2016 San Marino referendum

April 2025 Four referendums were held in San Marino on 15 May 2016. Three of the four proposals were approved, including one to abolish the requirement for a vote to receive a quorum of 25% of eligible voters to vote yes to pass. A repeal of law 137, which related to economic development, was the only one rejected. Proposals The first referendum was to changing the voting system so that voters cast a vote for their preferred candidate, as opposed to the current system for voting for a party or coalition list.Archive of Laws, Decrees and Regulations https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/archivio-leggi-decreti-e-regolamenti/scheda17147292.html 9 April 2025 Grand and General CouncilElectoral System http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2273_B.htm 9 April 2025 Inter-Parliamentary Union The second referendum was to repeal law 137 which modified the 1992 law on economic development. Law 137 had previously been passed by parliament on 7 August 2015.Archive of Laws, Decrees and Regulations http://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/archivio-leggi-decreti-e-regolamenti/scheda17147293.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20241219170531/https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/archivio-leggi-decreti-e-regolamenti/scheda17147293.html 19 December 2024 9 April 2025 Grand and General Council it The third referendum was to abolish the quorum required for referendum proposals to be approved.Decreto Reggenziale 3 marzo 2016 n.27 Grand and General Council The requirement had previously been lowered from 32% to 25%.Rtv San Marino 2014-05-05 L'Upr anticipa le sue posizioni rispetto ai quesiti referendari del 25 maggio https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/politica-c2/upr-anticipa-sue-posizioni-rispetto-ai-quesiti-referendari-25-maggio-a8025 2025-04-15 San Marino Rtv it The requirement had previously caused referendums that had a majority to fail due to low voter turnout.Keating Dave 23 October 2013 San Marino rejects EU accession https://www.politico.eu/article/san-marino-rejects-eu-accession/ 9 April 2025 Politico Europe en-GB The fourth referendum was to cap salaries for the public sector at €100,000 a years.Decreto Reggenziale 3 marzo 2016 n.28 Grand and General Council Background Referendums in San Marino require 25% of eligible voters to vote yes to pass. People who are citizens of San Marino but live abroad can not vote. Despite this, referendums which affect them can be proposed. Committees were allowed to campaign for and against the referendums beginning on 1 May 2016, fifteen days before the vote.Rtv San Marino 3 March 2016 Referendum: si vota il 15 maggio https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/politica-c2/referendum-si-vota-15-maggio-a5034 9 April 2025 San Marino Rtv it Results Voting was held on 15 May 2016. Each referendum was held on its own ballot that had to be submitted individually. All but one referendum was approved. Following the passage of the third referendum, San Marino's quorum requirement was abolished.Abolish quorum referendum http://www.elezioni.sm/on-line/home/referendum/referendum-15-maggio-2016/abolizione-quorum-referendum.html 9 April 2025 Grand and General Council italian QuestionForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalvotesRegisteredvotersTurnoutQuorumVotes%Votes%Single preference voting8,68854.767,17745.2424416,10933,89647.5225.63Single Preference https://www.elezioni.sm/on-line/home/referendum/referendum-15-maggio-2016/preferenza-unica.html 9 April 2025 Grand and General Council italianRepealing law 1377,85449.657,95750.3531016,11247.5323.14Repeal of PRG variant – Rovereta (Fashion hub) https://www.elezioni.sm/on-line/home/referendum/referendum-15-maggio-2016/abrogazione-variante-prg-rovereta.html 9 April 2025 Grand and General CouncilAbolishing the 25% quorum9,27458.586,55841.4227916,11147.5327.36Capping public sector salaries10,09363.635,77036.3725016,11347.5429.78Annual salary cap €100,000 https://www.elezioni.sm/on-line/home/referendum/referendum-15-maggio-2016/tetto-retribuzioni-128100.000-annui.html Grand and General italian References San Marino Referendum Category:Referendums in San Marino San Marino