Milwaukee County Supervisor John F. Weishan, Jr. wants voters to weigh in on the question of personal marijuana use, as well as commercial regulation and taxation. So he's proposing an advisory referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Ireland will hold a referendum May 25 on whether to lift a constitutional ban on most abortions.

Gov. Phil Scott this week signed Vermont's marijuana bill into law, making the state the first in the country to authorize the recreational use of the substance by an act of a state legislature.

British lawmakers have asked Facebook to release information about Russian-linked activity around the Brexit referendum and recent election.

Puerto Rico's governor is vowing to make the U.S. territory the 51st state after statehood won in a non-binding referendum hit by a boycott and low turnout that raised questions about the vote's legitimacy.