1992 Palauan constitutional referendum
4 November 1992
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 5,882 62.38%
No 3,548 37.62%
Valid votes 9,430 97.20%
Invalid or blank votes 272 2.80%
Total votes 9,702 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 11,658 83.22%

A constitutional referendum was held in Palau on 4 November 1992 to lower the majority threshold requirement for approving the Compact of Free Association with the United States from 75% to 50%. Seven previous referendums had approved the Compact, but not by the majority required. A previous referendum had approved a lowering of the threshold, but was subsequently declared void by the Supreme Court.

The change was approved by 62.4% of voters, with an 83.2% turnout. Following this, an eighth referendum was held the following year, which finally approved the Compact.[1]

Results

Choice Votes %
For5,88262.4
Against3,54837.6
Invalid/blank votes272-
Total9,702100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p753 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
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