2009 Uruguayan referendum
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13º) Uruguayan citizens empowered to vote have the right to vote in elections, plebiscites or referendums, from any country where they reside or are, by letter. In addition to that via, the Electoral Court may implement other procedures, provided that it ensures that the vote is exercised with the same guarantees.
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A double referendum was held in Uruguay on 25 October 2009 alongside general elections. Voters voted on two proposals: one to abolish the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State, which had granted amnesty for human rights abuses under the 1973–85 dictatorship during the presidencies of Juan María Bordaberry, Alberto Demicheli, Aparicio Méndez, and Gregorio Álvarez, and one to enable overseas postal voting. Both proposals were rejected by voters, with 52% rejecting the revocation of the amnesty law and 62% rejecting overseas postal voting.[1][2]
Results
Question | For | Against | Total votes | Registered voters | Turnout | Result | |||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||||||||
Revoking the Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State | 1,105,768 | 47.98 | 1,198,918 | 52.02 | 2,304,686 | 2,563,250 | 89.91 | Rejected | |||||
Overseas postal voting | 862,454 | 37.42 | 1,442,232 | 62.28 | 2,304,686 | 2,563,250 | 89.91 | Rejected | |||||
Source: Direct Democracy |