| Country: | Uruguay |
| Date: | 25 October 2009 |
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| Part1 Subject: | Add to article 77 of the Constitution the following numeral: 13º) Uruguayan citizens empowered to vote have the right to vote in elections, plebiscites or referendums, from any country where they reside or are, by letter. In addition to that via, the Electoral Court may implement other procedures, provided that it ensures that the vote is exercised with the same guarantees. |
| Part1 Choice1: | For |
| Part1 Percentage1: | 37.42 |
| Part1 Choice2: | Against |
| Part1 Percentage2: | 62.58 |
| Part2 Subject: | Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Law No. 15848 of December 22, 1986 are annulled and declared non-existent. |
| Part2 Choice1: | For |
| Part2 Percentage1: | 47.98 |
| Part2 Choice2: | Against |
| Part2 Percentage2: | 52.02 |
A double referendum was held in Uruguay on 25 October 2009 alongside general elections. Voters voted on two proposals: one to abolish the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State, which had granted amnesty for human rights abuses under the 1973–85 dictatorship during the presidencies of Juan María Bordaberry, Alberto Demicheli, Aparicio Méndez, and Gregorio Álvarez, and one to enable overseas postal voting. Both proposals were rejected by voters, with 52% rejecting the revocation of the amnesty law and 62% rejecting overseas postal voting.[1] [2]
| Question | For | Against | Total votes | Registered voters | Turnout | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| Revoking the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State | 1,105,768 | 47.98 | 1,198,918 | 52.02 | 2,304,686 | 2,563,250 | 89.91 | |
| Overseas postal voting | 862,454 | 37.42 | 1,442,232 | 62.28 | 2,304,686 | 2,563,250 | 89.91 | |
| Source: Direct Democracy | ||||||||