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%

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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.

Proposals

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

Results