1996 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum

Ballot measures in the Northern Mariana Islands A nineteen-part referendum was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 2 March 1996. Voters were asked whether they approved of constitutional amendments of each chapter, with a separate vote on each.Northern Mariana Islands, March 2, 1996: Fundamental Rights Direct Democracy de All amendments were rejected. Background A 1993 referendum resulted in a vote in favour of electing a Constitutional Council, which was subsequently elected in March 1995. The Council developed amendments to 19 chapters of the constitution. The referendum was originally scheduled to be on 4 November 1995 alongside general elections. However, it was later postponed to allow voters more time to familiarise themselves with the amendments. As well as a majority of votes in favour, each amendment also had to receive at least two-thirds of the vote in favour in two of the three Senate constituencies to be approved. Results Only two sets of amendments, to chapters 5 and 15, received a majority of votes in favour.Northern Mariana Islands, 2 March 1996: Representation in the USA Direct Democracy deNorthern Mariana Islands, 2 March 1996: Allowing of gambling Direct Democracy de However, in both cases the requirement to get a two-thirds majority in two of the three Senate seats was not achieved. The amendments to Chapter 15 were the only changes to receive two-thirds support in any Senate constituency. QuestionForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutSenate seatsVotes%Votes%ForAgainstChapter 11,69841.262,41758.74 4,11510,092 03Chapter 21,52136.562,63963.44 4,160 03Chapter 2, articles 16 and 171,56038.362,50761.64 4,067 03Chapter 31,45137.422,42762.58 3,878 03Chapter 41,91446.282,22253.72 4,136 03Chapter 52,13653.571,85146.43 3,987 03Chapter 61,53637.172,59662.83 4,132 03Chapter 71,76444.922,16355.08 3,927 03Chapter 81,60338.702,53961.30 4,142 03Chapter 91,57538.672,49861.33 4,073 03Chapter 101,54637.672,55862.33 4,104 03Chapter 111,58138.512,52461.49 4,105 03Chapter 121,72741.312,45458.69 4,181 03Chapter 131,02424.663,12875.34 4,152 03Chapter 141,76042.632,36957.37 4,129 03Chapter 152,28456.591,75243.41 4,036 12Chapter 171,61039.372,47960.63 4,089 03Chapter 181,43935.432,62364.57 4,062 03Chapter 191,71742.542,31957.46 4,036 03Source: Direct Democracy References 1996 Category:1996 referendums Category:1996 in the Northern Mariana Islands 1996