estaban ratificando
-they/you were ratifying
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ratificar

Por ello, resulta tan equivocado decir que los votantes estaban ratificando una decisión adoptada previamente como sugerir que estaban ejerciendo su derecho a decidir.
And so it would be as much a misuse of words to say that the voters were ratifying the deciders' decision as to suggest that they were deciding the matter for themselves.
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