1982 San Marino citizenship referendum

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1982 San Marino citizenship referendum
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25 July 1982

Do you want to abolish law no. 11 of 25 February 1974 and any practice or act according to which, a woman who marries a citizen of a foreign state and takes up the citizenship of her husband cannot continue to hold Sanmarinese citizenship?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes6,15642.68%
Light brown x.svg No8,26657.32%
Valid votes14,42298.41%
Invalid or blank votes2331.59%
Total votes14,655100.00%
Registered voters/turnout21,00469.77%

A referendum on the citizenship law was held in San Marino on 25 July 1982. [1] The proposed abolition of the law failed, with 57.3% voting against it. [2]

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Question

Do you want to abolish law no. 11 of 25 February 1974 and any practice or act according to which, a woman who marries a citizen of a foreign state and takes up the citizenship of her husband cannot continue to hold Sanmarinese citizenship? [2]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For6,15642.7
Against8,26657.3
Invalid/blank votes233
Total14,655100
Registered voters/turnout21,00469.8
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1678 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1682