23 May 1980 Moroccan constitutional referendum

23 May 1980 Moroccan constitutional referendum

23 May 1980
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 6,849,813 99.62% No 25,891 0.38% Valid votes 6,875,704 99.61% Invalid or blank votes 27,013 0.39% Total votes 6,902,717 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 7,130,703 96.8%

A constitutional referendum was held in Morocco on 23 May 1980. ^[1] The referendum asked whether voters approved of changes to article 21 of the 1972 constitution, which concerned the Regency Council, and reduced the age of majority for the King from 18 to 16. ^[2] The changes were approved by 99.6% of voters, with a 96.8% turnout. ^[3] A second referendum was held a week later on articles 43 and 95.

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		6,849,813	99.62
Against		25,891	0.38
Total		6,875,704	100.00
Valid votes		6,875,704	99.61
Invalid/blank votes		27,013	0.39
Total votes		6,902,717	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,130,703	96.80
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Historic overview of the Moroccan parliamentary experience Parliament of Morocco (in French)
2. Monarchy Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine National Portal of Morocco
3. Nohlen, Dieter; Krennerich, Michael; Thibaut, Bernard (1999). Elections in Africa A Data Handbook. Oxford University Press on Demand. p. 632. ISBN   978-0-19-829645-4.