A six-part referendum was held in Palau on 2 November 2004 alongside the country's general elections. Voters were asked questions on summoning a Constitutional Convention, payment of members of the National Congress, creating a unicameral Congress, term limits for Congress members, election of the President and Vice President and dual citizenship. All proposals were approved except the unicameral Congress, which despite receiving a majority of the public vote, did not meet the quorum of 12 of 16 states required for amendments to the constitution.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 5,085 | 57.60 |
| Against | 3,742 | 42.40 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 810 | – |
| Total | 9,637 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,191 | 73.05 |
| Source: Direct Democracy |
Voters were asked whether they approved of a popular initiative to amend the constitution regarding the payment of members of the National Congress. The proposed amendment of article IX, section 8 would have read:
| Choice | Votes | % | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 6'466 | 74.33 | 15 |
| Against | 2'598 | 28.67 | 15 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | – | |
| Total | 9,064 | 100 | 16 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,191 | – | |
| Source: Direct Democracy |
| Choice | Votes | % | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 5,086 | 55.99 | 11 |
| Against | 3,997 | 44.01 | 5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | – | |
| Total | 9,083 | 100 | 16 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,191 | – | |
| Source: Direct Democracy |
A popular initiative proposed amending the constitution to limit the number of terms a member of the National Congress could serve to three. The text would read:
| Choice | Votes | % | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 5,601 | 60.43 | 13 |
| Against | 3,667 | 39.57 | 3 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | – | |
| Total | 9,268 | 100 | 16 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,191 | – | |
| Source: Direct Democracy |
A popular initiative proposed amending the constitution to elect the president and vice president together rather than separately. It would amend Article VIII, section 4 of the constitution to read:
| Choice | Votes | % | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 5,334 | 58.42 | 14 |
| Against | 3,795 | 41.58 | 2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | – | |
| Total | 9,129 | 100 | 16 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,191 | – | |
| Source: Direct Democracy |
A popular initiative proposed amending the constitution to allow Palauan citizens to hold dual citizenship, and give citizenship at birth to people with Palauan parents. The proposed wording was:
| Choice | Votes | % | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 5,791 | 62.59 | 16 |
| Against | 3,460 | 37.41 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | – | |
| Total | 9,251 | 100 | 16 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,191 | – | |
| Source: Direct Democracy |