2004 Slovenian minority rights referendum explained

Date:	4 April 2004
Are you in favor of the law on the implementation of point 8 of the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia No. UI-246/02-28 (EPA 956-III), adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia on 25 November 2003?
Country:	Slovenia
Yes:	19,984
No:	485,356
Invalid:	7,794
Electorate:	1,626,913

A referendum on minority rights was held in Slovenia on 4 April 2004. Voters were asked whether they approved government proposals to restore basic rights to ethnic minorities who had been erased from the citizen registry in 1992.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} The proposal was rejected by 96% of voters, with a voter turnout of 32%.^{[6] [7] [8]}

The referendum was backed by oppositional Slovenian Democratic Party,^[9] while the government called for a boycott.^[10]

Notes and References

1. http://www.electionguide.org/election.php?ID=201 Election profile
2. Web site: SPREJET TEHNIČNI ZAKON O IZBRISANIH . 2024-03-03 . rtvslo.si . sl.
3. Web site: ZAKON O IZBRISANIH ZNOVA SPREJET . 2024-03-03 . rtvslo.si . sl.
4. Web site: NOV SISTEMSKI ZAKON O IZBRISANIH . 2024-03-03 . rtvslo.si . sl.
5. Web site: IZBRISANI: VPRAŠANJE DELNO NEUSTAVNO . 2024-03-03 . rtvslo.si . sl.
6. http://www.electionguide.org/results.php?ID=201 Results
7. Web site: VEČINA PROTI TEHNIČNEMU ZAKONU O IZBRISANIH . 2024-03-03 . rtvslo.si . sl.
8. Web site: Volitve referenduma . 2024-03-03 . www.dvk-rs.si . sl.
9. Web site: JANŠA: REFERENDUM SLEJ KO PREJ BO . 2024-03-03 . rtvslo.si . sl.
10. http://www.hrt.hr/arhiv/2004/04/04/HRT0030.html Slovenia: 90 percent voted at the referendum backed Janša proposal