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A referendum on congressional terms was held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 7 March 1995. [1] The proposal to set a four-year term for all members of the Congress required the approval of three-quarters of the voters in at least three of the four states. [1] However, it was only approved by a majority of voters (but not the 75% required) in Kosrae and Yap. [1]
| Choice | Popular vote | State vote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||
| For | 14,142 | 45.73 | 0 |
| Against | 16,780 | 54.27 | 4 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 30,922 | 100 | 4 |
| Registered voters/turnout | – | ||
| Source: Direct Democracy | |||
| State | For | Against | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Chuuk | 6,264 | 42.26 | 8,559 | 57.74 | 14,823 |
| Kosrae | 1,741 | 63.17 | 1,015 | 36.83 | 2,756 |
| Pohnpei | 4,116 | 39.98 | 6,178 | 60.02 | 10,294 |
| Yap | 2,021 | 66.28 | 1,028 | 33.72 | 3,049 |
| Source: Direct Democracy | |||||
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