2010 Nauruan constitutional referendum

none August 2026 August 2026 27 February 2010 Nauru Do you approve of the proposed law entitled Constitution of Nauru (Referendum Amendments) Bill 2009? 1,450 2,939 82 5238 Nauruan constitutional referendum, 2010 results by district.svg district A constitutional referendum was held in Nauru on 27 February 2010.http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=51785 Nauru Government confident that public will back constitutional reforms Rnzi.com 2010-02-08 2010-08-21 Voters were asked to vote on amendments to the constitution, most notably a change to a directly elected president (instead of one chosen by parliament) and a strengthening of human rights legislation (but also a clarification of the distribution of powers and other, less notable amendments).http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201002/2810451.htm?desktop Stories:Nauru to hold constitutional referendum Australia Network News 2010-02-04 2010-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707191446/http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201002/2810451.htm?desktop 2011-07-07 dead A two-thirds majority was required for the amendments to pass. Constitutional Review Project Parliament of Nauru The referendum was part of a large-scale constitutional renewal; the referendum had to be held to approve changes to some especially protected parts of the constitution, while other changes were made by simple parliamentary vote. Any changes would only take effect on the day of the next general election, likely in May/June 2011. Turnout was 85%; the constitutional changes were rejected by majority of two thirds, almost 3,000 votes.http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201002/2832338.htm?desktop Stories:Changes to Nauru's constitution rejected at referendum Australia Network News 2010-03-01 2010-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707191502/http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201002/2832338.htm?desktop 2011-07-07 dead http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52184 Nauruans vote against proposed Constitutional Amendments Rnzi.com 2010-02-28 2010-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130729141705/http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52184 2013-07-29 dead It was considered immediately afterwards whether another referendum might be held at a later time.http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52201 Nauru leaders disappointed with referendum rebuff Rnzi.com 2010-03-01 2010-08-21 Results 1450 2939 82 5238 Direct Democracy, RatuvaSteven Ratuva (2011) The gap between global thinking and local living: Dilemmas of constitutional reform in Nauru The Journal of the Polynesian Society, volume 120, number 3, pp241–268 References Referendum Nauru Category:Referendums in Nauru Category:Constitutional referendums Nauru