Haitian constitutional referendum, 1939
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A constititional 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]
Results
Choice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
For | 99.90 | |
Against | 0.10 | |
Invalid/blank votes | – | |
Total | 100 | |
Source: Direct Democracy |
References
- 1 2 3 Haiti, 23 July 1939: Constitution reform Direct Democracy (German)
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