1992 Uruguayan privatisation referendum

13 December 1992 [_] I vote YES to the referendum appeal against Articles 1, 2, 3, 10 and 32 of Law No. 16,211.[_] I vote NO to the referendum appeal against Articles 1, 2, 3, 10 and 32 of Law No. 16,211. Uruguay 1,293,016 489,302 159,500 2,345,077 A referendum on partially repealing the law on public enterprises was held in Uruguay on 13 December 1992.Uruguay, 13 December 1992: Partial repeal of the law on public enterprises Direct Democracy de The proposed repeal was approved by 73% of voters. Background On 10 January 1991 the General Assembly passed law 16,211 (Law on Public Enterprises), which allowed for the privatisation of several state enterprises, including the ANTEL telecommunications company and the ANCAP petroleum company. Two attempts were made to gain enough support to force a referendum, with a quorum of 25% of registered voters required - equivalent to 589,823 voters. The first attempt gained 448,265 in favour for a partial repeal and 21,473 for a full repeal. The second effort obtained 693,668 for a partial repeal and 14,960 for a full repeal. On 15 October 1992 the Electoral Court decided on a referendum on a partial repeal. Results ChoiceVotes%For1,293,01672.55Against489,30227.45Unevaluated votes100,191–Invalid/blank votes59,309–Total1,941,829100Registered voters/turnout2,345,07782.80Source: Direct Democracy Unevaluated votes were those cast by voters outside of their local polling station. They would have been examined after a court had decided on their validity, but as the result was already clear, they were not counted. References Category:1992 referendums Category:1992 in Uruguay Category:Referendums in Uruguay Category:Government-owned companies of Uruguay Category:Privatisation in Uruguay Category:December 1992 in South America Category:Luis Alberto Lacalle