrants to the country from the European Union; 50.4% of voters approved of the measure 2014 Event New Baseball Hall of Fame inductees determined by Baseball Writers' Association of America voters include: Frank Thomas, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, and managers Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox 2014 Event Colorado's recreational marijuana stores open for business; voters approved the landmark law to legalize the sale of marijuana in 2012 2013 Event Chilean voters elect President Michelle Bachelet in the country's presidential election; Bachelet served as the first female Chilean president in 2006 2013 Event An overwhelming 65% of Croatian voters vote yes for a referendum on a proposal to outlaw same-sex marriage 2013 Event Falkland Island voters head to the polls to participate in their general election and elect Legislative Assembly members 2013 Event Tajikistan voters head to the polls to participate in the country's presidential election 2013 Event Republic of Ireland voters determine whether the 90-year-old Seanad Eireann, Irish Senate should be abolished 2013 Event In Mali, voters head to the polls for a presidential election 2013 Event In Kuwait, voters go to the polls for a general election; half of the parliamentary seats are lost by Shiite candidates 2013 Event The Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum resulted in 99.8% of voters supporting that the Islands remain an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom 2012 Event Voters in Alexandria, Egypt clash during the evening of the second voting session on the highly charged constitutional referendum 2012 Event A tight race is expected in South Korea as voters choose between Moon Jae-in, of South Korea's Democratic United Party, and Park Geun-hye, of the conservative Saenuri Party 2012 Event Egyptian voters go to the polls to vote on a highly protested referendum on a new constitution 2012 Event Italian voters select center-left candidate Pier Luigi Bersani as their new Prime Minister 2012 Event U.S. voters in the state of Massachusetts approve a referendum legalizing the use of medical marijuana; Colorado and Washington approve the legalization of recreational use of the drug 2012 Event U.S. voters hold their 2012 presidential election, with Democratic President Barack Obama projected to defeat Republican opponent, Governor Mitt Romney 2012 Event In France, voters participate in a legislative election, with the Socialist Party winning a majority 2012 Event Egypt's voters go to the polls for a second round of voting in their first presidential election 2012 Event The Wisconsin Senate recall election is held, and Wisconsin voters re-elect incumbent governor Scott Walker 2012 Event Voters in Lesotho, a landlocked country completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa, go to the polls for a general election 2012 Event Fifteen months after President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in Egypt by a revolution, voters go to the polls for a presidential election 2012 Event Senegalese voters go to the polls for Senegal's presidential election, which has been marked by controversy and violence 2012 Event In Kuwait, voters go to the polls for a parliamentary election 2012 Event Iowa voters attend electoral caucuses; Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum lead Republican contenders as nominees for President of the United States 2011 Event Outbreaks of violence are reported as voters in the Democratic Republic of the congo go to the polls for a general election 2011 Event In Spain, voters go to the polls for the general election; the center-right Popular Party wins a parliamentary majority 2011 Event In Georgia's region of South Ossetia, voters go to the polls for a presidential election and referendum 2011 Event Columbian voters participate in local gubernatorial and mayoral elections which include Medellin, Cali and Bogota 2011 Event Latvian voters head to the polls for a parliamentary election 2011 Event Singapore holds a presidential election; voters head to the polls 2011 Event Voters in Turkey go to the polls for a general election 2011 Event Voters in Uganda participate in the Ugandan general election; voters fear the election is rigged to extend the 30-year rule of rebel Yoweri Museveni 2010 Event U.S. voters go to the polls; Republicans win control of the House of Representatives with the largest number of seats gained since 1894 2010 Event Iraqi voters take part in parliamentary elections and a referendum on the Status of Forces Agreement 2008 Event Irish voters reject the Treaty of Lisbon 1992 Event San Jose voters reject Giants plan to build a new stadium 1990 Event Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway 1989 Event Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega's bid for presidency 1987 Event South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution 1980 Event In a referendum, 59.5% of Quebec voters reject separatism 1976 Event New Jersey voters approve gambling for Atlantic City 1975 Event Voters in Northern Mariana Is approve commonwealth status with U.S. 1975 Event British voters decide to remain in Common Market 1968 Event 94.5% of East German voters approve new socialist constitution 1967 Event Philadelphia voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium 1967 Event Harlem (New York City) voters defy Congress and reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters 1964 Event Philadelphia voters approve $25 million to build a new sports stadium 1962 Event Harris County voters approve all-weather stadium for Houston Colt .45s 1961 Event Houston voters approve bond to finance luxury domed stadium 1960 Event BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member 1951 Event Voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Wurttemberg, W Germ 1944 Event Icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark 1935 Event 60% of voters agrees to nazism in Danzig (Gdansk) 1934 Event Hitler elected Fuhrer (95.7% of German voters) 1933 Event Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports 1931 Event Spanish voters reject the monarchy 1928 Event England lowers age of women voters from 30 to 21 1920 Event League of Women Voters forms in Chicago 1916 Event Voters in East Cleveland approves women suffrage 1898 Event Louisiana adopts new constitution with "grandfather clause" designed to eliminate black voters 1889 Event Washington voters adopt state constitution in referendum 1868 Event Louisiana voters approve new constitution 1868 Event South Carolina voters approved constitution, 70,758 to 27,228 1864 Event Maryland voters adopt new constitution, including abolition of slavery 1863 Event Voters in West Virginia approve gradual emancipation of slaves 1859 Birthday Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder, League of Women Voters
