2012 Slovenian Family Code referendum

25 March 2012 Slovenia Are you in favor of the implementation of the Family Code (DZ), which was adopted by the National Assembly at its session on 16 June 2011? 233268 279937 4893 1709417 A referendum was held in Slovenia on 25 March 2012 on the new family code passed by the then-governing coalition led by Borut Pahor. The code was rejected with 54.55% of voters against the law.Zakonodajni referendum o družinskem zakoniku 2012 Drzavna volilna komisija Background The family code bill passed by the government of Borut Pahor which expanded existing same-sex registered partnerships to have all rights of married couples, except adoption (excluding step-child adoption). The law also expanded provisions protecting the rights of children, such as outlawing corporal punishment and establishing a children's ombudsman. A conservative group "Civil Initiative for the Family and the Rights of Children", led by the activist and philosopher Aleš Primc (member of the conservative-centrist Slovenian People's Party),http://www.dnevnik.si/clanek/1042511959 Spletni portet: Aleš Primc, filozof, ki ve, kaj je prava družina opposed to same-sex unions gathered the required signatures to force a referendum on the law.Family Law Referendum Signatures Filed https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021939/http://www.sta.si/en/vest.php?s=a&id=1722536 2013-12-03 , STA Opinion polls A February/March poll carried out by Delo found that 35.9% of the respondents would vote to uphold the law, while 26.3% said they would vote to repeal it and 20.9% were undecided. The remaining 16.9% of the respondents said they would not attend the referendum. The poll was conducted on 29 February and 1 March among 504 respondents.The Prospects of Family Law Referendum, Slovenia Times A Ninamedia poll for PlanetSiol.net carried out between 13 and 15 March 2012 found that 47.2% of the respondents would vote to uphold a law, while 40.4% said they would vote to repeal it and 12.4% were undecided. The poll was based on the responses of 700 people.Anketa: Večina podpira družinski zakonik, Planet Siol.net Another Delo poll conducted between 14 and 20 March among 709 respondents found that 46.9% of the respondents would vote to uphold a law, while 29.2% said they would vote to repeal it and 16.4% were undecided. The remaining 7.5% of the respondents didn't want to respond. Among those who said that they would definitely or probably attend the referendum, 60% said that they would vote to uphold a law while 40% said they would vote to repeal it.http://delo.si/novice/slovenija/anketa-dela-za-zakonik-in-jankovica.html Anketa Dela: Za zakonik in Jankovića 2012-03-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324064732/http://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/anketa-dela-za-zakonik-in-jankovica.html 2012-03-24 dead Results The law was rejected by voters. Voter turnout was 30.3%. 233268 279937 4893 1709417 DVK See also 2013 Croatian constitutional referendum 2015 Slovak same-sex marriage referendum Bermudian Marriage Referendum, 2016 References Slovenia Category:2012 in Slovenia Category:Family law Category:Referendums in Slovenia Category:LGBTQ rights in Slovenia Category:2012 in LGBTQ history Category:Same-sex union legislation Category:March 2012 in Europe