2016 Bulgarian referendum

Bulgaria 6 November 2016 Do you support MPs being elected by a majority electoral system with an absolute majority in two rounds? For 73.80 Against 16.47 Neither 9.73 Do you support the introduction of compulsory voting in elections and referendums? For 63.48 Against 26.63 Neither 9.89 Do you support the annual state subsidy granted to finance political parties and coalitions to be one lev for every vote received in the last parliamentary elections? For 74.02 Against 15.40 Neither 10.58 250px Majority electoral system results 250px Compulsory voting results 250px Political party subsidies results Yes: #B6C8D9 50-60% #7D9CBB 60-70% #47729E 70-80% A three-question referendum was held in Bulgaria on 6 November 2016 alongside presidential elections.Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Voters to have ‘I don’t support anyone’ option Sofia Glove, 9 October 2016 Voters were asked whether they supported limiting public funding of political parties to one lev per year per valid vote received at the previous elections, the introduction of compulsory voting in elections and referendums, and changing the electoral system for the National Assembly to the two-round system.Bulgarian TV Host Registers Committee for Referendum on Political System Novinite, 23 September 2016 In order to be binding, the number of voters participating in the referendum must be equal to or higher than the number who voted in the 2014 parliamentary elections.Bulgaria's Referendum on Voting System Surprisingly May Pass Threshold https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195734/http://www.novinite.com/articles/177270/Bulgaria%27s+%3Cb%3EReferendum%3C/b%3E+on+Voting+System+Surprisingly+May+Pass+Threshold 2016-11-08 Novinite, 7 November 2016 All three proposals were supported by a majority of those voting, but the number of votes cast (3,488,484) was around 12,000 lower than in the 2014 parliamentary elections, meaning the quorum was not met. However, as over 20% of registered voters voted in favour, the proposals still had to be debated in the National Assembly.After a Day of Uncertainty, Bulgaria Voting System Referendum Falls Through Novinite, 8 November 2016 The National Assembly subsequently rejected all three proposals. Conduct Slavi Trifonov, the initiator of the referendum claimed that the number of people voting in the referendum was actually slightly higher than the number required to make it mandatory, that the Election Commission had closed polling stations while people were still waiting to vote and had removed video surveillance from polling stations to "sabotage the referendum".Слави Трифонов: ЦИК извършва чудовищна манипулация с референдума http://btvnovinite.bg/article/vodeshti-novini/slavi-trifonov-cik-izvarshva-chudovishtna-manipulacija-s-referenduma.html bTV Новините bg Some sections could not serve all the voters in reasonable time and a number waited on the line and could not vote,телевизия Нова ХАОС В СЕКЦИИТЕ В ЕВРОПА: Българи зад граница не успяха да гласуват https://nova.bg/news/view/2016/11/07/164214/хаос-в-секциите-в-европа-българи-зад-граница-не-успяха-да-гласуват/ nova.bg bg-BGОпашки и напрежение пред много от секциите в чужбина (галерия) - Mediapool.bg http://www.mediapool.bg/opashki-i-naprezhenie-pred-mnogo-ot-sektsiite-v-chuzhbina-galeriya-news256154.html Mediapool.bgДесетки българи в Лондон не успяха да гласуват https://news.bg/politics/desetki-balgari-v-london-ne-uspyaha-da-glasuvat.html News.bg bg 7 November 2016 other sections closed earlier than the appointed time (20:00) and in some sections entire boxes with ballots were locked in the sections themselves to avoid their enumeration.Бюлетини от референдума не са предадени в община Бяла http://btvnovinite.bg/article/bulgaria/politika/bjuletini-ot-referenduma-ne-sa-predadeni-v-obshtina-bjala.html bTV Новините bgГраждани алармират: Не се дават бюлетини за референдума https://frognews.bg/news_100647/Grajdani-alarmirat-Ne-se-davat-biuletini-za-referenduma/ frognews.bg bg-BG 2017-03-20 2017-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170321092331/https://frognews.bg/news_100647/Grajdani-alarmirat-Ne-se-davat-biuletini-za-referenduma/ deadЧистачка в училище намери захвърлени валидни бюлетини за референдума - Плевен - dariknews.bg https://dariknews.bg/regioni/pleven/chistachka-v-uchilishte-nameri-zahvyrleni-validni-byuletini-za-referenduma-1620858 dariknews.bg bg-BGБюлетини за референдума "заключени" в секция в БялаTVN.BG http://tvn.bg/byuletini-za-referenduma-zaklyucheni/ tvn.bg bg-BG Trifonov claimed that more than 12,000 ballots were excluded from the count for not being in an envelope.Team Slavi's Show Web 12 481 бюлетини за референдума са извадени от избирателната активност Шоуто на Слави https://www.slavishow.com/12-481-бюлетини-за-референдума-са-извадени/ www.slavishow.com Results QuestionForAgainstNone of the aboveInvalid/blankTotalvotesRegisteredvotersTurnoutOutcomeVotes%Votes%Votes%Two-round system for parliamentary elections2,509,86473.80560,02416.47330,9289.7387,6683,488,4846,865,08650.81Quorum not metCompulsory voting2,158,92963.48905,69126.63336,1809.8987,6683,488,468Quorum not metPolitical funding2,516,79174.02523,75915.40359,77810.5887,6683,487,996Quorum not metSource: CIK References Referendum Category:Referendums in Bulgaria Bulgaria Category:Electoral reform referendums Bulgaria