21.   Most voters in wards with heavy concentrations of black residents opposed the referendum while voters in majority white wards supported it.

22.   NBA boosters oppose the referendum, saying it could kill the move by delaying decisions on the arena.

23.   Noorani said religious parties will oppose the referendum.

24.   President Aleksander Kwasniewski, a former communist, opposed the referendum despite supporting liberal abortion laws.

25.   Previously, Indonesia had strongly opposed a referendum on independence in East Timor, arguing that it could lead to more violence between rival factions.

26.   Some key opposition parties oppose the referendum, along with moderate Islamic parties which, under the proposed constitution, would have to redefine themselves to continue to exist.

27.   Sudan, fearing the southerners would opt to secede, opposes a referendum.

28.   Spain opposes a referendum.

29.   Defense Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra said publicly he opposed a referendum.

30.   Clinton opposes the referendum.