Date: | 23 July 1939 |
Country: | Haiti |
Flag Year: | 1859 |
Yes: | 230,949 |
No: | 566 |
Invalid: | 0 |
A constitutional referendum was held in Haiti on 23 July 1939.[1] The changes abolished the direct election of the President and referendums as President Sténio Vincent considered them a "waste of time".[1] The proposals were approved a reported 99.9% of voters, and put into effect by Parliament on 8 August.[1]
Choice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
For | 230,949 | 99.75 |
Against | 566 | 0.25 |
Total | 231,515 | 100 |
align=left colspan=3 | Source: Le Nouvelliste.[2] |