Yes, or Yes?
Voters in UkraineÂs Russian-occupied Crimea who vote in the March 16 referendum have two choices  join Russia immediately or declare independence and then join Russia.
So the choices are Âyes, now or Âyes, later.Â
Voting Âno is not an option.
[...]
The ballot asks two questions and leaves no option for a Âno vote. Voters are simply asked to check one of two boxes:
Do you support joining Crimea with the Russian Federation as a subject of Russian Federation?
And:
Do you support restoration of 1992 Crimean Constitution and Crimea's status as a part of Ukraine?
That Constitution declares that Crimea is an independent state.
[...]
Volodymyr Yavorkiy, a member of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group, says that not only is the referendum completely illegal, the ballot for it doesn't stand up to any criticism.
ÂThere is no option for Âno, they are not counting the number of votes, but rather which one of the options gets more votes, says Yavorskiy. ÂMoreover, the first question is about Crimea joining Russia, the second  about it declaring independence and joining Russia. In other words, there is no difference.Â
He says with no choice available, Âit's clear what the result will be.Â
:-/
Cheers,
Scott.