1996 Uruguayan constitutional referendum 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.[ 1] The proposals , which included limiting each party to a single presidential candidate, were narrowly approved by voters.
The proposals were approved by both houses of the General Assembly on 15 October 1996. They included:[ 1]
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 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