1977 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum
{{Short description|Ballot measure in the Northern Mariana Islands}}
{{Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands}}
A constitutional referendum was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 6 March 1977.[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=mp011977 Northern Mariana Islands, 6 March 1977: Constitution] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}} The new constitution was approved by 93% of voters and came into force on 9 January 1978.
Background
Results
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!Choice !Votes !% | ||
align=left|For | 3,557 | 93.24 |
align=left|Against | 258 | 6.76 |
align=left|Invalid/blank votes | 19 | – |
align=left|Total | 3,834 | 100 |
align=left|Registered voters/turnout | 6,554 | 58.50 |
align=left colspan=3|Source: [http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=mp011977 Direct Democracy] |
References
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Category:1977 in the Northern Mariana Islands
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