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+A '''constitutional referendum''' was held in [[Zambia]] on 17 June 1969. The referendum proposed amending the constitution to remove the requirement for future amendments of clauses protecting fundamental rights to go to a public referendum, and instead require only a two-thirds majority in the [[National Assembly of Zambia|National Assembly]].<ref>[http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/zam1969results.htm Zambia: 1969 Referendum results] EISA</ref> The referendum was passed with 85% voting in favour of the change. Voter turnout was 69.5%.<ref>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html Elections in Zambia] African Elections Database</ref>
+==Results==
+{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
+!Choice
+!Votes
+!%
+|-
+|align=left|For||904,337||85.02
+|-
+|align=left|Against||159,348||14.98
+|-
+|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||39,667||−
+|-
+|align=left|'''Total'''||'''1,103,352'''||'''100'''
+|-
+|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||1,587,966||69.48
+|-
+|colspan=3 align=left|Source: [http://africanelections.tripod.com/zm.html African Elections Database]
+|}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}