1971 Haitian constitutional referendum

30 January 1971 Haiti 1964 Citizen Dr. François Duvalier has chosen Citizen Jean-Claude Duvalier to succeed him as Life President of the Republic. Does this choice meet your aspirations and desires? Do you ratify it?http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,902821,00.html#ixzz1XTglHbR5t Enter Mama Doc Time 22 February 1971 https://web.archive.org/web/20081221214039/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,902821,00.html#ixzz1XTglHbR5t 2008-12-21 2319916 1 2 A constitutional referendum was held in Haiti on 30 January 1971.Dieter Nohlen 2005 Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I 381 OUP Oxford 978-0-19-928357-6 Before the referendum, the Haitian parliament had voted in favour of lowering the age limit for becoming president from 40 years to 20, as well as confirming Jean-Claude Duvalier, son of ailing dictator François Duvalier at 21 years of age, which would allow him to succeed his father. Ballots were printed with the "yes" option already filled in.https://ayibopost.com/the-disturbing-similarities-between-the-duvalier-regime-and-the-administration-of-jovenel-moise/ The disturbing similarities between the Duvalier regime and the administration of Jovenel Moise Ayibo Post 5 March 2021 Although the official count was 2,391,916 in favour and no votes against,https://books.google.com/books?id=wSX-QL_hhX4C&pg=PA219 Silencing the Guns in Haiti: The Promise of Deliberative Democracy Irwin P. Stotzky 219 1999 University of Chicago Press 978-0-226-77627-9 it was reported that there were two blank ballots and one "no" vote.http://www.manchesterhistory.org/News/Manchester%20Evening%20Hearld_1971-02-24.pdf Black Nation of Haiti In Political Transition Associated Press Manchester Evening Herald 24 February 1971 18 Results 2319916 1 2 Manchester Evening Herald References Constitutional Haiti Category:Constitutional referendums in Haiti Haiti Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results