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July 1979 Palauan constitutional referendum

Field	Value
country	Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
date	9 July 1979
yes	4,062
no	353
invalid	83
electorate	6,995

A constitutional referendum was held in Palau on 9 July 1979. and came into force on 1 January 1981.

The new constitution created a federal state with sixteen states. The President and Vice-President would have four year terms and would be eligible for one re-election, whilst the Palau National Congress would be bicameral. The constitution itself could only be amended by referendum and approval of at least 12 of the 16 states, and there would be a referendum at least every 15 years on whether the constitution should be revised or amended.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	4,062	92.00
Against	353	8.00
Invalid/blank	83	–
Total	4,498	100
Registered voters/turnout	6,995	64.30
Source: Direct Democracy

References

The [[Constitution of Palau. de
[https://books.google.com/books?id=e5Az1lGCJwQC&dq=palau+election+2000&pg=PA1062 Far East and Australasia 2003] Eur, p1061

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