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A '''constitutional referendum''' will held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 alongside general elections , a move designed to reduce the cost of the referendum. Voters will be asked whether | {{featured article}} | ||
they approve of proposed | [[Zambian constitutional referendum, 1969 |1969 ]] ← | ||
amendments to the | |||
which dictates the process of future amendments. | A '''constitutional referendum''' will be held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 alongside [[Zambian general election, 2016|general elections]], a move designed to reduce the cost of the referendum. <ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/03/16/government-to-hold-referendum-along-side-the-2016-general-elections/ Zambia : Government to hold Referendum along side the 2016 General Elections] Lusaka Times </ref><ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/06/01/delayed-release-proposed-bill-rights-ploy-pf/ Zambia : Delayed release of proposed Bill of Rights a ploy by PF government] Lusaka Times </ref> Voters will be asked whether | ||
they approve of proposed amendments to the bill of rights and Article 79, which dictates the process of future amendments. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==Electoral System== | ==Electoral System== | ||
For the referendum to pass, a majority 'yes' vote is required together with a turnout of at least 50% of the eligible voters. The Central Statistics Office of Zambia states that there are 7 million eligible voters in the country, which would mean over 3.5 million voters would have to participate to validate a 'yes' vote. In past general elections voter turnout has been poor and experts fear that due to different eligibility requirements of the general elections, the referendum will create confusion and be a waste of resources.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/05/31/referendum-issue-president-dissolved-cabinet-got-wrong/ Zambia : The Referendum Issue: Why the President and his Dissolved Cabinet Got it Wrong!]</ref> | For the referendum to pass, a majority 'yes' vote is required together with a turnout of at least 50% of the eligible voters. The Central Statistics Office of Zambia states that there are 7 million eligible voters in the country, which would mean over 3.5 million voters would have to participate to validate a 'yes' vote. In past general elections voter turnout has been poor and experts fear that due to different eligibility requirements of the general elections, the referendum will create confusion and be a waste of resources.<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/05/31/referendum-issue-president-dissolved-cabinet-got-wrong/ Zambia : The Referendum Issue: Why the President and his Dissolved Cabinet Got it Wrong!]</ref> | ||
==Voting and Redults== | |||
With a high voter turnout in the [[Zambian general election, 2016 | 2016 general elections]] there was little or no interest in people volting in the referendum. | |||
===Results=== | |||
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right | |||
!Choice | |||
!Votes | |||
!% | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|For||1,852,559||71.09 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Against||753,549||28.91 | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||739,363||− | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''3,345,471'''||'''100''' | |||
|- | |||
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||7,528,091||44.44 | |||
|- | |||
|colspan=3 align=left|Source: [https://www.elections.org.zm/results/2016_referendum ECZ] | |||
|} | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Zambian general election, 2016]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
