Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: About 59 percent of eligible Iraqis cast ballots last January for an interim parliament, and 64 percent voted in the October 15 referendum on a new constitution. The US envoy said that unlike the runup to January's ballot, "the level of violence has dropped my almost any measure over the past few days and we hope that that trend continues."

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