1996 Uruguayan constitutional referendum

1996 Uruguayan constitutional referendum

8 December 1996
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 1,015,828 52.20% No 930,288 47.80% Valid votes 1,946,116 96.66% Invalid or blank votes 67,335 3.34% Total votes 2,013,451 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 2,343,920 85.9%

A constitutional referendum was held in Uruguay on 8 December 1996. 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:

• 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
Source: Direct Democracy