A three-question referendum was held in Poland on 30 June 1946. Known as the people's referendum () or three times yes referendum (Trzy razy tak, often abbreviated as 3×TAK) it was held as a result of a State National Council order of 27 April 1946. The referendum presented an opportunity for the forces vying for political control of Poland following World War II to test their popularity among the general population. However, the results were forged and the referendum failed to meet democratic standards.
During the referendum campaign, the communists repressed the opposition led by Stanisław Mikołajczyk.
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The instructions on the ballot stated:
Instructions for the voter:
After each question, write the answer: "yes" or "no".
Instead of the word "yes", you may put a cross.
Instead of the word "no", you may draw a line.
Insert the ballot into the envelope and give it to the chair of the commission.
Campaign
thumb|Agitation poster in Warsaw
Parties of the pro-communist Democratic Bloc, (the Polish Workers' Party (PPR), Socialist Party, Democratic Party, and People's Party) campaigned heavily in favor of "Three Times Yes", while non-communist parties advocated various other combinations; hence the referendum was seen as unofficially deciding whether the Polish citizenry supported or opposed communism. The Polish People's Party (PSL) and Labor Party advocated voting "no" on the first question The falsification was overseen, just like the later 1947 Polish legislative election, by Soviet experts like Aron Palkin and Semyon Davydov, both high-ranking officers from the Soviet Ministry for State Security. Materials published after the communists lost power in Poland in 1989 showed that only the third question received a majority of votes in favor. For the first question, "yes" was chosen by 26.9% voters. For the second question, 42% chose "yes". For the third question, 66.9% chose "yes".
thumb|center|500px|Difference between the manipulated official results and actual results for the 1946 Polish people's referendum