1996 Uruguayan constitutional referendum explained

Date:	8 December 1996
Country:	Uruguay
Yes:	1,015,828
No:	930,288
Invalid:	67,335
Electorate:	2,343,920

A constitutional referendum was held in Uruguay on 8 December 1996.^[1] The proposals, which included limiting each party to a single presidential candidate, were narrowly approved by voters.

Proposals

The proposals were approved by both houses of the General Assembly on 15 October 1996. They included:^[1]

• separating national and local elections
• limiting each party to one presidential candidate (abolishing sublemas)
• introducing a second round run-off for presidential elections
• providing for primary elections in parties
• decentralising local government

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,015,828	52.20
Against	930,288	47.80
Invalid/blank votes	67,335	–
Total	2,013,451	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,343,920	86.17
align=left colspan=3	Source: Direct Democracy

Notes and References

1. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=uy011996 Uruguay, 8 December 1996: Constitutional reform